I totally need bedroom inspiration today! What about you? Are you also sleeping in a boring room like I am? Currently my walls are white, curtains are white linen, bed is white, bedspread is white, it's too safe in there. It feels like a hospital. Of course, I just moved in but that was in August and we're in October so the "Just Moved In" excuse is starting to no longer work. I'm always looking to paint my bedroom, at least the wall behind the bed, a gorgeous gray not because everyone else seems to be hot on gray lately but because it's been the one consistent wall color in my dozens of inspiration books and folders that stands out for me.

For the bedroom, I thinking cozy, warm, relaxing...

This is the current state of affairs. It's total hospital chic, am I right?

Frankly, I am overwhelmed with ideas! I'm also still very unsure as to where to shop in my new country... in Germany, I have about 5% of the decor options as I do back home in America where you can zip over to a myriad of stores to find exactly what you fancy in a single day. Not that I like that kind of "design in a day" mentality but the point is that it's there if you need it. Here, shops take 8-10 weeks (or more, sometimes 12 weeks) for furniture orders, they tend to carry 10 of the 'standard' brands that are in all of the little boutique shops and though they are lovely, they are expensive, and I really want a few select items that I just cannot find here for the life of me. For instance, I'm still having a horrible time finding kilim rugs for my apartment, they are either too big, too new (I only want a vintage one from Anatolia), or over 1,000- Euros for standard 5 x 7 -- and that my friends is just nuts. My Turkish girlfriend told me tells me that you can fly to Istanbul from here in a few hours and find these rugs everywhere for 1/4 of that price (or less!). You can pretty much get a rug and a trip to Turkey for the price that you'd pay for just a rug if purchased in Germany. Um... Maybe this calls for a flight to Istanbul? I digress. Back to the bedroom...

I have been trying to find fabric to match the paper in the upper right corner for months and I found it shown on the left side. Love this fabric, perfect for a little something in the bedroom. Maybe a small cushion?

I think my decor folder is too large so now I'm starting to go through the process of elimination. These photos show what my coffee table looks like today. I keep adding and subtracting images and colors, the process of elimination is a beautiful thing.

I want to incorporate a gray accent wall perhaps with some large scale subtle geometric pattern on it stenciled in a very pale silver, rich texture, some pattern but mostly stripes (think men's suits) for the bed, black, beige, white, wood tones, faux grey fur throw, maybe some aged leather to warm it up... I have white linen drapes so I may add a border along bottom in velvet, perhaps a border I can remove for Spring? Let's see where all of these ideas lead me For now, I have my mood board together... I'm putting it out there. Now it's time to execute. Give me a month and I'll be back with the results (sometime before Turkey Day).

How are you doing with your bedroom decor? Does it need help? Is it boring like mine or are you satisfied with it?

(images from holly becker for decor8)