We decided to get some shopping done for the essentials of the room: lighting, hardware and curtains.  I wasn’t sure how much input to let Charlotte have, but for the most part she picked some essentials I couldn’t find too much fault with.  I just had to keep reminding her that the room is small so we couldn’t go too loud or crazy.

So here’s what we accomplished in less than two hours at IKEA:

LIGHTING:

She picked this floral etched glass KNUBBIG globe, which is a pretty accent light for the bookshelf. It has a subtle cherry blossom motif which is in keeping with our theme.

We finally decided on this chandelier by DAVID WAHL. I am curious to see how it looks installed. We chose the turquoise inside rather than the orange.

 

 

I like that you can easily pull on the cords to control the amount of light into the room.

 

 

Then we chose this RODD sconce that we paired with the EMMIE BLOM shade which has a nice floral pattern:

 

They had it on display and we liked it. We are from the City of Roses afterall.

 

Next we moved onto…

 

HARDWARE & CURTAINS:

This is the look we were after with the grommets.   We chose the MERETE cotton curtains which are a nice weight cotton.

We also wanted sheers so we picked the LILL lace curtains:

We went with the VASENTLIG ball finials and double curtain rods:

 

Pretty basic choices, but I feel good that we got those items taken care of.  It gives my husband some time to install the pendant and sconces as well as the curtains rods.

We are still painting the walls and hoping to have that done soon.  And, Charlotte plans to splatter the curtains…oh boy.

 

I loved this chair but it is too big.

We also considered this one at VINTAGE VINTAGE on Division St, but again too big.

Would you look at all the carts at IKEA!  We were leaving as they were closing up.

 

Well, thanks for reading and we will see you next week!

Best,

Suzanne