A platform bed with drawers is EXACTLY what I've been looking at - they're pretty awesome; I'm just a little worried that it'll seem bulky cause the base is so solid looking.
I like the way you describe using the book shelves - that had been worrying me, actually - they make these nice open framed book cases that I've been looking at but if you pack them full of books it defeats the point - and I have a lot of books. But if I fill the lower shelves with books, and leave the upper shelves open with pretty things, I make a solid divider low down (no light thru cause of the books) but a nice open look higher up - so yeah, dig the idea.
Paint suggestion is awesome. I've been starting to wonder about paint colors - I hate white walls - but I <3 the idea of semi-glossing the ceiling (I never paint ceilings anything other than white) and using white for the trim and doing the rest in something pale, sounds very pleasant without being antiseptic.
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Date: 2009-07-22 11:53 am (UTC)I like the way you describe using the book shelves - that had been worrying me, actually - they make these nice open framed book cases that I've been looking at but if you pack them full of books it defeats the point - and I have a lot of books. But if I fill the lower shelves with books, and leave the upper shelves open with pretty things, I make a solid divider low down (no light thru cause of the books) but a nice open look higher up - so yeah, dig the idea.
Paint suggestion is awesome. I've been starting to wonder about paint colors - I hate white walls - but I <3 the idea of semi-glossing the ceiling (I never paint ceilings anything other than white) and using white for the trim and doing the rest in something pale, sounds very pleasant without being antiseptic.
Thanks for the ideas! :)