Desert Skies & Peachy Dream Bedrooms

I am finally gaining some momentum on my master bedroom re-design and I am fairly certain I want some kind of desert element in the space.  I lived in Arizona in my early 20’s wandering wonder years, and my short time lived there was some of my very favorite for a variety of reasons.  One, there is a watering hole on nearly every corner and in your 20s’, with not a responsibility in the world or a wrinkle to care about coming in, this everything.  Two, everything was larger in the regards of living space.  The “run down” apartments there are bigger than Cabana de Rosa I currently reside in and come with roman tubs.  For me, this was heaven, coming from the Bay Area housing lifestyle.  Three, you are in the desert.  The blooms, monsoons, desert color palettes, mountains, and night skies were full of inspiration for me. Sometimes I would sit on my apartment patio and just get lost in the color schemes.  You don’t think of the desert as a place that is full of color or inspiration, but when you live there, you find the live in the dry environment.

Peach has consistently been a favorite color (orange for that matter) of mine since I can remember. Not  Home Depot orange (although I do love the HD itself) but soft, muted dreamy hues of orange or bright pink oranges are my favorites. Maybe it is because it reminds me of the Arizona sky?  At any rate, I’m fairly certain I want this color incorporated into my bedroom design.  Plus, I love it with Blue and the Mr. has requested some blue in the space (as always) so I think it will pair nicely but let me have a feminine feel.  Now the big question – to paint or not to paint an accent wall again?  A love hate for me.  I’m first sourcing my art inspiration for the walls to pull colors from for the accents in the room. Some pieces I really love from Cost Plus, and you can’t beat the price, are the following:

My navy accent wall has survived almost a year but I’m ready to paint it out now.  I tried it out and loved it at first but am craving lightness in the space now.  This was such a great project to learn how to face bold color head on and not fear the contrast.  The Mr. even liked it, which surprised me, but now I’m seeing a very white clean palette and/or hues of peach instead.

I’ve been working on sourcing out new furniture for the space to upgrade everything in it for the past six months and have narrowed it down to a few pieces.    I’m all about reusing and reducing if I can, so my first pick for a new dresser/sideboard will be a mid-century piece that I’ve been hunting for at local antique shops, etc.  I’ve found a few I liked but not one that speaks to my soul quite yet.  When I lay in this room I want to feel like I’m in the desert with a touch of tropics mixed in so I’ll be working on this re-design soon.

I failed entirely at getting all of my wall art hung but it will all still work with the paint color swap out.  Why did I fail to get the art hung?  Mostly because my extremely handy Mr. is so busy these days with his own projects that he hasn’t had time to be my on demand handy man.  Lucky him!  I have a new project daily practically.  I wish I were more of a build it kind of woman but unfortunately I have my fathers genes and go two left hands in that regard.  Not to worry – I have found a local person to help me install everything and anything I need help with.

Yes, some of the bedding will probably change as well as the install of a bed frame I’ve had for a very long time. That to do list never ends.  I will say that for all the white color in this Cabana, it has survived the wrath of a wee one and lives to tell. It’s not flawless like when it came out of its package but for having a 4 year old, I can’t complain as its had a much longer shelf life than I ever expected. Maybe that dream of a white sofa someday could be a reality?!