Remember the West Elm duvet cover that we ordered on sale last week? It’s here!
Oh, I guess it would make more sense to show it in our space now:
Of course we’ll be adding in some bolder accent pillows down the road, but we love it. It’s a smidge greener than we expected, but it actually reminds us of the bold blue-green color that we used to paint the back of our built-ins. We filled it with an über-cushy king sized Ikea comforter (we think it’s this one, but we’re not 100% sure since there are so many). And can I just say that we’re so glad we didn’t try to make do with a skimpy full/queen duvet cover for our queen sized bed anymore. The extra fabric means no one has an arm or a leg hanging out in the cold anymore.
And we’re not the only ones who love the new bedding:
Don’t mind the chihuahua foot nibbling that’s going on. It happens a lot. The guy grooms himself like a cat. Here he is looking a bit more presentable:
Alhough most of the time you’ll find Burger looking more like this: buried beneath the covers.
And with the new duvet in place, we’re now itching to paint the walls. We realize that the color of the duvet is reading a bunch of different ways in these pics, but this one’s probably the closest to being accurate. It’s definitely a sort of bold teal color.
We’re currently favoring these swatches (since we don’t want the walls to be the same bold hue as the duvet since that could be a bit much). But we definitely want something darker and smokier than we’re used to. You know, so Ed the bed really pops (along with the sweet crown molding we inherited in this room).
We don’t have a clear winner yet but we’re getting there (we used to have about 15 swatches taped up there, but we’re slowly narrowing them down). Oh and we also considered picking up the goldy-yellow tones in the duvet cover on the walls instead, but decided that we both prefer a cool-ish gray-blue-green shade for our sleeping space over a warm yellowy-gold one. Here’s hoping we get around to making a final decision and painting that huge room sometime soon. Yes, that’s me trying to rally my own troops and get up the energy to tackle the biggest bedroom that we’ve ever painted (14 x 14′ is straight up palatial by our standards).
Did anyone else get their West Elm after-sale order yet? We were surprised at how fast it arrived.
Julia M says
So exciting! When we order something, or buy something (we just got an IKEA wardrobe–it’s like the whole world stops (except our 10 month old, she NEVER stops) and we are just so anxious to see how it all looks. And this looks great.
Shannon says
Buying a king size duvet for our queen size bed was the best decison I made…I love being able to bunch it up around me without getting the whack to my butt from my shivering husband. However buying a white one when I have a 4 month old? Clearly the worst decision…
I do love that pattern though and am excited to see what color you end up with!
Rachel @ The Avid Appetite says
Love the potential wall colors! I can’t wait to see it all come together. I’m working on our bedroom now and am finding it very challenging to pick a color and just go with it!
Tanya says
Hi Guys
Just thought I’d put my 2 cents worth in. I like the large one second from the bottom…… but I’ve no doubt it will look amazing whichever you choose. :)
PS The kids are both gorgeous!
Kristina @ spabettie says
the photo with both of them on the bed? TOO cute!! :) that just made my morning!
Tanya says
Again, I’m so jealous because the West Elm duvet I ordered is back-ordered until the end of January. Sigh. Yours looks great! Good choice, and a fantastic deal.
~Tanya
dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com
Rebecca says
I love that duvet. I wish I saw it when we were hunting for a new duvet a couple months ago. My husband even likes it and bedding is one of the few items we don’t agree on. We ended up going with this duvet from ikea: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10145781 and plan to paint our room Sherwin Williams Resolute Blue.
Meghan, UK says
Go with one of the bolder colours, please! We have a gorgeous deep purple and silver patterned-wallpaper feature wall behind our bed and it looks fantastic – we get positive comments from all visitors. Boutique hotel is how I see it once the bed is actually made and our accent pillows are on!
Lisa says
Love it. I’m so into tealey blues and greens at the moment. Can’t wait to see the end result.
Erika says
I love the darker shade closest to the light switch in the picture!
Burger is so adorable (of course so is clara), I wish my dog was that small and cute!
Reenie says
OMG…..I know I say this a lot…..but that is seriously the cutest pic EVER of CLARA!!! I just wanna scoop her up and hug her….adorable…I love all her expressions. Her brother is looking pretty cute too!
