maybe I could sleep at ikea

I adore IKEA, and look forward to each shopping trip there, even if it's twice in one weekend. But for some reason I automatically assume that everything is too modern for my taste. Which is silly because the chintz duvet cover I got years ago that I still love is from IKEA.

It’s no secret that IKEA has great design, but it turns out that IKEA is the best mix of the clean lines, simple style and eclectic mix I crave. I was on the web site the other day looking for paint color inspiration and I fell in love—L-O-V-E, love—with this bedroom:



I have a thing for gray right now, along with white walls and pops of color. Plus the teal and lilac would be oh-so-perfect with my terribly hard to match bluish-lavenderish-grayish duvet cover.

I love this bedroom so much, in fact, I had afternoon caffeine and couldn’t sleep Tuesday night, so instead of sleeping I sat up dreaming how I could recreate the look in our own bedroom. Never mind the fact that we absolutely will not be redecorating the bedroom anytime soon since it’s it the only finished room in the house right now. Maybe I could just sleep at IKEA?

Here are some other faves. I guess I have a thing for colored furniture.