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nope.

Hmmm.

That's a beautiful bed, but my first impression of this was storage unit, not bedroom. Kudos to making the most of a limited space though.

what?

Looks like the back of an eighteen wheeler. Nothing can save that bed frame. Sorry.

I have to say that it REALLY looks like the interior of a beautifully tricked-out moving van with a clerestory window on the back door which seems to have been created to accommodate a piece of furniture that needed to be moved, and yet was said to be haunted, and whose ghost requires light instead of darkness in order to remained appeased, and also willing to remain within the bed. But if you say it's an actual room in an actual dwelling, I will reluctantly acquiesce that it's possible.

Why bother with the unusable 9" on either side of the bed? Just get a bigger mattress and make it a full-on sleeping cubby.

Here's a phrase that might come in handy if you're ever a houseguest in Gascony:

Aucun merci, je ne veulent pas dormir dans l'ascenseur.

Which means: "No thank you, I do not want to sleep in the elevator."

I think I love it. It proves we don't need to feed this current cultural fetish of huge, tricked out rooms. A lovely bed with nice sheets is really all this girl needs.

The bed looks very comfy but I like having at least one side table where I can put an alarm clock, my hand and foot cream (I like to moisturize at bedtime!), lip balm and a box of tissues. Also, I'm not crazy about the shiny walls. Overall it's closterphobic.

The horizontal lines makes it look like the walls are closing in on me! No thanks!

yikes. i mean, push the headboard all the way back against the back wall, and put the bed in the corner, at least. floating the bed is nice and all, but not when it makes it impossible to move...

How is this creative? They stuck a bed in a small room. and made it all the same color. Wow. The bed doesn't even face the window and its not like there is room to enjoy it from anywhere but the bed. Agree with rockypondgirl, just fill the entire space with a matress. You'd have to walk sideways to get out of bed and really, who is that coordinated in the morning?

Nice try, Purlgreyhound, but the correct French would be:

Non merci, je ne veux pas dormir dans l'ascenseur.

I love rockypond's idea of using a bigger bed and making it a sleeping cubby. That sounds wonderfully cosy. Nice bed though.

Deleilan, Serves me right for trusting the translator widget on my Macbook dashboard instead of my own rusty French.

I think people are being a little too harsh.

I like it. I also like rockypondgirl's sleeping cubby idea. Wall to wall mattress would be cool. I like the idea of space dedicated only to sleep. No TV, no books, no art on the walls, just a window for gazing.

I've read that for a lot of people with insomnia a big part of the problem is all the other activities that go on in bed like reading, working, etc. This space is clearly just for rest. Very pretty!

Yikes! Getting into and out of bed sideways while dragging your butt along the walls is no fun either! I had a big bed in a small room once, and that got old REALLY fast.

I've always liked the concept of building a bedroom solely for sleeping and saving space--but I imagine clambering in and out of this bed, which doesn't seem too restful.

I had the same thought as rockypondgirl - fill it with a glossy white platform, put a plain mattress on it and enjoy the view from bed. Bonus - storage underneath.

I'm with Griffin, my insomnia has made me have a minimalist bedroom even thought it's not my preferred look...

I'm not crazy about this room, but it's a lot stronger than if they'd just got a futon (puke) or something, so full credits for making a statement.

Nowhere to keep your *ahem* goodies except under the bed though, so my Rabbit would be hanging with the dust bunnies!

Good LORD. How could you sleep in with all that light flooding in? Gah. No thanks! That's a walk-in closet, not a bedroom!

Making the bed every morning would be really uncomfortable.

But it makes a nice picture.

I'd kill for a bedroom that big...

I really don't like the combination of pure white and off white, especially with those horizontal slats. And, speaking as someone who likes sleeping in, there's a very good argument for not having a bedroom full of light.

Lawlz, Purlgreyhound.

It looks like an old timey insane asylum. I can imagine trying to sleep there and lying motionless, eyes darting around and unable to relax. But I'll bet that the nights are nice enough to justify dragging your blanket out to the porch and sleeping under the stars!