Reader question: What is this and what do I do with it?
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Oh my. Wow. I'd call that "style" a cartoon. It's a really poorly executed attempt to capture the allure and glamor of Italy. People who don't know any better refer to that "style" as Tuscan. Please see my post from 27 February, How Do I Decorate My Tuscany Dining Room. But really, it's wrong on a whole lot of levels.
So to reply your question approximately a way to integrate it right into a large bedroom so that you can decorate from scratch, I say scratch the bedroom suite and begin over. You've fallen into a lure that catches a whole lot of people through the way, so do not experience too bad.
That entice of course is not planning. If you are going to beautify that bedroom from scratch, the primary aspect you want is a plan. I realize that taking the time to prepare a plan gets rid of the fun of stumbling across treasures you may impulse purchase (like that Godawful bed and night stand), but trust me, it's worth it.
Step one in a plan I'd suggest is to hire an interior designer. But if you don't want to do that, start with a list of needs. Figure out what you need the furniture in your bedroom to do. You'll need a bed, obviously. Then you'll need night stands, lamps, a carpet, linens, window treatments and then furniture to hold your clothes. Inventory your stuff and think about how much storage you actually need. Don't think about what any of this stuff will look like yet, concentrate on function first.
Once you understand what this bed room furniture is going to do, then you could begin thinking about how it'll appearance. Before you start picking finishes although, you may need to attract up a floor plan so that you can make certain the whole lot will suit. You can do it antique college and get your self a sheet of graph paper and draw a room in a scale wherein 1 / 4 of an inch equals a foot. Or, you can do it new school and draw it in SketchUp. Keep it easy and cross easy at the topics. After all, the topic have to be you and your existence.
Based in your choice of that bed and nightstand, you want things to be a bit at the traditional facet. That's perfectly fine, simply be careful of scale and share. The bedroom suite in your image is huge and ungainly. Something like a good way to crush that bedroom. Take it down some pegs. Look for smaller-scale stuff and don't purchase a set. Your furnishings should not fit necessarily, but it ought to come collectively right into a cohesive group.
Now, in case you can't return that bed room suite and you are caught with it just pass for Baroque (horrific pun I recognize) and faux you're the Sun King. Recreate Versailles with it.
Actually, please do not. Beg when you have to but go back that mattress and night desk.