New Apt, New Room

OK, so I've decided to re-do my room. I've had the same bedding for about 3 years and i'm just sick of it! It's actually a very pretty cream and black damask print, I'm just tired of having it! The damask design is flocked, meaning the fibers feel velvety and they wear off easily. Sadly, you can see an area where I always sit on it and use my computer! I won't tell you how big the area is.

SO, for graduation my grandma and grandaddy got me a duvet I saw in House Beautiful. Luckily, it was just from Macy's so it was easy to locate. Here's the complete look that is shown on macys.com:

I love the look so much. You can't tell from the pic, but it has black dots in the pattern here and there. I have a black iron bed so it goes great. Right now all i have is the duvet and two shams. I am behind! My next purchases will be some Euro shams and a few throw pillows. I'm not dead set that the throw pillows need to be the ones in this set. You can find CUTE pillows from other stores all over that are much cheaper (these from Macy's are 49.50.. each. ON SALE!.. no thank ya)! Home Goods is a great place to go, it's the Ross and T.J. Maxx of home furnishings. My newest obsession is the Home department at Anthropolgie though. OH MY... it was not good when I found this.. I knew that had some home furnishings, but online there's so. much. more!

Luckily a lot of my stuff has black so it's flowing easily as I change things out. Some new colors I'm going to add are gray, chartreuse, and turquoise. I love chartreuse! (Let's face it.. the ugly name for chartreuse is pea green!) Here's some examples of the colors I'm loving right now in some fully styled rooms:

Love these accessories, too:

Love these rugs...

A trend that is returning is wall paper... believe it or not. There are some awesome, fun wall papers and fabrics out there. These are a few that I love right now...

This is the above wallpaper shown on the back wall of this room. I love it! So bold but not overpowering!

A lot of people don't realize this but fashion and home furnishings are very closely related when it comes to what's in and what's not. Colors and patterns, and accessories go hand in hand. When a certain color is hot in fashion, it is also hot in home furnishings. Here's the color forecast for Spring/Summer 2011:

These colors are put out by Pantone. (Notice the green, turquoise and green/yellow... these are so IN in home furnishings right now) They also have the fall colors forecast as well on their website.

Can you tell I'm obsessed with this kind of stuff! I could talk about it all day, but I'll spare you. :) I will keep you updated as I re-do my room. It will be a work in progress, and it may be a slow progress until I find a job! Can't do much when you're poor, but a girl can sure dream! ;)