Interior Design: Master Bedroom Bed

It's been difficult to find time in my friend's busy schedule to continue on with this project! :(

But... finally...a decision has been made on the master bedroom bed. We have decided to go with the CB2's Mercury Bed - yay! The order has been placed, and we just need to wait for it to arrive.

Since price point is a key determining factor, the couple is considering purchasing a mattress from Ikea . My recommendation has been to spend some money on a good mattress. Thoughts?

Interior Design: Living Room Mantle

The first purchase was made for my friend's place - hooray!!! After strong urging, Soojee ended up getting the same wall hanging as moi. Here's a before & after:

BEFORE

Not paying attention to her holiday decorations, the artwork hangs as a focal point but has no particular significance for the couple. The club chairs are hugging the wall (a no-no!) and do not facilitate good conversation.

AFTER

The wall hanging is absolutely delightful!. It's whimsical design plays up the light, airy space. The holiday decorations are gone (thank goodness!), and the artwork is moving to the guest bedroom. We are still evaluating whether the pair of club chairs belong in the space (or possible the couple's Wassily chairs). One thing is for sure, we need to upgrade the homebase for the couple's pets.

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Interior Design: Need for A Full Length Mirror

An immediate dilemma that my friend has is that she needs a floor length mirror somewhere on the lower level of her house. Since her floor plan is open, the only viable option is to neatly tuck the mirror at the base of her stairway. On the left is what her stairway looks like now with the console and hanging artwork.

Ikea is all about function. Their Garmo or Jondal mirrors are both under $50 and meet my friend's purpose. If she goes with this type of variety, I'd suggest to her that she places object for visual interest s such as a large decorative vase in the corner.
Another option is to select one that can double both as a mirror & artwork. Here are some options: mirror with bronze or wooden inlay .

Interior Design: Master Bedroom Choices

This is my best friend's master bedroom. It's a beautifully open space with high ceilings and open wall space. My friend and her husband are considering a low japanese style platform bed similar to the one from West Elm. I would like to suggest that they consider beds that play to the height of their walls such as the Metal Canopy bed or this high back platform bed. The latter's shape is reminiscent of WS' Newport bed from a previous post that I adore but is too rich for me. I'm also planning on finding the right end tables - avoiding matchy-match as much as possible. What do you think?

Interior Design Project

My best friend, Soojee, just asked me to help her re-do her house in West LA. I was absolutely flattered and graciously accepted without any hesitation - yay!

To bridge of geographic gap (Bay Area & Los Angeles), I'm planning to use the new service that K-Style just blogged about, Decor Next Door. This site offers a collaboration feature where you can upload pictures, drag and drop pointers with comments. Look for the tag of "CeLee"!