- Hey guys, I'm excited to finally take you
on a tour of my beautiful, modern,
and moderately minimalist new bedroom.
If you watched my living room tour,
you know that I partnered with Havenly,
an online interior design company,
to design my living room.
And because I had such as wonderful experience
designing that room, I partnered with Havenly again
to design my bedroom.
Now, I've already shown you the process
of what it's like to work
with an interior designer online
on my living room tour video.
So if you're interested in the process
and the behind the scenes,
make sure to go back and watch that video.
But as you can imagine,
I have definitely learned a thing or two
after designing both of these rooms from scratch,
so today, after the bedroom tour,
I'm gonna share with you three tips I have
for making an apartment feel more like a home.
I know many of you are currently living in apartments,
so I think you're really gonna love those tips.
But for now, let me show you around
my gorgeous new bedroom.
When I started this project, I knew I wanted a fabric bed
and my designer recommended this modern, low headboard bed
from Interior Define and since I'd already purchased
my white living room sofa from Interior Define,
I was pretty confident that I would love this bed as well.
My design goal with the bedroom
was to create a luxurious, hotel-like space,
so for bedding, I went with crisp, white,
super soft, and 100% organic cotton sheets
from Boll and Branch.
And to break up some of the white,
I added stone colored pillowcases
on larger king-sized pillows,
which are great to prop up against,
and a gray cable knit throw at the foot of the bed.
(relaxing music)
Now, equally important is what you don't see,
which is my new 100% organic mattress from Naturepedic.
And so far, I've had some of the best sleep
that I've had in ages.
I initially wanted a white dresser for the bedroom,
but not being able to find something I loved
that fit between those two windows,
we opted for this solid maple dresser from Crate and Barrel.
It's a bit more traditional in style
and actually came with black knobs,
so to give it more of a modern flare,
we swapped the black knobs
for these gorgeous hand-painted ones from Anthropologie.
On top of the dresser, I kept things pretty simple,
and have glass shadow boxes from West Elm,
a low geometric planter from CB2,
and this glass art, which is a personal memento
from a trip to Italy several years ago.
I had requested that my designer find a small chair
so that it would be easier to put on and take off shoes
in the bedroom and I'm loving this simple yet elegant
mid century, modern chair.
Now, you guys know I love greenery so on the other
side of the dresser I added this standing planter
from West Elm and my designer selected these hanging
planters from CB2 above my chair.
As soon as I saw these hanging planters on the design,
I instantly fell in love with them and now I can't
wait for my plants to start trailing down.
So with a dark dresser and not wanting my room
to feel too dark, my designer was able to keep
things light and airy with these sleek and sophisticated
white and brass night stands from Restoration Hardware.
For lighting, we went with these very cool triangular lamps
from Lulu and Georgia that have a concrete
base and brass accents.
(lively music)
On one nightstand I have my sunrise alarm clock
which I've had for over 10 years and I swear by it
and on the other side I have a potted aloe plant
and another personal memento, which is my Nefertiti
sculpture from a trip to Egypt.
For my drapes we chose these gray, Belgian linen drapes
from Pottery Barn and hardware from Restoration Hardware.
I also went with blackout drapes which not only keep
the room nice and dark but they also help to muffle
some of the street noise which
is a huge bonus for good sleep.
One of the first things you see when you walk into my room
is this floating wood floor mirror from West Elm.
It's beautiful, it makes the room look spacious
and of course, helps me to get ready in the morning.
The gallery wall above my dresser seamlessly ties
together my SoCal, modern and minimalist vibes
with hints of ocean, sand, greenery and soft human touch.
And similar to my living room, we mixed and matched
the frame colors for a little more visual interest.
I already had the artwork in the top left and chose
all of the other gorgeous pieces from Minted.
But I think the truly epic artwork is the one above
my bed, an extra large beach print that just makes
me so happy to wake up to every single morning.
As you can see, I couldn't be more thrilled
with how my bedroom turned out.
It truly is a cozy bedroom sanctuary.
So on that note, let me share with you three design tips
for helping to make your apartment feel more like a home.
It's common in apartments that either vertical or horizontal
blinds are already provided but blinds on their own
can have a very cold and sterile feel to them
so I highly recommend that you add curtains to your windows
which will not only soften the room but add texture
due to the drapey nature of the fabric.
Curtains can also make a room look larger because
you can place them higher than the window,
drawing your eye up or you can add double panels
to each side of the window as I always do,
which makes the windows seem wider
and the room more spacious.
There's nothing more that screams transitional
apartment living more than blank, white walls everywhere.
And yes, you can still have a minimalist apartment
but a cozy and homey minimalist apartment with a few
key and intentional pieces of artwork.
Artwork can help to express your personality
and entirely change the mood and ambience of the room
and whether you're going for a more sophisticated
and classic look or a bohemian and eclectic look,
the right pieces of art can strike that perfect
balance and harmony for the room.
Now this tip should come as no surprise.
If you've been following me for any amount of time
as I love plants and greenery.
Plants instantly make an apartment feel more lived in
and not only do they add a pop of color but they add
character and texture in these beautiful, organic shapes
that add interest to any room.
Plants provide many health benefits for indoor living
as well and some even help to clean and detoxify the air.
They add life, they help to bring an element
of the outdoors in and they certainly help
to make an apartment feel more like a home.
I hope you guys enjoyed my bedroom tour and all
of the details for the furniture and decor
that I purchased can be found on the full blog post
on my website and if you're interested in working
with Havenly, which I highly recommend,
I'll have a link to them as well.
Alright, that's it for me today.
I will see you guys again in the next video.