Susie's Bedroom

Susie's new bedroom.
A Roman shade with an embroidered banding in the new bath.

The cream silk curtains have a valance with a picot-edge trim and linen sheers.

Susie's bedroom was a complete re-do. We made a new headboard - with one of my all time favorite fabrics (Travers'  "Wolcott Woven" in blue), and a blue and cream silk check bedskirt with a sweet little banding at the hem. There's an antique mahogany chest of drawers on one side of the bed and a white, Parson's-style desk from West Elm on the other side. The walls are pale, icy-blue paint (a custom mix color), the curtains are ivory silk, and the carpet is a lively stripe in coral, yellow, blue, gray, green and white. The pillows and the desk chair are absolutely my favorite details in this room. The French chair has a hand-painted silk fabric on the back (butterflies and ribbons), and the three "Euro" square pillows are embroidered silk polka dots. There is a mix of bright whites and creams and ivories in this room - a trick that keeps the room elegant and not stark. Susie loves the colors, the crispness, and the luxury this room provides. We are still looking for just the right piece of furniture to go at the end of the bed (across from a wall-hung flat screen TV.)