Designing Our Modern Cottage Primary Bedroom: Sources and Inspiration

Writing this blog is long overdue. So much can happen in a year! My design business is in full swing, I am busier than ever and our house is slowly, but surely coming along. We were almost ready about a month and half ago to finally move into our Primary Suite, but my husband (sweet man that he is ❤️) asked if I would like a custom built in closet constructed first before we moved into the suite. What woman would say no to that?!! But the cost....I knew that custom closets have hefty price tags and I was somewhat cocerned we couldn't do it with what is left in our budget for the house. After some research, I discovered the Ikea PAX closet system which costs 1/4 the price of most other custom closets!! My husband looked into it further and he told me he could build it for me and make it look just like the custom closets from companies like California Closets! So...I said YES! He is still working on this and is about 2 weeks or so away from being complete, so more information to come on our closet and hopefully another blog post to show the results! Here is the progress:

With only a few weeks away from moving into our primary suite, it was time to hunker down and really hammer out a design for the bedroom. We have wood floors and I had to find a rug ASAP so we could minimally setup our bed. The room has medium golden brown wood floors and cream nickel gap shiplap, so it really is a bright and blank canvas for my design. I knew I wanted to bring in color and green, blue and black are the main colors I have integrated in the house design. I wanted to represent all of these colors in the bedroom. I found the perfect rug that has a moody deep green/blue color and feels like a vintage rug at a price point that is affordable.

Amber Lewis for Anthropologie Persian Rug in Green

I look at the rug as the foundation of the room and use it to gain inspiration for the rest of the space. Modern cottage is the design feel of the entire house and bringing in things that feel storied, old and new helps to create this overall timeless look. The following is my mood board for the space and I have included the sources of a few of the key pieces I am seriously considering for the design:

1. Wayfair Angeletta Modern Platform Bed

2. Amber Lewis for Anthropologie Side Table

3. Potterybarn Malibu Woven Bench

4. LuLu and Georgia Topia 8-Drawer Dresser

5. Art: Stoffer Home

If you are interested in anything that is not listed above in the mood board, leave me a comment or reach out on my instagram and I will provide sources.

Until next time. Happy Fall!

Brianna