sleeping beauty

So, i am trying to keep a very certain vibe going in my bedroom, a room i think should only ever serve two purposes (unless you are lucky enough to have a dressing room) sleeping and getting dressed.for this reason i believe in IKEA - which means storage storage storage! i am lucky to have some ridiculously lovely in-built cubboards - which are almost half the size of the room which means i can keep all my shoes in boxes!




I picked up a whole heap of boxes from lk bennett - nice white boxes which are a bit sturdier than normal boxes and mostly of similar size. i then picked up some thick wrapping paper from paperchase (in the sale no less yay!) i didnt want them all to be identical so have used both a geometric pattern and a flowery motif - a bit kidston-esque. i have only covered one end and left the lid as it is so that i can write the style name (yea i know) or description. i based it on the old favorite of taking polaroids of the shoes, but prefer the unity of this.










In order to keep my danglies untangled i made this little hanging rack for them - using a small frame some pretty paper and some hard paper string (all IKEA total cost about €5). i took out the glass and strung the string across the front - then you just pop your earrings on the string - no more tangled/missing earrings!
















As with most appartments in Paris, all windows are shuttered (thankfully i have wooden ones rather than the rolling metal ones) but it also means there is no space for curtain poles as curtains woudl be superfluous. To resolve the problem of not scaring the neighbours with my nakedness when dressing i knew i had to find a window dressing solution. And where did i go for that? IKEA!!! simple - one of their ready made packs (€19.95) has two curtains - each wider than my windows. So i cut each panel into two, hemmed the sides (by hand - yes i was that bored) - then simply attached hooks, using adhesives, to the tops of each window section, clipped rings onto the curtains and VOILA!! two sets of curtains for the princely sum of €25.00!


I splurged (!!) on a set of silver glass birds, with clips (IKEA christmas decoration 2008 €5.99 for a set of 4) - and use them as tie-backs. At christmas i use pins to attach felt hearts (any craft shop in france will sell these about €1.20 for 10)and large crystal beads (from paperchase £3 for a box of 18) i think one could easily attach silk flowers etc etc. but i like the simplicity as it is.







The latest addition is wall hanging - i am usually unbelievably indecisive about wall stuff as i love images and always have too much to choose from. But then i found a charity shop on my last visit to England, where they sold old vinyl records - and i found two which fit the feel of the mood i was aiming for visually- dire straits and eric clapton (both of whom i love anyway) and then it was as simple as clipping on a ring to each and then just stick a nail in the wall. cheap, easy, and looks great (i think). cost - records £3 and £5 and the clips i cant even remember.