Love it ~ and love the 2 bottom colors for the wall.
J&JHome says
I love the new color scheme. What a beautiful combination. I can’t wait to see it all done. You guys are just amazing. I just posted about my new office and I’m so excited, you are doing a whole house. You make me want to move and start over.
Nikki T says
I like the top green color, or the square green one that’s near the top best.
Happy paint-picking!
Chic Done Cheap says
Looks great!!
-Chic Done Cheap
Jessica says
I think my favorite is the bottom left color! I love the new bedding and can’t wait to see your room come together with some paint on the walls! :)
CasaCullen says
although i’m sure the shades are hard to tell…just by the picture, i LOVE the bottom two on the left…GOOD LUCK, YHL’ers!
ps – i will eat clara & burger’s faces right off! those beaners are just TOO CUTE!
julia says
Just wondering if you considered an even darker color on the walls in the bedroom – like the blue you painted the back of the bookshelves. I’ve seen a lot of bedrooms painted really dark like that and it can look really great -especially with the warm wood floors and white furnishings you have in there. Did you think the room was too big to handle a deep color?
YoungHouseLove says
Hey Julia,
We just thought a lot about what we wanted from a bedroom and we both worried we’d never want to get out of bed in a dark room, but a medium color might feel more serene and help us drag our butts out of bed in the morning!
xo,
s
Amanda says
You guys are such an inspiration….we have been working on our house for 3 years now and it is so much fun to follow another family along in this process. I check your blog several times a day…I am at the edge of my seat with how this new house will evolve!
Keep up the good work ;-)
Sarah (Sarah Learns) says
oh my gosh, that picture of clara is adorable! i die.
the duvet looks great too! at first when i looked at the swatches i was drawn to the big darker one on the bottom left. but after thinking, i think i vote for the color above it. good luck deciding!
Faith says
Lovely! I’ve got to convince ny husband that patterns beyond plaid are good for you. Haha. What kind of comforter is snuggled in your duvet cover? It looks so comfy.
YoungHouseLove says
Hi Faith – We’ve got the link to the comforter in the paragraph under the second picture. It’s a down comforter from Ikea that is so far super comfortable and super cushy.
Stephanie P – The room actually already has some nice chunky molding so we got lucky big time. We can’t wait to see it pop once we get some color on those walls!
-John
Clare says
The picture of Clara and Burger sitting on the bed makes me smile!
Stephanie Phillips says
Ed casts a shadow on your wall that got me thinking about your crown molding (which I can’t see, dangit). Would you consider a super wide crown molding? It might be a little traditional for your taste, but it seems like it might be very dramatic in that big ol’ room. Just a thought…
Jenny says
Oooh — looks good! We have the same duvet on order! I purchased it in hopes that it would amp up our bedroom a bit. The wall color now is Beach Grass (Martha Stewart) http://www.homedepot.com/buy/paint/paint-samples-posters-fan-decks/martha-stewart-living/8-oz-beach-grass-interior-paint-tester-msl100-79746.html. Fingers crossed it works!
meghan s says
Love!!! the pics. Clara cute, duvet’s great! My vote is bottom two on left with preference towards the lighter one to contrast a bit more with the duvet. Can’t wait to see. You guys rock getting things done btw. I have had parts of a diy upholstered headboard in my basement for 10 months and counting now. Maybe you’ve motivated me to tackle it this weekend finally????
Monica Fi says
Love the duvet. It looks so fresh and relaxing. I think going with the coolish colors are a good idea for your bedroom. I really like that middle swatch too!
Angie says
I think you might be considering the color we painted our bedroom… silk opal or something with those sounding words, from Home Depot’s Paint & primer combo line. You won’t regret it. Its gorgeous!
dani says
I think one of the gray hues would look fabulous in a flat paint. We did our bedroom with flat paint on a whim and we love it! {its a really pale white-ish green} It changes colors with the light so nicely and there is no glare in the mornings. It also contrasts really nicely with our shiny white moldings…
Felicity says
I purposely deleted the West Elm sale emails in an effort to save a few bucks. You guys are making it so hard not to go peek at what’s left!
