Paris Bedroom for less than $1000

The next room I am going to decorate in my dream house for under $1000 is the bedroom. Each room is going to have a theme of a different country. I’m going to use the same neutral tones throughout the house so it doesn’t look like a restaurant. For the master bedroom I’m going with a French theme, Paris specifically. There’s many styles of French decorating, French Country, French Provincial, basically anything a little fussy. However, I want my French bedroom to be very restful & calm. I am going to paint the walls a very light blue, almost white & have everything else be white, with just a touch of black.

Accessories: Then I’m going to . The entire idea for my dream house was inspired because I simply wanted a lamp that looked like the Eiffel tower. These sell for several hundred dollars but hopefully I’ll be able to pick up two of these for around $50. I’m going to eliminate all other artwork & accessories so these lamps stand out. If window treatments are absolutely necessary I will use white airy sheer curtains that I already have.

Mirrors: I originally wanted mirrored nightstands but they were way over budget. I was going to make them myself, but then I decided on silver leaf. You can get DIY instructions here for how to silver leaf. These instructions are for glass, but hopefully it will work the same on wood. This won’t be as expensive as trying to affix mirrors to nightstands & won’t get as many fingerprints. Plus I can use some old nightstands I picked up at a garage sale for free. This will add a vintage feeling to the room.

Bedding: I already have a fluffy white down alternative comforter that I can’t live without, so it has to stay. I will however splurge on some high thread count sheets, mine right now are like 14 thread count or something very sad like that. Enter coupon code SHOP5 through 12/31/2006 to save $5 off a purchase of $50 or more.

Furniture: I don’t want a bulky dresser or armoire in my light & airy bedroom, so I am going to move the dresser I have now into my walk-in closet. (The house will have a walk-in closet otherwise I’m not moving). The focal point of the room will be the bed. This iron finish bed is $421 & reminds me of the wrought iron gates that are always in pictures of Paris. I’ll also add this chaise lounge for $409 which will be great for reading. Enter coupon code SHOP25 through 12/31/2006 to save $25 off a purchase of $250 or more.

Final Touches: It just wouldn’t feel like Paris without a chandelier. I wouldn’t know because I’ve never been but I imagine that there would be chandeliers. I’ll probably paint this chandelier white & take the shades off, but its less than $50 so it could use some work. I like that it is a miniature chandelier so it won’t overpower the room.

I will save the $50 I have left to go towards the purchase of a white flokati rug someday. This will add some warmth & whismy to the room. So what do you think of my Paris inspired bedroom for under $1000? Leave a comment & let me know.