#2 Picking the Room Color - I decided to highlight the green-yellow of the elephant. The green is calming, complements the dark brown tones of the wood floor and a good base for accents and accessories. The color I picked was appropriately named 'Soothing Green Tea' by Glidden. I'm a fan of primer and paint in one and since Glidden doesn't offer that I opted to color match with Behr Premium.
#3 The Furniture - I have been eyeing this fabulous headboard from West Elm called the Morocco Headboard. The wood tones work well with the wood floor and enhances the feel of the Indian print.
#4 Bedding and Accent Pillows - I already had a rich brown sheet set so I wanted to be a little girly and give the bedding a pop of color to offset all the brown of the sheets and furniture. I didn't want to go crazy with a print as it would compete with the Elephant wrapping paper that I plan to frame. Therefore I chose a poppy color quilt with an interesting decorative texture and shams. I also include some champagne color shams to tone down the brightness. All these items are also from West Elm.
#5 Accents - I'm going for a luxurious feel. I have a vintage dresser in the guest bedroom with updated handles from Anthropologie. The perfect artwork to hang above this dresser are a pair of vintage (circa 1970) fashion sketches that I scored from Gilt Groupe. The frills and sophistication of the gown in these sketches generate the right feel. The sketches and dresser paired with my existing brown zebra print rug anchor the room nicely as the core accents.
#6 Finished Product - It was a little slow to get all this stuff delivered and then finding time to hang pictures, etc. But it's finally finished. I am excited to have people come stay with me and hopefully enjoy the room as much as I had decorating it.
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