mini blog series : the high and the low

December 3, 2012

Miscellaneous

i have come to find over the years in our many homes we have lived in that there seems to be a game of balance i play when trying to decorate each place. i have learned many lessons and have come to realize that sometimes it is better to buy the more expensive piece you truly love in the first place, rather then buying a cheaper piece you will replace ten times before buying the more expensive one in the end. since we are on a budget, i find it sometimes hard to find a balance between inexpensive items while still having a few of those expensive things mixed in. however, for our style, i do find it important to mix in less expensive finds with the more expensive ones to give a well rounded feel within our home. so . . .  i thought i would start a mini blog series highlighting a new room in our house each time with what i have decided to spend a bit more on, those things we will keep and cherish forever, and the things i have felt okay about spending a bit less on and still love how they interact and play within the room. a bit of high and low if you will. so here today i start with our bedroom. 

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i have found with this bedroom, it hasn’t been so much high (expensive) and low (inexpensive) but more of a medium and how low can you go. we have spent the most on accessories in this room. for instance we spent probably twice as much on the bedding as we did on the dressers. our reasoning for this was that our bedding can go from place to place and still work yet, because of this particular rooms size and shape the furniture may not be able to travel along with us in future homes. the side table isn’t something we bought for this particular room but is one of the higher priced finds in it. the bed itself is just a metal frame totaling to only about $60 and the dressers and clothing rack are just ikea pieces, our big box store finds if you will. however, i will say i did spend a bit more on ribbons to wrap the clothing rack in to give it a more unique touch. the overall esthetic for our bedroom is very simple with pops of color throughout as it is quite small and i felt it best to keep it that way. all in all, i’m quite happy with the way it turned out.

where did you get that: duvet cover, west elm // quilt (similar), anthropologie // sheets, west elm // lace doily on bed, good knits // clock on side table, areaware // clothing rack, ikea // dressers (2), ikea // orange pillow on bed, ikea // yellow lamp on dresser, west elm // world print, urban outfitters // hanging light, urban outfitters // deer hook, anthropologie // kramer, priceless 

16 thoughts on “mini blog series : the high and the low”

  5. Myrna

    I love your home, well what I've seen on Instagram and the ol' blog. You have great taste ! Good eye 🙂

    XX-Myrna
    mybeatboutique.blogspot.com

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  13. Kerry

    well now, quite the problem has arisen. i'm over here putting my new room together in my new apartment and had thought i would be going one way and now i see this and i think.. hm.. so much lovely white space with just hints of color.. what a comfort that would be to return to each day. and really now i don't know what to do – paint or not paint. stick with white bedding or go for a slate grey. simple or full?! oh my oh my. i love decorating, thank you for sharing this room, it truly made me smile 🙂

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  14. Michelle K. Martin

    What a great new series! I love your ability to take Ikea pieces and integrate them in to a room without making them look like too 'Ikea-ish'. You have inspired me to try and finish some of the rooms in my apartment (which we moved in to 3 1/2 months ago!)

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  16. Tessa Lynn (A Lavender Sea)

    AH!! YOur room is adorable!! I love the throw on your bed and the colorful map AND the adorable mini chandelier!! Because it's almost Christmas, I'm going to quote Elf because I feel it applies here: "I"M IN LOVE! I'M IN LOVE! AND I DON'T CARE WHO KNOWS IT!!!"

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