We started using king duvets on our queen beds five or six years ago and wouldn’t think of going back. Those extra inches are marriage savers! Ok, maybe that’s dramatic, but they certainly keep us from tugging on the covers at night :) Question for you, why a full in the guest room? We have a full in our room at my parents’ cabin and our feet hang off the end. It’s so uncomfortable. For the comfort of your guests, I urge you to go queen if you have the space.
YoungHouseLove says
Hey Felicity,
Alas, we just don’t have the space. We need our guests to have room to walk around the bed and put their stuff down, so a full was the only choice. As for your feet hanging off of the edge of the full sized bed at your parents’ cabin, that’s too funny! We always thought a full and a queen were around the same length (within 8″ or so) but more of the difference was in the width. Maybe that bed isn’t a standard size and is one of those mini full mattresses? We actually had a full sized bed for a while and it didn’t bother us at all (John’s 6′ tall). We only upgraded to a queen because John’s sister had a free hand-me-down mattress while for us while we were bed hunting right after moving here.
xo,
s
brittney says
I got so excited when I saw this that I jumped over to westelm.com to check on my order’s status and sure enough it shipped! Don’t you just LOVE good sales?!
Your new duvet cover and clara + burger look great on the bed! As far as paint, I think that a medium grey-taupe would be lovely (something like benjamin moore Nickel 2119-50) in case you’re still fishing for ideas. ;)
Denise says
The duvet looks great, but I must say that everything time you comment on Burger and what he does I can relate. So hilarious. Foot nibbling, buried under the covers, cat like qualities, etc. I too have a 3 year old chihuahua, her name is Daphne she’s so tiny we just call her Baby. She does everything Burger does and your comments crack me up. How did you come up with the name Burger?
YoungHouseLove says
Hey Denise,
He was just 2lbs, loved to curl up into a little hamburger-patty-like ball, and had a spotted tummy like a cow- so Burger was the perfect name!
xo,
s
Ashley says
Did you see the solid white nutcracker from West Elm? Somehow I pictured you guys liking him and my current diy project. I bought a couple nutcrackers on sale after Christmas for $2 a pop at Menards and I’m in the process of spraying them a perfect glossy white. Love for cheap.
YoungHouseLove says
Hey Ashley,
We loved that idea as soon as we saw them! It’s totally in my “make this someday” folder! Good for you for getting it done!
xo,
s
Jessica says
Oh my, Clara is just too cute, and Burger has almost human expressions!! The duvet is great, too!!
Sevi says
Wow! This reminds me of my old color-scheme that I’ve been trying to get rid of :) You know, after visiting your blog for like a thousand times, I’m a fan of beachy colors now.
In my last apartment, I had light green walls which felt serene (go for it!) and an accent color on a wall – dark olive green, made me feel like I was living by the forest. But after popping a little bit too much gold-yellow and mustard here and there, it started to feel like a museun inside.
So I believe the blue-green on the duvet is the perfect choice cause it’s so crisp. (Compared to my dark olive green accents lol)
danielle says
looks very nice. my monitor must be off b/c a lot of the colors look very mint green to me.
smart idea going with the king size. it’s frustrating bc i have a king bed and i wish my cover would go down more on the sides like that – you can see the sheets now and it doesn’t look as good. i don’t get it.
Heather says
Duvet is great but Burger steals the show!
Jenn says
I just gotta say that y’alls “bambino,” as you like to say, is super cute! I just recently looked at some of your pictures on flickr, and the video of her in the bath, and the one of her screaming in her chair at the table, made me literaly laugh out loud! Keep up the good work on your site – it is such an inspiration!
Jen @ The Decor Scene says
The duvet is gorgeous. Can’t wait to see what the room looks like with paint on the walls to warm things up and see your lovely molding. Love the two swatches on the bottom left.
Sarah says
my hubby ordered a bench for the end of our bed from West Elm a few days ago…I was hoping it would come quickly, and your post today really gets my hopes up that it will arrive. We just moved into a modern-style home the day after Thanksgiving (with 3 boys 7 and under!!), and so I have been appreciating all your posts about moving, unpacking, and designing!
I love what you have done already!
