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Small Homes: Tara’s Pink Parisian Bedroom

OOH LA LA! I have always thought of myself as a “girlie-girl.” For about 11 years, I had the same, somewhat childish bedroom and when I FINALLY got around to redecorating it, I thought to myself, “What could be more girlie than a Paris-themed bedroom?!”

There are many things in my bedroom (10â�� x 11â��) that I consider special and unique. First of all, my bed is very different from most. It is a daybed and it is also decorated with a furry comforter and an overlay with hanging pompoms that was hand-sewn by my mother. (She also made the curtains–sheâ��s always making the cutest stuff for me!) The tile board above my desk is another unique attribute in my room. I am always adding new pictures of my friends and decorating the chalkboard for the holidays. The unique dress form, wall border and plaques, furry white rugs, and the pompoms hanging from my doorway also add a genuine and feminine touch to my room. However, when it comes to space saving, the shelf around my ceiling that holds my many purses, my daybed, and my mirror come in handy.

Every girl has a favorite accessory. Mine happens to be purses. Small or large, colorful or plain, I love them all! This shelf is extremely essential because it saves space in my closets by holding my total of 62 purses. If I did not have this shelf, I have no idea where I would be keeping all of them! Also, this shelf is useful because I can display my collection proudly to whomever visits my room.

A couple other pieces of furniture in my room that I consider space-savers are my daybed and mirror. In my opinion, a daybed occupies much less room and it creates a more open space in the center of the room. As for my mirror, although it might appear ordinary, it has shelves on the back that hold items I do not have room for. Another bonus about the mirror�s shelves is that no one can see what is on them so it does not matter if it�s a little cluttered!

Highlights of Tara’s Room

• Add a cornice to decorate your window
  You’ve heard me talk about valances and maybe even swags, but we haven’t discussed cornices. If you want a clean top treatment with simple lines, cornices might be the option for you. Like valances and swags, you can use them by themselves to add style or use them with sheers and avoid the heavy look that draperies often have.

• Use a chalkboard as wall decor
  Tara got really creative and hung up a chalkboard and decorated it with craft supplies. This is a really awesome idea. I would’ve never thought of that. A bulletin board, yesâ��a chalkboard no. What’s great about the chalkboard idea is that even if you spruce it up, you can still leave room to write notes, reminders or whatever you need to put on it. Pretty cool!

• Use handbags to compliment the decor
  This is a good example to show that many things can create a decorative look and feel. In this case it is handbags. Wall-mounted shelving provides a great way to save space while keeping a large collection of sentiments out of the way. Consider doing this with anything that you love collecting that’s big and unique enough to display that you need to get out of the way.