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A friend of mine is having a baby boy. The baby will eventually be sharing a room with her little girl. So the question is, how do you create a unisex space? Here are my thoughts.

1. Bold colors with neutral decor. Alphabet walls know no gender.

2. Neutral color with neutral decor (animals).

3. Bold colors with specific spaces. This is my favorite. You have things like the banner tying all the colors together but you still get a specific boy and girl space.

4. Go gray.


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I am running low on ideas today so I turned to House Beautiful. They came through, as always...
Don't you love the red chairs?

If I ever have triplets I will be referring back to this picture...

This room would be a perfect fit for a cabin.
I love the throw across the foot of the bed.

via House Beautiful

Today I have been searching cabin bedrooms. I found close to nothing. Most cabin bedrooms on Google could easily be mistaken for a seedy motel, no thanks. Although there are few examples, a cabin (or cottage) can still have beautiful rooms sans motel blankets and pre-fabricated quilts.

From my hours of searching I have determined these are the basics for a rustic room.

Simple. Cabin decor should be simple and rustic. Wooden rocking chairs? Perfect.

Warm. Those paper thin motel-esque bed lines? They won't keep you warm at night and they don't look good. A good white comforter is essential.

Quilts. Perfectly acceptable, they add a touch of the rustic and they are generally warm. I think the best way to showcase them is at the foot of the bed. At the very least fold the top over so you can see some white from the sheets or comforter. None of this fold the quilt over the pillows so you see nothing else.
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Little Moth has found yet another perfect bunk bed. This one is exactly what I envision for our eventual cabin remodel (well, maybe the beds will be a little longer so they can possible fit an adult). Train style bunk beds at home, I love it.

A friend from college posted pictures of her nursery in progress, she included a link to her inspiration and when I clicked over I saw this beautiful room. Needless to say I think my friend's nursery is going to turn out equally amazing.

photos via design sponge

This bed ensemble is amazing, it takes someone with a trained eye to put these together and make them work.

I am always intrigued by those who can make white feel chic rather than plain and stark. I need some of their brilliance.

via Elle Decor

I have cabins on the mind this week, sorry. I have almost convinced my Mom (I still have a long ways to go with my Dad) to get new bedding for our cabin. I love the way Stephmodo decorated the rooms of her France house, I want to use this picture in my cabin inspiration book.

My family wants to rebuild our cabin eventually so from time to time I like to imagine the different things we could do. One thing we must do is to have a big window wall like this one. Amazing.

The other thing I would like to do is to have one room with bunk beds everywhere for all my nieces and nephew(s). Add guard rails to these bunks and you have perfection.

via Stephmodo, Ohdeedoh, and Great Interior Design

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I love the bright colors in this room. Apparently with white walls you have two decorating options, muted or vibrant. I love them both, but I would probably go with the vibrant.

I love the rich colors of these rooms. And the simple cradle. Simple cradle designs keep catching my eye!

Love the blue walls.

via Spearmint Baby

An update on the infertility treatments: I have/get to take a month off of treatments due to a cyst. On the bright side hopefully this means my hormones can realign themselves. The medications make them go crazy.

Gwen is working on her girls/guest room:

the problem is that since our house is OH SO SMALL this room will double as the guest room which means...a twin won't due. I need a queen size bed.

If you choose to go with the two headboards this wrought iron is a nice option and it will look nice in any room. (sorry the formatting on this picture is weird)

A trundle isn't the most exciting option but they can look really nice and serve the purpose of saving space and having multiple beds readily available. You can also find some that are built for a full size bed rather than a twin.

A four poster bed might be another fun option. This way you can get a queen size and not have to worry about setting up two head boards. Plus, it might be a fun accent to the toile.

I think one of the side effects of clomid (besides the lovely hot flashes, hello menopause) must be having babies/children constantly on the mind. That being said, I love this children's room. Most particularly the awesome map with animals and cities. Where do I get one?

I love these colorful rooms from a house in Ojai, California. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!

P.S. don't forget to enter the giveaway! I will be picking a winner tonight!

I love this bedroom. The exposed brick is amazing.