No, no, nothing that dramatic. Our apartment is almost almost done, BUT the bedroom is a challenge that I'm clearly not up to. I have NO inspiration, everything I've tried doesn't work (or not well enough). I know it can be done, but it is beyond me. I need my creative team (that's you!) to send me suggestions. Here are the problems I'm working with (or rather, not working with).
1. It's a tiny bedroom. I think it's less than 100 square feet.
2. We have gigantic furniture. We have a queen bed, two mahogany dressers (part of a set, the rest is being stored in New Jersey), a trunk, a nightstand, a linen cabinet and an old school desk being used for a side table.
3. The very large window faces the street on the first floor, and also the garbage area, so we must have it blocked at all time. I put blinds up, and they're soooooooo ugly, but they do the job. Top-town blinds were too expensive.
4. There are no closets. I'm sure I've mentioned this before. I hung brackets and shelves on one of the long walls, but it leaves our closet entirely open and exposed. We are worried that hanging track curtains or shoji will close in the already tiny room even more.
5. Sigh. Budget. I'm sure if we had unlimited funds, we'd be able to solve the problems easily, but but but. We don't have.
I have considered a murphy bed (too expensive), a loft bed (I think I'm too old to climb a ladder to get into bed, and also, try finding a queen sized loft). A friend of mine who lived in Hong Kong told me about her bed which came down from the ceiling on hydraulics. That sounds super cool and space efficient (hers landed on the dining room table), but a little more than what our little apartment will allow. :) However, none of these ideas are ruled out entirely, especially the loft.
Know any interior design students looking for a challenge? If you have ideas, any ideas at all, please, post them in the comments or email me. I need brainstorming help! OR! If you think you are up to the challenge, please feel free to take it on. I can provide floor plans, ceiling measurents, photographs, whatever you think you might need. Plus, I will post your final designs here with hearts all around a picture of your smiling face. And won't that be worth it?
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Funny. We just moved into the little room. One of the kid's rooms and gave the girls our very large room. They enjoy the openness and each other's company. We don't need much space in the bedroom. Queen bed. 100 sq feet is plenty. I'll need 4 photos showing views from each corner, pics of the furniture you're working with and measurements. Also what are the other rooms like? Pics of those too please. Email them to me. We can do this!
So, Jono, how's it coming along?
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