Welcome to Margo, who not only responds to our call for bedroom pics that include
fantasy bedside tables, but reveals the secret to maintaining the fantasy.
She says: The first pic is my bed. A splurge when I moved here because I had never had a really nice, big queen bed. It's so tall, in fact, that I had to buy a special little cube so my aging cat can jump up on it. Cube's not pictured. [more pictures after the jump]
Second is my nightstand. Just a lamp, my favorite clock (it illuminates when you pick it up), and a carafe for water. That metal box on the floor? That's for adult accessory storage.
Third is the other nightstand. Just a lamp and a box. In the box? Other adult accessories that will fit in that space.
Lastly is my view from the bed. The bookcase leads into the room, and the bed is tucked behind it. I like the different colors of the paper. I find it soothing.
I'm considering building one of those upholstered headboards, but in a studio, less is more. I might just embrace the starkness.
Thanks Margo!
I just put up my first black lampshade - the problem is, like you, it's at my bedside and I find that it does not give off good reading light - do you have that problem? I love the look of it, but I'm finding it impractical.
I love the stools you used for nightstands - they are so clean and the scale is just right.
Thanks for letting us peek into your room!
becky
"adult accessories" - love it! ;-)
I too pondered what I would do without my nightstand drawer if I switched to my design ideal of a cantilevered shelf for a nightstand. Considered a basket for those fumbled-for goodies; good idea here!
love the bookshelf! may i ask where it's from? i'm also looking for a way to divide my studio space. thanks!
oh! like it a lot!
heheheh. metal box. heheheh
Thanks for letting us know you need not one but two places to stash your sex toys. Very classy.
Thanks! glad you all dig it as much as I do.
Those black lampshades let through a lot of light, so I have no trouble reading in bed.
I bought those two stools nearly 10 years ago at a small antique shop in Portland. They have served as everything from extra seating to speaker stands for my keyboard to their latest incarnation as bedside tables. I think they cost $20 for the pair when I got 'em.
The bookshelves are the Cubitec shelving system from design within reach. And price-wise, they might be the only thing I'll ever find there actually within reach. These are the (discontinued) brown, but they have a nice array of colors.
Glad to share my room with you guys!
margo, where is your bedding from? i love it!
The bedding is pure Swedish Modern (read: Ikea).
a beautiful bedroom! thanks for sharing it. i particularly admire the simplicity of your bedside tables -- and how their small size prevents clutter from accumulating...
I love the clock! I am searching for a clock with glowing capabilities -- any suggestions?
Love the lamps! Where did you get them?
wow, you guys are making me give up all my secrets! The clock is a pick-me-up clock (google it for where to get it. I picked up mine at Hello! Portland in, you guessed it, Portland).
The lamps are from urban outfitters, about a year ago, but they still might have them.
and in case anyone asks, the carafe was a gift from my step-father's mother to himself and my mother on the event of their marriage and the metal box is from the container store!
I love those bedside tables too. I think it's funny you've hidden your toys away though and then you told everyone where you hid them.
MP