Creating a Dream Room for the Kids

If all goes to plan, Magic Man and I will be moving into a new home in September.  Of all the rooms, I'm most excited about the kids' room.  Our last one was kind of fun even though we were limited to what we could do in an apartment.  

Their bed is my absolute dream come true: easily sleeps four, works as a guest bed and has storage built in.  Amazing!  I only have a few blurry photos (but it was my favorite place in our apartment):

Ikea fabric is the greatest for easy to hang and then remove decor.

I started to research alternate closets because one small closet is not enough for 4 kids.

Then I started to look at isolated play areas for make believe time (they love their Ikea circus tent at my parent's house). 

Then I started to pull photos for inspiration - and see what overall look I wanted to go for.  Apparently it's chaos and color. Beautiful, beautiful chaos (and color).  Because you know they'll turn it to chaos anyway.

Dreamy Decor Details

As a game (and to stall organizing my room) I was looking at old photos I have collected through the years and puzzling together which items would best fill this Room:

No, it's not my room, it belongs to 

a young L.A. actress I have not heard of.   

To start, I would hang outdoor lights 

from Restoration Hardware indoors,

And a faux-animal head or two 

(I know! they look so real) from Anthropologie,

I would add a small side table and drape this Snow Grid tablecloth (also from Anthropologie) over it,

And display some vintage brass candle sticks (candles might be optional as I do not want them to drip wax on my pretty tablecloth).

 I think to contribute to the antiquated feel some needlepoint would be in order and what better form of needlepoint than a line or two from The Smiths?

Or Kanye West.

To top it off I would add a cashmere pillow from Armand Diradourian using my favorite motif, the tree.  

Or a piece of fruit.

Or a snake. 

 Ha! Were you expecting the pillows to have a Biblical Creation Theme?  Not to make light of the temptations in the Garden of Eden, but I would love to have all three scattered around the house.  

And since I am fond of the macabre, I would need it in black. 

Dream Shoppe - New York Edition

When a business is called Old Village Hall

it deserves to be called a 'shoppe.'

It's charming and macabre

which happen to be my two favorite things.

Needless to say it's one of my

favorite places in the East Village.

They sell things like a T-shirt of my dear Edgar.

They have products with names like 'Robespierre.'

Would you want to carry a Muslin Tote named after the Dictateur Sanguinaire (Bloodthirsty Dictator)?

I would too.

Actually I'd prefer a pillow named after her:

Maybe my Antoinette Pillow . . .

. . . could live in peace with my Robespierre tote?

My favorite print?

The School Boys series.

Of Course.

I'd love to sit on those Chairs

and put my untidy unmentionables in the Laundry Bag.