city living {a traditional bedroom}
One of my new year resolutions for CITC is to include more frequent city living + beauty posts on the blog. So, without further ado, I am excited to share the first peek into our current apartment – our bedroom. (You can find our last bedroom post here.)
My southern roots shine through in my decorating style. I love antique furniture, blue + white china, and I’ve never met anything that wouldn’t look better monogrammed.
For me, decorating is never complete, I am always moving things around or wishing to add something here or there. Currently, there are plenty of things I would love to add/change in our bedroom (wall art above the bed, a rug, and a desk in the window), but I look forward to sharing any updates with you as we are able to make small changes along the way.
This is my side of the bed, complete with an iphone/ipad charger, my favorite candle, sterling picture frames with rotating favorites, and an antique tray that serves as an evening catch all (jewelry, bobby pins, etc.).
I love having this basket by my bedside to keep current reading material and an extra blanket for cold nights. (Plus, it also helps to hide the cords.)
We still have personalized matches left over from our wedding. I love being reminded of that night every time I light a candle!
The first things I reach for every morning – my ipad + coffee in my favorite (anthropologie) mug.
Monogram sheets add a personalized touch.
FMK’s side of the bed consists of his current reading material, his watch winder and some fresh flowers (that are more for me than him).
We are the proud brother + sister-in-law of two of the authors in this stack of books, Elizabeth Knapp + Robert Eversz.
^^^Are you noticing a trend here?^^^ … even the glasses are monogrammed.
I love mixing textures and prints within a color scheme.
Fresh flowers are the perfect finishing touch to any room. (And they are the one thing you can get cheaper in NYC than back home.)
The extra storage an armoire provides can be life changing when your small city closet is less than ideal.
My absolute favorite thing about our bedroom is getting to wake up to this view. It is true – these lights will inspire you.
I created a pinterest board with all the pictures above for easy sharing. And, you can shop the links below…
Italian Cypress Paisley duvet & shams – Restoration Hardware
Euro Shams – Restoration Hardware (similar)
Grand Embroidered Sheets – Pottery Barn
Tufted Wingback Bed – SF Designs via Gilt
Textured Belgian Linen Curtains – Restoration Hardware
Paris Oval Side Chairs – Savavieh via Gilt
Linen Accent Pillow – Pottery Barn
Austin Throw – Pottery Barn
*All antique furniture from Canterbury Court Antiques in Corsicana, Texas. If you are ever in the area, you must go! The owner travels to England several times a year and brings back the most amazingly priced treasures.*
17 Responses to “city living {a traditional bedroom}”
aren’t you and FMK so cute. your place is so amazing and so glad you decided to share it on your blog!xx
Thanks love! Looking forward to our rain check!
Love your bedroom! I’m a huge fan of all of the monograms too! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for sharing your bedroom – I too have never met something that I wouldn’t like to see “HPN” spalshed onto.
Love that I can see my apartment building from your view
I am obsessed!
LOVE your view and ADORE that anthro mug!
looks amazing! Glad you got around to posting it!
The room looks lovely and oh my god,…this view!! I’d love to have an apartment with a view like this!!
xo Andrea
Wonderful and Marvelous
funny I live in Canterbury in the UK
I love your bedroom so lovely and sophisticated and I love the antiques as usual amazing 
thanks for all this inspiration me and my fiancé have been wanting to move to NYC for a long time but visas wise it is hard but one day maybe I would dream to have your view 
x Happy new year by the way!
I love that you are from Canterbury, thanks for stopping by!
I just love your style!! Your bedroom is lovely and that view is amazing!
xoAmy
http://www.dreamingincashmere.com
DYING over the view you wake up to! I’m inspired just seeing the picture of the real thing.
Beautiful!! I think I need more monograms in my life
I LOVE all the textures in your textiles, as well as the details on your nightstand area.
Bevin
http://magnoliareverie.blogspot.com
I just happened upon your blog and I am so glad I did! I’m your newest follower!
X Kenzie
http://www.CaveGirlintheCity.com
Love your headboard! Great touch with the cup on the bed.
Nora
http://www.penchantforpretty.com
The decor and set up is absolutely beautiful! Especially love the country/southern touches. The BF and I are currently on the hunt for a new apartment with great windows and views. We found a few in the Financial District, but open to other locations. Is there anyway you can let me know the name of this building so I can look into it? My email is karina@kcyouthere.com. (I hate to sound stalkerish, but I’m sure you know how difficult the hunt is for that perfect NYC apt!).
Xx Karina
http://www.kcyouthere.wordpress.com
Beautiful, beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing your pictures. We are trying to find decor that’s comfortable, yet fashionable, and I love how you styled your bedroom!
From a fellow Texan, located in NW Houston, I have a quick question! Where did you find the cream-colored quilt with the diamond pattern? It has shams that match and are located closest to the headboard. I’m trying to find something like the quilt and shams for our new house in Houston.
Many thanks,
Elizabeth