decorate my bedroom

My wife has an antique ironing board that she bought at a flea market. It looks good in our bedroom but it was a light-colored wood while the rest of the furniture is dark. So I stained it.

I have a map of the world that I stick pins in to remind myself of where I’ve been. Now it’s hanging over the bed and it looks good. Just placing one thing helps define where everything else will go.

The new bedding arrived. It’s a major improvement over the ratty mismatched stuff we used to have.

We have a wall outlet near the air conditioner but it wasn’t working so I ran an extension cord to the next outlet. Today I replaced the bad outlet and it still doesn’t work. The problem is deeper in the wall and I can’t fix that myself. The good part is that fall is around the corner, the A/C units will be coming out and I won’t have to worry about this until next year.

We moved in a couple of months ago and our bedroom has always been last on the to-do list. The room is a mess – mismatched furniture and sheets, nothing on the walls, and awkward use of space. Buying a new bed and night table is as far as we’ve gotten. Right now, we don’t have much time or money to throw at the problem but, in a way, that’s a good thing.