Kim says
It looks like you have a Valspar sample up there (the one with the “window” holes). I know you have said that you plan to color match to Olympic paint; however, whenever we have asked Lowe’s to color match a Valspar color to Olympic paint, they refuse, saying that they must mix Valspar to Valspar (because it’s their signature line). Have you had trouble with this? I get the impression that it’s something new that they’re pushing… and all of the other colors lines now at Lowe’s, with the exception of the Olympic line, are marked “Valspar Signature.”
YoungHouseLove says
Hey kim,
Really??! Ahh! That’s terrible if that’s the case! We’ve always heard that they can color match anything (a picture of your dog, a piece of fabric) so it would bite the big one if they suddenly start limiting what they’re willing to scan and match for people! So far we haven’t had any issues so here’s hoping they put the kaibosh on that rule for you too!
xo,
s
Rachie says
What about a darker accent colour wall above the headboard and keep the other walls a lighter colour?
OMG – Clara is just the cutest girl ever!
Rachie xo
Ana Silva says
It’s really nice. All you need now is a new lighting fixture. I don’t mind fans but I don’t like the gold and light wood ones. But you can make anything work so keep on going!
Beth H. says
I love how your house is coming together. Your bedroom is turning out to be really relaxing. I have a question, and maybe you answered this somewhere else but I just had a quick sec to comment. Do you have any suggestions for wallpaper? Like taking it down or painting over? All our bathrooms have a very dated brown wallpaper and I want to tackle it this weekend or next. Thanks!
YoungHouseLove says
Hey Beth,
Steam it or remove it by spraying and scoring it (just google around for a ton of tips and tutorials). We never recommend painting over it since it shows seams and generally doesn’t look good for very long. Good luck!
xo,
s
schmei says
I don’t know how you get _anything_ done around that house. I would have just curled up with Clara’s cute self and called it a day. She seriously gets cuter by the week…
Wait, this was about the duvet. That’s pretty nice, too. :-)
tammy says
We decided we were done having kids 5 years ago, but every time you put a surprise Clara pic in with a design post, you make me reconsider. My husband is going to make me delete you from my reader! ;)
Dawn says
I feel your pain. I have a comforter that I got for a whopping $25 on clearance from Walmart. I was SUPER surprised at how luxurious it was when it arrived. It’s almost as good as something you’d find at a designer store. But I fell in love with the gorgeous teal color and large paisley pattern. It’s the same teal background as yours but it has more of a golden yellow, and browns and creams with lighter shades of green and blue. So our options are endless and I’ve been leaning towards a warm medium shade taupe because like you guys, we like our sleeping space to be mellow and relaxing, not bright.
Not sure if you agree or not, but I looked at the large paged swatch you have and I saw a color that would be perfect, not too dark or light and with the same tone but not depth of color as the teal in the quilt. It is in the top row (as the top is as you look at the picture), if you count over to the left from the blues it will be the 5th swatch. It’s sort of a bluish teal color. That’s my vote…:)
Lori M. says
You ought to paint the area directly behind the bed a slightly different color to look like a faux headboard the way that bed frames it! Love your blog guys!! :)
Sara says
Just to comment on your other reader’s full vs queen bed debacle (i.e. feet hanging off the end)- a full size bed is 5 inches shorter than a queen, but then again my husband and I have been sleeping on a full size bed for 5+ years with no trouble. I can see it being a problem only if your guests are really tall (my hubs is 5’8″ and manages fine).
Nicole says
I continue to be amazed by your ingenuity and creativity. I spent months looking for the right blue green for my bedroom. Finally settled on Quietude by Sherwin Williams. For us it was the perfect soothing blue-green.
Jessica G. says
Okay, you’ve totally convinced me to upgrade to a king-size comforter! No more waking up 5 times a night because DH has yanked the covers off my feet.
The colors you’re considering for your bedroom are exactly what I’m planning for mine, so I’m really excited to see how it turns out. Could you share the names of the two vertical-rectangle swatches? I think they might be Martha Stewart?
YoungHouseLove says
Hey Jessica,
Yup those are Rainwater and Tidewater by Martha.
xo,
s
Sarah K says
Love the duvet! Clara is so adorable in that picture! You will have to sneak her into more photos. Can’t wait to see what color you choose – based on how they read on my monitor I love the bottom left color. Good luck for the painting – sounds like you’ve got a lot of square footage to cover.