apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

I see the brick fireplace I hung a huge plaster ornate frame I painted gold.

Correction: I see the brick fireplace and the gold plaster frame I hung on it. I think that makes more sense.

A huge white wall.

A pretty wallpapered wall. The television is on a side wall so that you have to make an effort to watch it.

a wall but that's gonna change soon!cause i'm moving my bed to the wall i currently face and now i'll face a window instead of the window being behind me.

I think that blank wall looks a little sad and it's not very inspirational to wake up to. How about either putting a nice wallpaper on it or painting it in a color that you like. Or even making it into a storage wall for magazines and putting flat magazine holders on it.

I see my patio with my mighty little olive tree striving against the wind. Beyond that I see the Santa Monica Mountains, the sky. There used to be a really tall palm tree that floated above the patio wall like a Dr. Seuss creation, but they cut it down . . .

I see my two closets, with my first two home good paintings hanging above each door...I see the ledge I put up that Im pretty sure is going to fall one day under the pressure of the two pier one vases perched on them. I should really get aroudn to securing that.

I look at the lovely green Algae wall sculpture by Bouroullec (gotta love the moma store!) against a white wall and a lovely white floor lamp. It's peaceful, pretty and is a total pleasure to be the first thing you see when you open your eyes....

http://www.momastore.org/museum/moma/ProductDisplay_Algue_10451_10001_24347_-1_11548_11598_null_shop_6H101

pkswede--it already is painted a color that they like!

"...so that when in bed all we see are smooth light green walls. That's what works for us..."

As for me, I face a large window that runs the whole width of my bedroom. Unfortunately, I rent, so it's usually covered by cheap plastic miniblinds =/

I see my window. I hate the blinds (vinyl miniblinds) but like the curtains. Anyone know (I haven't looked into this at all), are there standard-sized mini blinds in higher end finishes that would fit into the standard hardware (i.e. that I can just slip them into what my landlord put up and store the blinds somewhere else to slip back in)?

I see a pair of Modulicious One drawer units in walnut with a massive red vintage Bitossi lamp with a tall cylindrical shade off to one side along with small stacks of books and framed family photos - and on the wall above is a grouping of artwork in a wide variety of mediums and styles.

I see our large 55 gallon fish tank full of live green plants swaying in the current and bright fish going about their business. It really beats any painting or TV :) It also conveniently blocks the otherwise depressing view of the closet door.

I see... cheap plastic window blinds too. I'm on the ground floor so they are never open. And when they are open, I see window bars. Yikes. I never realized how depressing that is! It will change soon though for I'm switching bedrooms.

I have a big mirror on the wall across from the foot of the bed (and I'm not ashamed), but I don't really see it when I'm in bed - I guess I look to the side more?

A C&B leaning shelf unit with a few pieces of pottery/sculpture, most notably an ivory porcelain reclining Kwan Yin.

I stood a big, free-standing mirror up near my window to reflect the beach & ocean. Being able to watch the waves from bed is my home dream since childhood.

A gallery-framed 8x10 portrait of my son when he was 10 weeks old. He was a cranky baby, but the photo is his very first documented smile, taken while we were lounging on our bed. I consider it the best photo I've ever shot. Seeing it reminds me of how stressful those early days of parenthood were, but how the reward is more than worth it.

I see my beautiful soft blue ("Borrowed Light") wall with two sketches of reclining female figures - I love the way the browns of the sketches work with the grey-blue background to create both visual interest and a relaxing atmosphere.

I see the side of a bookcase (looking to change that), a cool round mirror made from an antique metal mesh sifter and a great painting by Jennifer Harrison. The painting is the newest edition and it changes with the day's light - it's making me ridiculously happy.

Chinese watercolors, pale yellow drapes with soft pink roses printed on them, lovely pale yellow walls, a door that was dingy until I painted it bright white, and a bright green pouf that often has a marmalade Occasional Cat posed upon it.

A black & white photograph of Stonehenge, #22 in Chris Honeysett's landscapes portfolio: http://www.chrishoneysett.com/.

A "Broken Social Scene" poster of birds on a telephone wire, in a matte silver frame. And a cobweb. Or two.

I see ugly closet doors. Hmmm, gotta change that now that I've read this post! I think I'll paint them, or maybe attach some beautiful fabric to them, or hang a couple of pictures from them. The ideas are flowing in!