Shabby Bohemian Inspiration

Sorry I have been MIA all week. I heard about what this family http://themcclenahans.blogspot.com/ went through this week and honestly I felt so grateful for my kids and I just wanted to focus on them. Blogging wasn't high priority. I guess it takes tragedy sometimes to put things in perspective. Now I am trying to focus on positive things like an upcoming project for my daughter's room. Ava is turning 2 in May and my sister is due with her first in May. She will be getting Ava's crib to use for her daughter, so I am starting to gather Ava's big girl bedding. I already bought her a bed, on super clearance at Pier One. Here is the image:



It's a twin though, and I only paid $50.00, for the complete bed. That was in my budget and I like the shape and texture, so I bought it. Would have loved an antique bed, but when you find a brand new bed with all the parts for such little dough, it's a no brainer. BTW, Ava's room is a beautiful medium blue {it was my husband's office in a former life} and although it is very untraditional for a little girl's room, it is darling. I bought her a vintage chandelier from a garage sale and she has these Simply Shabby Chic curtains from Target:



She also has a SSC dresser from Target, a cubside-find vintage nightstand and some toy bins from Land of Nod and a fabulous bohemian little hutch from my sister. I know, I know, pictures would be nice! I will share once I get the big girl bed in there and fix it all up. Which leads me to these next photos. I am not one to buy a bed set that all perfectly matches and then match it to the curtains, so although the SSC bedding is available at Target to match the curtains above, that is too easy. The insatiable bargain hunter and lover of mix-n-match vintage interiors in me will not allow me to spend $300 on perfectly matching bedding and curtains. No way.

So I will be compiling her bedding from a mix of garage sale vintage ticking stripe pillows, probably a french ticking stripe quilt from my Mom, possibly a matelasse and some SSC shams thrown in for good measure. But that could all change tomorrow. Here are some fabulous inspiration pics for the kind of look I hope to have in her room... I am thinking it's kind of cottagey, kind of shabby, kind of bohemian in the mix.



Love the bold fabric, gilt, and the birdcage. Too cute.



These colors are great. Her room is similar in more saturated shades of blue, pink, red and white.




Love the flea-market/modern/vintage mix of this picture.




This is just straight up gorgeous. No explanation necessary.




I like the details like the layered bed skirt, the layered window treatment, and the pops of blue.




OK, to me this is totally shabby bohemian. Love.




Again, love the hippie bohemian flare with the mosaics and pop of color on the ottoman.



Just a great bedding ensemble from Cottage Chic.


Love the saturated color mixed with white shabby elements, the layered bedding and the slight bohemian feel.


Oh, lest i forget a real-life fabulous bedroom, you must check out Miss Lola's over at Lola B's. Here's the link: http://lolabboutique.blogspot.com/2008/10/do-not-disturb.html I literally studied it for about 20 minutes when she first posted. Love.

Then of course, there is the queen of bohemian funk, Miss Robin Pearl Brown. Even though I have to live with a cleaner, less cluttered asthetic, I worship this woman and all her victorian madness and secretly wish I could live like this: http://www.countryliving.com/homes/how-to-get-the-look/enchanted-cottage-0505?click=main_sr
RRRrrrr, it won't let me post a photo so you'll have to visit the slide show. L-O-V-E. Have loved her forever and I have her book. If you aren't familiar, you must visit this fantasy world. OK, I got totally off track. Hope you enjoy the bedroom inspirations!

-Kari