So it may not seem that exciting, but last night we slept in a room where we didn’t have to wear outside shoes. It was a game-changer.
After six months of sleeping in the master bedroom having made no changes with the exception of the curtains (and that was because there weren’t any), we decided to move into this spare room temporarily.
In terms of furniture, we don’t know exactly what room this will be in the future. But for now, we wanted to make it as cosy and relaxing as possible. We knew we would go for grey walls (in fact this colour is the same as our door in our last flat – Farrow & Ball ‘Manor House Gray’) but mixing a bit of pink AND green? I never would have thought it possible this time last year but things have changed.
I’m going with the Soho House theme I read of ‘just buying what you like’ and it will just all fit together eventually – and feel more ‘lived in’ than anything too stylised.
I’m loving a bit of rattan furniture at the moment and this bench and chair are so versatile – useful at the moment to store stuff but they would equally fit in any other room in the house. I love how a cushion or sheepskin throw can completely change how they look.
And as for the sheets? Well, I’m not sure why I’ve never had blush pink sheets before…they’re dreamy. These are from the Junipa range (as are the chair and bench) and are a washed texture so have that ‘lived in’ feel and I love the soft colour pop they provide without the starkness of white.
The pink isn’t too ‘girly’, either, so you can usually get away with it with the other half…It’s a small step towards painting an entire room pink (don’t worry, he’s coming round to it).
It’s slightly like living in a parallel universe (my husband describes it as ‘Red Dwarf’) when we walk along our corridor which is covered in paint and plaster and we pass this room of pure serenity. It makes me want to just dive into the room…and anything that does that is the perfect room for me.
Your bedroom looks so clean and crisp yet cosy! Are your floorboards painted a light grey? X
Yes! Thought it made a difference to the usual white! leyland ‘Nimbus grey’ floor paint – a ‘proper’ room post with before and after will be coming soon! xx
Wow, amazing bedroom!! In love with the touch of pink!
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Looks great. I was lay in bed reading this and my sheets are the same colour combination and I love them! I just had a Cole & Son dark charcoal paper on the back wall and wanted something to soften it so went for soft pink duvet and dark grey bottom sheet and pillow cases. I found them at Next and they’re great quality and value. Duvet and cases are 300 thread count and bottom sheet is 600! Think I might need that chair to finish it off though.
Oh I never think to look at Next for bed linen – thinking all our old Primark sheets need an upgrade now! xx
It looks fab – so calm and serene! What size did you go for in the rug from French Connection? I’ve been umming and aahing over it for ages! X
We bought the medium! xx
Thanks!
Im in love with the colour scheme you’ve used….especially the white floor, a real modern/minimalist take on a Parisian look. Super happy you finished the room too – it must feel like such an achievement after all the work you guys have put in. Enjoy x
Love that Minimalist take on a Parisian look – essentially the dream! Oh it feels so lovely to have a room that we love – floor to ceiling and nothing we want to change! We’ve never had that before….
Totally sublime! Grey and pink are so lovely together. X
loving your interiors posts / stories / instas – we’re literally going through the same thing right now!!
We’re doing ours in two stages, we did some aesthetic (and a brick wall move, ahem) in the last two weeks in before we moved in so our bedroom was ready. And then we’re now doing plans for a rear extension & additional bedroom which will be when the crazy work starts. Excited and petrified all in one! It’s the interiors that are eeping me going now – loving your grey floor boards!! We’ve gone white but started to think about changing for a grey in the future! Love it.
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Lovely to hear people going through the same thing! We now have two finished rooms and one sane room which is liveable and then once we’ve finished the study we’re stopping for a while – it just adds up! Now I can sleep in a room with barefeet and no dust I’m happy! Enjoy the dust when the big work starts!!
I love that bedding, I might actually be converted away from white waffle bedding.
Where is your glittery cushion from?
I know – it is so soft and inviting! The cushion is Monsoon Home -they sent it to me but I don’t think it’s launched yet so I’m keeping an eye out! x
The rug is sold out ?…I was only looking at it at the weekend, that’ll teach me! Through your connections, you don’t happen to know of it will come back??
Loving your house updates by the way!
Xx
Oh no – so annoying! Sorry – I don’t actually know anyone in the Home press office sadly – but the new rug just in looks nice? xx
And then I got lucky! I persevered and its back in stock 🙂
Looking forward to getting it on my living room floor!
Thanks Alex x
Yay! xx
It’s so important to have a sanctuary away from the mayhem, enjoy it! We did wear slippers in the dusty parts of our house, but took them off when we used the bathroom, so not to track dust onto our charcoal tiles.
Our makeshift kitchen, is now my study, and comprised of a fridge, microwave, a set of shelves with a fold away table and chairs. We even had my parents stay for a week during this chaos.
Luckily is doesn’t last, and each room finished is a delight, as is having crisp new sheets to fall onto at the end of the day.
I feel your pain! And so lovely to be without shoes! xx
The room is so serene, minimalist, soft and inviting. Congratulations, you’ve done a good job.
Ahhhhh I absolutely LOVE the pink sheets – look so good with the grey! Can’t wait to see the rest of your home posts lovely, adore your style!
Hayley xo
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Thank you so much! xxx
I love your bedside tray tables and are looking for some currently, where are they from?
This one is cox and cox http://www.coxandcox.co.uk/furniture/dining-coffee-tables/zinc-tray-table
Looks really beautiful and stylish Alex without being ‘matchy matchy’ or contrived. May I ask where you bought your lovely beside table please ? Thank you
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Thank you! Glad you found the link xx
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Yas! Great post 🙂
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I quite like the pastel pink sheets! They go really well with black and grey!
I only recently discovered your blog and love it! I already shortlisted loads of things and am really inspired by your beautiful home decoration. You nail the budget savvy home interior! We also moved to North London a year ago (from Paddington to Islington) and it’s been the best decision. There’s so much to discover in North and East.
Anyway, what I wanted to ask is where you got the bedside table from. Is it also from House of Fraser?
Thank you! Yes North London really is so interesting! My bedside tables are actually two nesting tables from West Elm – cheaper than buying side tables, they’re not the same size but when separated no one can tell!) x
Ah, good idea with the nesting tables. I’ll have a look at west Elm. Thanks for the info x
Hi there – what is the name of the grey wall paint?
It’s Farrow & Ball Manor House Grey x