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With a room looking as gorgeous as this one who wouldn't love a bit of red in their christmas design...

one of the items i have been perpetually on the hunt for over the last two years are some nightstands for my master bedroom. i have had the SAME nightstand since college! 

i bought it at downeast outfitters.

needless to say, i have gotten my moneys' worth out of the thing. it is a half circle black table with two tiers, and it has been really great for the last NINETEEN years, but as each year passes, i realize that i NEED something with drawers...something a little bigger....and something a little more grown-up.

i have been wanted a set of matching nightstands for while, but have never found anything i really liked in my budget. i found a pair of vintage nightstands on ebay about a year ago, and almost pulled the trigger. they were relatively affordable at just under $450 for the pair. when i finally decided i wanted them, someone else had beat me to them! argh! don't you hate it when that happens?

well, i was doing some scouting for an online design project yesterday, when the heavens opened and i heard angels singing! yeah...ok, not really, but it felt like it. there, in the clearance section at jc penny.com was the perfect nightstand! (yah know, the perfect nightstand in my budget!)

check it out:

add a fun zig zag pattern to the front....

suh----weet!
love that "$961.16" savings....
i get myself the BEST gifts.
:)

Ahh... beautiful decorations... perfectly wrapped presents and I'm also loving that wallpaper...what more could a girl want this christmas. Have a beautiful Thursday xx

i am really excited about participating again in the good mood board blog event with remodelaholic.if you have missed the previous 6 boards, click here to get started by viewing the first board. there will be a link at the end of each post to take you to the next board. it's kinda like a train....a train of inspiration and ideas! (and, hopefully you will get to visit a few blogs that are "new to you".)

 the last room we focused on was a master bedroom. you can see the plan i designed for that room here. this time, we are focusing on living rooms, and i have chosen to create a plan for my "maybe someday" house. this is pretty close to what i would create for my own living room...one thing i love to do is mix high and low, and in this design plan, i have mixed items from affordable sources like ikea and home decorators with higher end items from jonathan adler and schumacher.

i picture this room with 9 foot ceilings, and the walls painted a soft warm grey color like revere pewter by benjamin moore. 

as ALWAYS, i would love to see hardwood floors, and a fabulous trim treatment on the wall like we did in the library of house #5. this would be a room where we sit and talk, entertain guests, get on the laptop, or read. ideally there would be some amazing built-in bookcases somewhere in the room to house a bunch of books.

a clean-lined subtly striped sofa would be the anchor to the seating area, with a grey velvet wingback chairs on one side, and i simple armless chair on the other side. above the sofa, i would love to take an over scaled photo and cut it in half, and mount each piece in a simple gold frame. the chandelier from jonathan adler would provide a sense of whimsy and add some subtle touches of gold...plus, can you imagine the amazing shadows that this chandelier would cast?! i imagine they would be pretty spectacular.
 anyway, here is the design plan i pulled together...i tried (i REALLY did) to use olio board, but i am a creator of habit. especially when that habit has NO learning curb! here is the plan:

griffin sofa from ballard designs

hazelton ottoman from home decorators

luxe wingback chair by crate and barrel

round bone mirror from wisteria

benzy land cushion from ikea

jazz pillow cover from west elm

allegra hicks flower pillow from west elm

dexter stone chair with contrasting welt from overstock

alana two tier side table from grandin road

the next blogger in the event lineup is stephanie lynn at under the table and dreaming.

be sure to check out her mood board by clicking here!