A Sleepy Silhouette Room
I realized I still had not shown photos of the rest of our dollhouse! I'll get the whole thing photographed one day. Last night I was showing the collection in this simple, peaceful new bedroom to Amy, 'cause I knew she'd dig them. And then I thought: "I should really blog about these".
So.
Here is our new bedroom. And many, many silhouettes:
It's a really small room with very slanted ceilings, so it's pretty much just got the bed + nightstands in it. I think I like it that way.
If you're wondering what the weird "bucket" thingie is on my side of the bed (the left), it's a receptacle that is meant to hold fireplace wood. I keep my books in it, so they aren't strewn about the floor so badly.
I really wanted this room to be a little less child-like than our last bedroom, so I kept it spare, but with what I like to think are grown-up goth touches. Like the goth plaster deer. The pretty Victorian ladies pillow is from this rad Etsy shop.
I wanted to do a cluster of silhouettes in this room. I can't claim that I invented this idea, because although I thought that the idea had just sprung into my mind when I started work on it, it later came back to me that I think I saw this in Blueprint (RIP). I collected all these silhouettes from thrifting and Ebay-ing. I only wanted silhouettes that seemed to be of actual people (not the decorative, idealized kind), and I have some real gems.
This shows you two of my favorites, the pipe man and the cro-magnon-browed little girl in the wooden frame to his left.
This one is my other favorite. And this one.
Oh, how lovely! This reminds me very much of my own room with the soft blue, dark iron bed, and deer head. My deer head is white plaster, though. And I have hot pink and zebra stripe accents. Your silhouette collection is really impressive!
Posted by: Emily | November 30, 2008 at 12:04 PM
ahhh, silhouettes seem to be on the collective consciousness these days, don't they?
does anyone wonder how these creative "trends" {for lack of a better word at the moment} transpire, seemingly simultaneously from all different directions? or is that just me?
i so have silhouettes on the brain right now and envy you your wall! i have a collection of two; one of myself and of my oldest daughter, each 5 years old at disneyland. :)
Posted by: Kelly/Royal Pink Vintage | November 02, 2008 at 01:51 AM
I LOVE it!!!
Posted by: Little Bohème | October 31, 2008 at 10:33 AM
I love the "dream bubble" silhouettes. It makes me think of visions of sugarplums. So sweet and whimsical.
Posted by: Jen in Nashville | October 30, 2008 at 03:46 PM
Ha! We have the same deer head in white.
Posted by: Kate Black | October 30, 2008 at 01:15 PM
I really love the frames with the black silhouettes! Very good idea!
Posted by: CarolineD | October 29, 2008 at 04:41 PM
Wow, this room just takes my breath away!! Awesome, awesome. Can't wait to see the rest of the new place. :)
Posted by: Tessa | October 28, 2008 at 10:40 AM
I just found these adorable devil boy and girl shilouettes: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=cat1_gallery_17&listing_id=12888031
How gorgeous!
Posted by: jessieofoz | October 28, 2008 at 03:07 AM
How serene!
Posted by: karla nathan | October 27, 2008 at 10:22 PM
I just love the way the pictures meander around the corner and up the wall. How clever! Loribeth
Posted by: Loribeth | October 27, 2008 at 03:11 PM
beautiful room! I adore the vintage pillows on the bed. And the turquoise walls. a dream!
Posted by: Natasha Wescoat | October 27, 2008 at 11:32 AM
Very nice room. What a great idea for sparse imagery on the walls.
Posted by: kim | October 26, 2008 at 05:20 PM
Love the color too, and it's a nice peaceful goth.
Posted by: Amanda | October 26, 2008 at 02:46 PM
Love the color too, and it's a nice peaceful goth.
Posted by: Amanda | October 26, 2008 at 02:46 PM
LOVE the color! So peaceful.
Posted by: Lisa G. | October 26, 2008 at 12:53 PM
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Posted by: JOYWILA | October 26, 2008 at 09:28 AM
I love this room! so very relaxed looking
Posted by: Sherry | October 24, 2008 at 04:46 PM
I've read that no computers/TVs/nonsense in the bedroom is good for sleeping. And...other stuff...
Posted by: Cirilia | October 24, 2008 at 03:35 PM
This is lovely and reminds me of a friend who thrifted several portraits and had a wall of relatives she never knew
Posted by: Cotton Heart | October 24, 2008 at 09:20 AM
Hi! I love your work ... just wanted to let you know that I have a resource that will do silhouettes. Perhaps she will work from a profile photograph.
Posted by: ann kent | October 24, 2008 at 09:02 AM
The first thing I thought when I saw the grouping of silhouettes was that it looked like a "dream" coming up from where you lay in bed. Very cool.
Posted by: angela henrie | October 23, 2008 at 09:38 PM
I'm back to ask you where you purchased the comforter/quilt/duvet. It looks amazing. Thanks in advance.
Posted by: Nancy Cook | October 23, 2008 at 08:06 PM
I would love to know where you got your plaster deer from, I think he is lovely and I've been searching for one similar myself lately. Your room looks beautiful!
Posted by: Abigail | October 23, 2008 at 04:42 PM
fantastic! thank you, thank you.
