Shop for your favourite products online and have them delivered for only $20 to a location near you.(This page will close)I love IKEA for many reasons.  They have great, affordable finds that can easily be transformed and made to fit your own personal style.  One of my favorite IKEA finds are their curtains.  It's hard to find long curtains (95" or longer) without paying a fortune.  Most big box stores don't even carry longer lengths.  I particularly love the Ritva curtains and recommend them to a lot of my clients.  They are simple and have a nice subtle texture.  They come in a few different colors, but I prefer the white.  They can also be easily updated if you want more of a custom feel.  I don't like to make a huge commitment with my window treatments because I change my mind frequently.  I'd rather make bold choices in the small details that can easily be changed.  However, my office was starting to look a little too white.  The curtains were white, the sewing table is white, the rug is white, the filing cabinet is white...you get the idea.  

So, I decided a good place to add a punch of color and pattern would be the curtains.  I started off thinking I would paint them to look something like this.You'll notice it looks a little red and the white looks a little cream.  Well, something I like to do when I'm searching for fabric is to do a google image search of the fabric.  A lot of times you will find the fabric used in a home, for a pillow on Etsy, or on a blog and you can see it in different lighting and get a better feel for what it really looks like.   photo which is what I needed.  So, I went with it. Let me just say that taking pictures of windows is really tricky so these are a little blown out.  Cate did a  post about how to fix this with online photo editing software, but I haven't had a chance to try it out yet.One of our goals when working on Lucy’s bedroom redesign was to make it feel different from before, even drastically so. She was ready for this change. But most of all, we wanted her to feel relaxed and comfortable in her room.

We wanted the look to be feminine and grown up and serene. Joanna originally suggested the blush color (a color we both love for bedroom walls!) and Lucy was totally on board. We chose Benjamin Moore’s Love and Happiness in an eggshell finish. I love the coral-y blush color! It’s not too intense – it just feels soft and cozy! We knew most of the linens and textiles in the room would be white or neutral, so we thought the bed could be a really fun pop of color in here. We chose Blu Dot’s Nook bed in Poppy, which is a bright pinky-red in person. rivage curtains blackThe quality of that bed is TOP NOTCH. jacobean rod pocket/back tab window curtain panelsI’d love to get one for myself in the blue color.carnaby chocolate brown curtains

Once we had the bed picked out, we looked around locally for nightstands to bring to California with us. We found these Danish beauties at Mathematica Modern at Zinneas (the same vendor who sold us the secretary weeks before) and we asked him if he had a mate to the version with the drawers. And we LOVE them! They’re petite, but I love all the drawer storage. And the hairpin legs the seller added makes the height of the drawers a little easier to access. Somehow Mathematica always has a pair or two of these in their booth, so if you’re looking for something similar, it’s worth a call to Zinnea’s or an Instagram stalking session.jardin stripe 72 x 72 fabric shower curtain - black We wanted statement-making sconces that would help to brighten up Lucy’s room (remember, there was essentially no overhead lighting anywhere in the apartment) and I think these steel and brass sconces from West Elm totally fit the bill! cream blackout curtains argos

I love the masculine/industrial element they bring to the space. I think every room, especially a pink one, needs a little (or big) dose of black. I found this sweet little black leather slipper chair at a local shop here called Modern on Melrose. It is one of my favorite places to search for amazing mid-century treasures. The chair was designed by Milo Baughman. Did you know it’s pronounced My-low Boff-man not Mee-low Bow-man? I only learned that a year or two ago and have been feeling sheepish about it since. ikea curtains mariam We wanted the art on Lucy’s walls to be on the softer side too. ready made curtains 110cm dropWe found this sailboat photo print from Eventide Collective  that we all loved and felt like was such a peaceful image. The extra dose of white/soft colors is lovely in here, I think.

The bleached jut rug was a steal from World Market and the color was perfect for layering on Lucy’s carpet. I love the sophisticated texture of a natural woven rug! We chose super simple bedding from Parachute Home in the softest ice blue. It is SO lovely in person and super high-quality. I love, love, love how it pairs with the floral lumbar pillow we had custom made from Stuck on Hue. I bought the Moroccan pom-pom throw from this Etsy store (and it looks like there are a couple more of the same blankets left!). The block-printed curtain panels are a DIY (tutorial post coming up!) using IKEA’s Ritva curtain line – the very best curtains at IKEA! The price can’t be beat for the size of the panels, and the white color is bright and pretty and has a nice linen-look texture. I also really love that they come lined and with a drapery hook tape already sewn in the back! IKEA sells these three-prong hooks that slide right into pockets of the drapery tape and easily make a three-finger pleat that is ready to hang right on drapery hooks.

Our curtain hardware is from West Elm. I love the touch of warmth from the brass in that rod! In the end, I think we were able to give Lucy a feminine, sophisticated new bedroom that feels comfortable and happy! She has texted me a few times to say that she is sleeping SO well in her new room, which is pretty much the most heart-warming thing I could imagine. BEDROOM SOURCES AT A GLANCE: Wall color – Love and Happiness (1191) by Benjamin Moore Bed (Edwards Poppy color) – Blu Dot Floral Lumbar Pillow – Stuck on Hue Gosling Lake by Kurt Tong – 20×200 Curtains – Custom hand-blocked fabric by Juniper Studio Bleached Jute Rug – World Market Sconces – Rejuvenation for West Elm Sail by Kati Dimoff – Eventide Collective Custom Frame for Sail provided by Simply Framed White Shams – Parachute Home Powder Blue Duvet and Shams – Parachute Home Nightstands and black slipper chair – Vintage, sourced by Juniper Studio