31 Days of French-Inspired Style Day 23: Bedrooms

Are you like me? Do you spend most of your time decorating the more “public” spaces in your home? I’m totally guilty of spending about 90% of my decorating time on the places that guests will see when they visit and leaving my bedroom for “another day”.

I finally started working on the master bedroom about a year ago and it’s still not finished. Actually, there’s been painter’s tape along one wall for the better part of 4 months. Seriously, 4 months!

So how can we add some French-inspired beauty and romance to our bedrooms? It should probably start with the bed and the bedding.

Maybe a bed with some curves, like this…..

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Or an antique French bed like this…

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Add some bedding. Ticking and toile, anyone?

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Or something in blue and white….

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I love the mix of patterns in the bedding shown above!

But my favorite bedding is this neutral coverlet…

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Next, bring in some romantic bedroom furniture like this…

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or how about adding in one amazing piece of furniture like this silver leaf chest….

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And some pretty objects on a bedside table would make going to bed and getting up much nicer, don’t you think? Much better than my huge stack of messy papers and books…

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Here are a couple of master bedrooms to serve as inspiration….

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I know that my bedroom should be my own private oasis. A place to go at the end of the day for rest and recharging for the next busy day. As I write this, I am determined that my next project will be to finish my own bedroom. At the very least, that painter’s tape has got to go!

P.S. When I finish the master bedroom, I’ll be sure to post some photos!