Posted by: St. Clare | October 23, 2008 at 03:44 PM
Uhh, i like the grey cat a lot! I am a cavie breeder here in germany and love grey piggies also so much. Our HP of this is www.schweine-lounge.com
Greets, Sonja
Posted by: Sonja | October 23, 2008 at 02:53 PM
Lovely! Everything about it is beautiful.
Posted by: melcauble | October 23, 2008 at 08:51 AM
Lovely! Everything about it is beautiful.
Posted by: melcauble | October 23, 2008 at 08:51 AM
Wow. That is an amazing room. I love how you spread the frames onto the other wall. Lovely!
Posted by: Shannon Benavidez | October 23, 2008 at 01:39 AM
I think your bedroom is very grown-up. I, too, can suffer from little girl decorating. Why should everything be so serious? Its all about finding balance.
Saw this recipe and thought of you:
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Posted by: Kelaine | October 23, 2008 at 01:24 AM
Your new room is lovely!
Posted by: Madeline | October 22, 2008 at 11:48 PM
Such a gorgeous room, the blues are so pretty. I can't figure out what to do to our bedroom. I have such random furniture and to much of it!
And your collection of silhouettes is amazing.
Well done!!
Posted by: Jessicafied | October 22, 2008 at 09:51 PM
Hi my dear. Just love all the silhouettes and had to tell you about when I was in Prague last year and a street artist cut my silhouette out of black paper on the spot in less than a minute. you would love it!
Posted by: teacup | October 22, 2008 at 09:14 PM
The colour is just lovely, but what I truly love is how the colours compliment Meite. That way all the cat hairs just blend in.
Posted by: Cindy | October 22, 2008 at 09:08 PM
Beautiful! I love all the little frames. Have you seen these silhouette cookie cutters that I'm drooling over:
http://www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/entertaining/look-silhouette-cookie-cutters-067120
Posted by: Catherine | October 22, 2008 at 08:38 PM
charming and lovely and not child-like.
peaceful too.
i know my mum still has the silhouette of me from Disneyland. a real gem. must find that.
Posted by: collette ~ all over the map | October 22, 2008 at 08:36 PM
i too love having a bedroom without much in it. it feels cozy. like a little sleeping nest.
Posted by: risa | October 22, 2008 at 08:07 PM
Your walls are such a lovely color! May I ask, what's the name of it? I'm happy for you and Josiah getting all settled in Portland. I like how you arranged your collection of silhouettes on two walls. Your kitty is so adorable. I also didn't realize Blueprint was no longer published... that's too bad. I'm curious how your other rooms came out. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: ATeaLeaf | October 22, 2008 at 07:29 PM
Your room is SOOOOOOO I N S P I R I N G. I adore it.
Posted by: puglyfeet | October 22, 2008 at 06:27 PM
I just adore this room.
Posted by: Ann | October 22, 2008 at 06:22 PM
Check out these cookies.
http://www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/entertaining/look-silhouette-cookie-cutters-067120
Right up your alley, I would expect...
Posted by: Kitty | October 22, 2008 at 05:30 PM
Those silhouettes are so great! I love the way you arranged them...(And how cute is your cat, I think it's just the cuttest one in your room...!)
Posted by: mademoiselle g | October 22, 2008 at 03:45 PM
Wow! This room is so gorgeous. It's just the kind of room I'd love to have - it looks straight out of a magazine! You're inspiring me to get to work :)
And that's an impressive collection of silhouettes! I love that you made an effort to find ones that had real character.
Posted by: Stina | October 22, 2008 at 03:25 PM
It's an absolutely gorgeous room! And I'm very picky :)
Posted by: meg finn | October 22, 2008 at 03:09 PM
ok, a few things...
1. blueprint is not around anymore? how sad is that, that was a great magazine!
2. indeed, silhouettes are amazing. i too, got that idea from blueprint. i have one up in our room, it's of our daughter when she was two and it was done at disneyland. i want to continue the collection as well and i see a lot of neat things on etsy i wouldn't mind getting. i might end up including some when we fix up my daughter's room (where sweet prudence will reside. by the way, she loved it).
3. i understand what you mean by spare as in my grown up like. i'm trying (key word) to achieve the same thing.
4. those frames look fantastic!
5. and of course, the room looks great...
whew! i'm done (for now...)
Posted by: andrea gutierrez | October 22, 2008 at 02:05 PM
i'm collecting these as well to cover a wall
yours are gorgeous
love the bedding as well
looks so cozy
Posted by: Nancy Cook | October 22, 2008 at 01:42 PM
So, so pretty! I love the color on the walls and ADORE the way you have hung the silhouettes.
Posted by: Heatherica | October 22, 2008 at 01:36 PM
Absolutely gorge!!!
Posted by: Asha | October 22, 2008 at 01:19 PM
I can't believe how amazing that looks! i love the way you carried the cluster to the other wall! amazing!!!!
Posted by: Mary-Beth | October 22, 2008 at 12:53 PM
I love the way the silhouettes float from the bed as if they are a dream!
Beautiful work indeed!
I recently (while packing for a move) found a silhouette of myself from Kindergarten, I believe; it's made out of non-acid-free paper and needs to be re-traced, but I think it will be a fun project for my new home!
Posted by: Summer | October 22, 2008 at 12:47 PM
Oh i did want to ask you ( i forgot in my previous post) where you obtained your comforter. I'm wondering if we have the same one!
Is it down filled? Mine is.
Posted by: Gina | October 22, 2008 at 12:41 PM