Betsy’s House: The Bed

It took us a while to get our new bed selected, and you guys may have recalled when I was polling for opinions. I thought we had settled on a particular bed… the one on the left.

but then Heffe realized it was upholstered and decided that this was not appealing to him. Turns out, he says he’s thinking more along the lines of a rustic wood.

It is always a bit fun and funny when the dude presents his distaste for what I think are solid choices for our shared life. I do my best to respect his desires, but I’m sure you can imagine that it’s often met with rolly eyes and or giggles if not heavy sighs while I shake my head. But, back to the drawing board I went, this time digging into some full bedroom imagery to illustrate to him my case for the upholstered headboard, and then a few looks into the style that I assumed he was after, for comparison.

First I gathered the rooms, and here is what we looked through. My case included examples from Amber Interiors, that Archiectural Digest feature of Patrick Dempsey’s house (not only b/c I love “Can’t Buy Me Love” but also b/c that entire Malibu house is dreamy,) plus the home of Ione Sky since I was in an iconic 80s actors mood.

I was leaning toward upholstery due to my desire for draping various textiles over the headboard. I felt like a nice neutral backdrop could play well to my evolving obsessions with the pieces of fabric I bring home from time to time.

Global Textiles via Amber Interiors

Grey Accent Wall Emily Henderson

Drama in an Charming Italian Villa

Leather by Pottery Barn

Amber interiors

Traditional from Architectural Digest

Rustic Wood in Patrick Dempsey’s Malibu Home

Wood Bed

Tapestry & Textiles

Suzani over Headboard via Amber Interiors

French & Velvet from Architectural Digest

Ione Sky’s Bedroom

As I dug, similar themes emerged… white backdrops, neutral upholstery, global textiles, rustic woods and maybe even an accent feature! At least we know what we’re after.

Next up, we thumbed through the beds that I found to suit the style.

Crate and Barrel Atwood

Crate & Barrel Chevron

CB2 Drommen

CB2 Soho Moon

CB2 Supra

Crate and Barrel Atwood – No Headboard

Restoration Hardware

Restoration Hardware

West Elm Emmerson Reclaimed

West Elm Alexa

West Elm Industrial

Wayfair Cabana

So, after all of that storytelling with the dude, we settled on this sweet midcentury design that combined a bit of the upholstered look along with the wood.

Thanks for playing,