Pillow Talk

CCC - My Annie Selke gold leaf pagoda canopy bed

One of my best purchases ever was my Annie Selke gold leaf pagoda canopy bed. And now with my Samsung Frame TV and my master suite overlooking a tropical jungle, (and not to mention a pandemic), I could pretty much live in my bed.

Hahahaha

I have the Heavenly Bed mattress and box spring that I love, and several luxurious sets of sheets. I especially love 100% linen sheets.

I need a new pair of great pillows and have always been a traditionalist with white goose down pillows. But today there is a bewildering array of choices with foam, down alternative, pillow in a pillow, etc. etc.  

In doing research yesterday, Casper pillows and Coop pillows are both highly rated. The three that seem to keep coming up are Casper, Coop, and Brooklinen. Any experience with these or others? I would love pillow suggestions and any other tips you have on making the perfect bed. I would love to do a post compiling tips on making the perfect bed.

 

The Master Bedroom

Annie Selke Gold Leaf Pagoda Bed

The master bedroom is now all painted and it is gorgeous - the painters finished late yesterday. The master is quite unusual - it's pentagon shaped with five large windows and overlooks the lanai and the preserves. It has two transoms as well with antique stained glass windows.

The centerpiece will be my favorite piece I own - my Annie Selke gold leaf pagoda canopy bed I purchased years ago at Neiman Marcus and my Heavenly Bed mattress set. It is always dressed in high end sheets like Frette and Pratesi (HomeGoods scores). The room will be all blue and white. There is room for a couch, coffee table, and chairs. I can't wait to start decorating it.

Here is my dilemma. I have never been a fan of a television in the master bedroom. I have read that it is bad for your sleep - too much stimulation before bedtime. I also am not crazy about it visually.

BUT, the master is going to be my retreat and I like the idea of being in bed with the puppies watching HGTV or whatever and playing on the computer. And I am thinking of one of those beautiful Samsung frame TVs. Here is the post I did recently about it. I saw them in person at Best Buy and WOW. Here it is below.

Samsung Frame TV

To be honest, I think the reason I did not is because with my husband and now GG, if there were a TV, they would eat and drink in bed watching TV and that is a pet peeve of mine - I love pristine white sheets sans potato chip crumbs and red wine stains.

So my friends, weigh in. What are your thoughts on having  a TV in the master bedroom? Yea or nay? Do you have one in yours and why or why not?

The Chinoiserie Bedroom

Annie Selke - Lonny November 2014

Annie Selke - Lonny November 2014

I thought you might enjoy a tour of my pagoda bedroom with my gold leaf pagoda canopy bed by Annie Selke. Sadly, the bed has been discontinued. It is definitely one of my favorite pieces in my home.

The first three pictures are of the room decorated for Christmas last year.

More Chinoiserie Chic Cheap

With homage to one of my favorite blogs Copy Cat Chic, my own Chinoiserie version. Above, Anne Selke's pagoda bed at $2395 for queen size, below, Pottery Barn Teen's pagoda bed at $1295.

Tuesday Tidbits-Morsels of Chinoiserie Inspiration

Today I bring you six great Chinoiserie ideas for your home.

First, above is the latest from Caspari-Chinoiserie Blue. So pretty!

Love framed botanicals but want a Chinoiserie flair-parrot tulips are a natural.

Here is my Annie Selke gold pagoda bed but done in Robert Allen's Crystal Lake. Wonderful fabric, but the bed is so stunning on its own, not sure the fabric doesn't detract from it. But this a great Chinoiserie toile for the price.

I love this idea from Martha Stewart-use vintage and new Chinoiserie tea cups, bowls, and plates to organize your jewelry drawer.

Have you seen Anne Harwell's latest work of art? I love it. One of these Frances Elkins loop chair prints is going to end up in my house.

Recall my post showing those gorgeous huge houndstooth curtains? Here we have oversized houndstooth fabric used for a bedskirt.

(Courtesy Martha Stewart, Annechovie, New York Social Diary)

Blue Chinoiserie Rooms-My Picks

The March issue of House Beautiful All About Blue, while well done enough, lacked rooms that knocked my socks off. Blue rooms and Chinoiserie are such a natural. Here are some of my favorites. Above, a room that has stood the test of time, the Chinese Room at Claydon House by John Fowler.

Aerin Lauder-Elle Decor

Phoebe Howard

Annie Selke

Carolyne Roehm

Mary McDonald

Ann Getty

Kendall Wilkinson

Luke and Julie Janklow-Vogue

Thomas Britt