After yesterday’s incoherent blather I decided that rather than post the millions of combinations of bedside tables and curtains that I mocked up in photoshop I will post just the one I think I have decided on and all of it’s elements:

First, I believe that what I reacted to so strongly about the ikea Hemnes bed side table was not actually the table, but the combination of the tall table with that tall skinny spindle lamp on top of it.

Problem solved when I saw this cheerful little lamp from Walmart:

White Ceramic Lamp with Brown Dot Shade, $49 from Walmart 

I think it goes nicely with the bedding (which I placed on the rocker for color reference!)

But, I still love the idea of having more of a bookshelfy type table because there is no space for a real bookshelf.

BTW, it is nearly impossible to do an online search for these little lamp table thingies… they are variously called end tables, accent tables, nightstands, bedside tables, cube storage, storage furniture etc. etc. etc.

Luckily, I finally found this one from Montgomery ward, though I think it’s a bit pricey for what it is:

White “Stackable Storage Cube” from Montgomery Ward, $99.99 

Next, taking advantage of the current sale on window treatments  at JCPenney I couldn’t NOT order these roman shades in soft lime:

JC Penny Savannah Roman Shades, $19.99 each

They seem to be pretty thick so should provide good light blockage, and the lime color will hopefully go nicely with the lime leaves in the bedding pattern:

Of course I won’t know until I see them, but I found a coupon online for free shipping, so no biggie if I have to return them.

The butter color would have worked really well too, but they were sold out:

This wall is the only wall with enough “space” for a mural or decoration.  I had been considering the vintage wallpaper elephant, but it looked silly there when I mocked it up in photoshop…plus it doesn’t really go with the “apple orchard” theme of the bedding.  A tree does though!

I’m a little hesitant after the smooshing & stenciling disasters in the downstairs bathroom to attempt more complicated wall designs.. but I think I can handle this one, if I can just figure out how to project it onto the wall to trace.

Rachel of Waiting in the Capital a fabulous tree mural in her child’s nursery and provided a handy tutorial on how to do it, but it seems a bit complicated using the cardboard box etc.

I work for a university and several of the departments have the projectors that hookup to a laptop, so I may ask if I can borrow one overnight, but I’ll feel ridiculous if they ask me what I need to borrow a $1000 + piece of equipment for… and like I said it’s a university so I would probably be breaking any one of 10,000 university regulations by doing so!

But anyway, I like the symbolism of the tree, and we could even hang little pictures of family members from it, it would have a similar effect to what Famille Summerbelle does with her custom family tree art:

I might want to use a narrower or more simpler tree, and maybe paint the leaves green,  but this is the idea..

Overall, I like the look. The only thing I’m wavering on is if the dot lamp shade looks too busy with the tree behind it. What do you all think?

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