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I would love to see how this looks with nice white sheets. What about something similar to Pratessi with the slight border?
You could add drama and texture with a patterned blanket folded at the foot of the bed and it would be easy to change up.
I like how the tables go with the bed because all of the walls are stark white. I would add colourful lamps made with glass like Barbara Barry has in one of her collections.

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Love the headboard!
Thanks for the new source. I'm browsing their collection tonight!

Why not get both? Get a set of pristine white bedding and another set of ornate bedding. You need to change the sheets anyway...

Just a friendly warning. Be very careful ordering from Brocade. I ordered 6 different (expensive) items for my new bedroom, and almost everything has arrived broken or not working properly. And after sending one item back for an exchange, they had the nerve to re-send the SAME piece back to me with a lame attempt at fixing the damage. So buyer BEWARE!!!

I'm with Lisa, get both sets if budget allows.

Perhaps on the white sheets, if your feeling a little adventurous but not enough to go pattern and color crazy, try bedding with bold piping around the edges, perhaps in the color du jour, yellow?

Nothing like crisp white sheets to lay in at night and wake up to in the morning!

I absolutely agree that you should have 2 sets of sheets (at least) to go with this BEAUTIFUL headboard/bedroom - a nice white or off white with either piping or maybe an eyelet edge AND a deeply colored and patterned set.
I've never understood people who have only 1 set of sheets (unless it's a budgetary issue). I'm a pretty modern girl, but Martha is right: you should have 3 sets: 1 on the bed, 1 in the hamper and 1 in the linen closet. =)

p.s. mirrored nightstands would look awesome (I'm biased)! Some suggestions: ABC, Horchow, Neiman Marcus, C&B, Pier 1, Urban Outfitters... Good luck!

I'm one for mixing things up, so why not pair the headboard with sheets that work with the headboard fabric rather than defer to it. After all, the headboard is just part of the bed, not the centerpiece. For example, I have a high headboard buttontufted in salmon silk; on top of this, I have overlaid an panel of English linen patterned with exotic birds and some similar salmon tints; one of my bed linen sets is a very narrow cream-and-salmon ticking stripe, while another is plain white with salmon embroidery. And I've two bedcovers: one an antique white Marseilles quilt, the other a quilted spread that has orange and salmon and cream paisleys (very small print) and which reverses to an even smaller salmon-red geometric. This all works wonderfully. I also have a few white or salmon or pink sheets to mix in and out as the mood strikes me. So start collecting bed linens and have fun: Just don't make your bed look like a catalogue photograph. Be as creative mixing and matching patterns and shades as you would with your own wardrobe. Take a cue from fashion designers know for this mix and match, such as Christian Lacroix, or painters such as Vuillard.

What about a charcoal gray duvet with a jacquard pattern. The jacquard would allow for some subtle visual interest without overwhelming the headboard and the charcoal gray would allow the bedding to remain in the same dark and moody world as the headboard and platform. West Elm has a diamond jacquard duvet that might work (although my first impression is that the West Elm duvet is probably a shade too light...)

I see a beautiful white Saarinen tulip side table on one side of the bed. Two would look "staged".

I agree ... a Saarinen Tulip table on one side (a big version of the table) ... and on the other, a Louis XVI-style chest of drawers painted supergloss elephant gray or a dark lavender ...