I finally received my relieving end to one of the biggest, crazed fiascos of my teenagehood: room remodeling! It started years ago, picking a bright orange for the wall color and an aqua blue for the decor and accents, painting fully from scratch (with dad's help), and rummaging up any furniture pieces I could find here and there when I could afford it. The result is a beauty! If you have been reading my blog for a while, you must know that I am not the type of person to stick to a project for very long (just look at how 79 Things has turned out so far), so I must say, I am so proud of myself for sticking with one project for so very long! Here is how it all came together...
I'm not a book worm, nor do I find myself ever reading much more than a fun quiz book, therefore I have never really had a chair in my room. This time, I wanted a comfortable place for my friends to sit when they came over, because they used to end up sitting on my bed... and that can get awkward! So, I went to Target and found some of their "College room essentials" which had just the right color combination. My friends now find a comfy chair and a "featured book", which is usually composed of a few celebrities that inspire me and their high quality photographs (in the photo above: Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen: "Influence", currently there is some Beatles biography). * I have to point out this section would never look as clean if it wasn't for the opening and closing ottoman storage, which I now use to store most all my (quiz) books.
While this area looks a tad bit different today, this is my finishing project for my desk's wall: photographs, and one big word that means so much to me. Dealing with GAD, I need to constantly be reminded that there is c-o-m-f-o-r-t in this world! And, if you know the history of this blog and how its original name "Bridgette's Diary" came to be, you may be chuckling to yourself.
The search for the bed was exhilirating. I was used to having a twin, scrunched up, tiny bed that could do me hardly any good as a teenager. After some beggary, convincing remarks, sweat, and tears, my parents finally gave in and took me to a few stores to check out the bargain options on new, bigger beds. We looked at certain fabrics and materials, what were organic materials and what were not, what springs and mattresses help you sleep fully, etc. Finally, we found my baby. Before, I was asking for a full, maybe a queen-size, well, it turns out I very fortunately got a new, king-sized, organic material bed. It was off to Target once more to find matching sheets and pillow case covers, but thankfully, due to the previous creation of my comforter, we saved about 100 bucks (my family and I are truly "bargain hunters").
I like my room to have a personal vibe and certainly a personal touch. Pictured above is a photo frame with my dear idols, Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov, some dried up flower petals from ex boyfriends' bouquets, and my latest knitting project.
Adding a little sentimental feeling to my collection, I have numerous other photo frames with people who inspire me and people who have come into my life throughout recent months, to always keep me going with a bursting creative drive, including: a long photo strip with photographs of Ekaterina Gordeeva's life journey, corkboard with personal memories: ticket stubs, autographs, keepsakes, letters, a medium-sized photoframe with photos of the people who inspire(d) me, and last, but not least: a decent-sized photoframe with personal photos from 2010.
I have the perfect collection to fulfill my new hobby as well: meditation and yoga! Pictured above is my meditation guide, Intentions + Goals workbook, yoga deck, Mindfulness for Dummies, and my meditation diary.
Just lately I bought a teacup set and some dishware pieces from World Market. I am big on the Japanese theme: teacup, chopsticks, even square bowls to put my Thai food/sushi takeout in. Anything somewhat authentic, that can relate to my meditation and yoga theme.
A big frustration of mine lately has to do with my "inspirational bedside corner". Can you pick out what is missing in this photo? Yep! The "S" on "depend(s)". While painting letters and creating your own unique touch to your room can be a great idea, boy is it troublesome dealing with double-sided tape! I switched to mounting tape (which is just a thicker form of double-stick), and that made all the difference. * Cutouts came from Jo Ann's Fabric & Crafts store.
I am trying to keep everything as temporary as possible. Among other additions, such as a wacky 5-light lamp (green/blue selection), matching desk chair, file sorter, drapes, and storage bins, there are so many further additions I could see myself creating for this room, but for now, I am content with this project as an infinite; forever adding to, enjoying it as I grow into different hobbies, different idols, and different styles.
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