Better (6 months) late than never

Hmm, where was I? Oh, yeah, I was contemplating wallpaper, which I eventually purchased and then ultimately decided not to use. Classic Lindsey. Don't get me wrong - I love, love, love the paper, but the challenge that is my ever-so-slightly textured walls was off putting. So, I'm saving the wallpaper for a rainy day or an interested Craigslister.

I still haven't assembled a true moodboard, but despite my fickle tastes, I've still made progress on the my bedroom:

• I painted the walls Behr's Gallery White. What a difference! I'm no longing aching to slit my wrists when I wake.
• I found the best 80s-awesome mirror at Kirkland's of all places (don't tell my mom; I've openly mocked her love of that store many a time).
• And, to get on the task-lamp train that's been so popular, I purchased these two architect lamps at Home Depot.

The pieces are slowly coming together and I have several more projects lined up for my room including a DIY version of these Anthropologie curtains. Once I get further along, I'll post pictures of the progress. In the meantime, any one interested in 3 rolls of Julia Rothman wallpaper?

Feeling blue

My bedroom is in dire need of help.

When I moved in just three months ago, I was so sure I wanted dark blue walls. Dark blue walls, a white bed frame, and white linens would make for a contrastical pairing, right? Ha. While it doesn't look bad, it certainly isn't a home run. I imagine 20-year-old, oops-paint-buying me living here instead of almost-30, fancy-pants-job me.

Fast forward to now, I'm still staring at the counterculture teenage-boy blue walls (and ceiling...I know! Embarrassment is in full swing - laziness never pays off) because I still haven't figured out what I want to do with this room. Deep down I know I should make a moodboard to avoid wasting another $80 on paint, but that's not in the foreseeable future.

But, there is hope! I found this fantastic wallpaper from Julia Rothman at Hygge & West for a steal: $25/roll.


I'm in love but still fearful of my moodboard-less self. I also don't know the first thing about wallpaper. Do I have to sand my walls? Can I manage as one person or will someone find my artistically-mummified corpse months from now? All of these questions are running through my head while I'm also irrationally concerned that I am competing with some anonymous web user for the last remaining rolls of this wallpaper (at midnight no less). I am crazy.

Or, in a serious labor of love, I could channel my inner Lotta and recreate this with a little paint and a lot of potatoes. Sigh. What to do?

In lieu of making an impulsive, insomnia-driven purchase, I just ordered a sample. Fingers are crossed that I'm not waging a web war with someone over 2-seasons ago wallpaper.