Saturday, January 15, 2011

Decor: Bedroom Details

Decorating & Lifestyle editor Robin Mayer characterized the bedroom with a mix of styles.
Decorating & Lifestyle Editor Robin Mayer saved this Farrow & Ball wallpaper for nearly a year before choosing it as a starting point in this beautiful bedroom. Here, view web-exclusive bedroom details from the 2008 House of the Year.

Decorating & Lifestyle editor Robin Mayer characterized the bedroom with a mix of styles. Here, one might expect to find this wicker table on a porch, but it fits perfectly as a side table. An iconic four-poster bed receives added character with an airy swag.

The bedroom layout is symmetrical, a common arrangement throughout the house. Two dressers flank the bedroom window, above each is an ornate mirror in an unexpected white finish.

Two dressers flank the bedroom window, above each is an ornate mirror in an unexpected white finish.

A window seat provides instant comfort and warmth in the bedroom; pillows covered in burlap add another layer of texture to the smooth, beadboard drawer fronts.

A window seat provides instant comfort and warmth in the bedroom; pillows covered in burlap add another layer

Drawers built into the window seat offer additional storage.

Drawers built into the window seat offer additional storage.

Decorating & Lifestyle Editor Robin Mayer chose this John Derian paperweight because she "thought it was a good thing for everyone to remember."

it was a good thing for everyone to remember.

The bed is covered in shades of gray and cream, with a touch of soft pink.

The bed is covered in shades of gray and cream, with a touch of soft pink.

"I'm hoping that here we see the same look I'm trying to carry throughout the house," says Robin of the pottery on this bedroom shelf decorating a narrow part of the wall. The same pottery is used to decorate the living room shelves.

The same pottery is used to decorate the living room shelves.

Another example of mixing styles within a room, this ultra-modern, flat-screened television fits right into the room's classic feel.

mixing styles within a room, this ultra-modern, flat-screened television fits right into the room's classic feel.

There wasn't much room for side tables, so Robin chose wall-mounted fixtures for lighting on either side of the bed.

Robin chose wall-mounted fixtures for lighting on either side of the bed.