Hello AT,
My in-laws have been kind enough to offer to purchase bedroom furniture for my husband and myself. They want us to buy a bedroom set that we will use throughout the rest of our marriage. Problem is, I dislike matchy - matchy furniture sets.
Im trying to put together combinations of good-quality pieces that relate to each other without matching the whole room. The Room & Board Portica Canopy bed is a contender, paired with the Calvin five-and six-drawer dressers in Mocha finish. Were also fans of the Lexington bed from R&B. We dont yet have a color scheme, but love dark warm-grays, pale blues, and printed Dwell linens as potential accents. Our style is modern, but Id love to warm it up a la the boutique hotel look in Vanessas (from Turquoise) home.
Any suggestions on the combination mentioned above, or any others? Any ideas of night stands or tables that would coordinate well?
Thanks so much!
Laura
Laura- I really like the idea of mixing different materials together ie wood and steel. I like the canopy bed you chose that could look great with these side tables from West Elm or these from Jonathan Adler. Adding some Plush Living sheets and some floor to ceiling drapes and maybe throwing in a vintage mid century chandelier would look hot!
Anyone else?
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I am very much like you, Laura, in that I hate matchy-matchy. I recently purchased the Farmhouse canopy bed from Pottery Barn and I *love* it. (Click on my name.) It comes in a nice dark smooth finish mahogany, and it's simple lines are beautiful. The nice thing about this bed is that you can change the bedding and have a whole different look...warm and cottagey quilts in the winter, and sharp and classic linens in the summer. Plus, it has a solid back so you are supported when you sit up and read. The canopy sheers are key...you have to get them, regardless of the bed you decide on.
Until recently, I had mismatched (in a bad way) odds and ends in my bedroom, and finally broke down and decided to buy a bedroom "set" -- but I didn't want anything too perfectly matched, either. I love the metal and wood combination, and ended up getting the Parsons bed and several cherry storage pieces from the Sherwood line at R&B. They go very well with the silvery blue and cool khaki colors of my room. They are so basic (but beautiful) and versatile that I know I will enjoy them for a long, long time. Based on my experience so far, I recommend the R&B stuff for a good value/quality balance.
I have the Portica canopy bed too.
It looks great with every duvet set I have from an Indian throw to a modern Donna Karen set.
I think it would look great with a mocha dresser, and a modern duvet that would pull the look together.
*Love* the look of the Portica bed, though the back looks *really* uncomfortable if you are the type of person who likes to sit in bed to read, chat, watch TV or lounge.
We're in the market for a bed, too, though right now we are leaning toward just getting a simple, upholstered headboard that we can slipcover. (Right now I'm in the mood for plain white linens with a zebra headboard, but am pretty sure that in 6 months I'll want something else!)
Try Baronet furniture... based in canada. The bruxelles line is great.
That Portica canopy bed is one of the hottest beds around, imho. As is the Architecture bed, also R&B.
Would love it flanked by a functional chest on one side, a parson-style table (even the humble Lack line from Ikea) and upholstered storage ottoman beneath it on the other.
One of my favorite can't-go-wrong pieces is the Bedside Table from Barbara Barry for Baker. Click my name to view.
Wow, just looked at that Adler end table, and love it. Could see it paired (on the opposite bed side) with a clean-lined mirrored chest.
With that, pale blue linens, and the cool-metal bed, you'll get a really ethereal, 40's glam, "floaty" end result. But it also may end up rather feminine, so, um, get your husband's vote, too!
That effect could be countered, though, by a gutsier, darker wall color, and matching velvet bed hangings encasing the "head of bed" only... in a "Wiemeramer taupe", perhaps, perhaps inspired by the anchor of a William Wegman photo, which would also give you a dark background to play off of, and keep everything from floating away.
You could also use this starting palette to do something "sophisticated beachy."
Hey Patrick,
That bedside table is $3800 dollars but the bed frame mentioned is $800 - $1,200 dollars. Seems difficult imagine someone doing that. Reminds me of when I was in junior college & my bike on the roof of my car was worth more than my car;) Who the heck is the woman associated w/the astronomically pricey bedside table anyway?!
Duncan--
Love the bike/car thing!
But I don't see it that way, that the bed has to be the priciest thing in the room. I'd combine the pieces I like, and save money where I could. Again, in this case, I'm shopping with someone else's money, and budget didn't seem to be a concern.
Do love that bedside table though, and see it working equally well as a table in a living room.
The lady behind the design is design world superstar Barbara Barry. And, believe it or not, this piece is not on the high side of her prices!
In all fairness, wood furniture is typically pricier than metal, and Baker furniture is investment caliber stuff that you'd have for eons.
ps: West Elm now has a canopy bed like the Room & Board ones. They also have GREAT neutral linen bedding with a minimum of detail. Nice stuff there this Fall!