Color me this, Batman

One of the most exciting things I am looking forward to doing is decorating my new apartment. I love the idea of collecting pieces of furniture, as well as other odds and ends, from various stores to cohesively furnish a room!

My first big purchases for my bedroom were, of course, a bed frame and a dresser. My younger sister, Victoria, just transformed her room with furniture from IKEA and since her new room turned out so well, IKEA was first on my list!

Browsing through the bedroom furniture selection, I came to realize that I wanted white to be my color for the bed and all the accent furniture. I settled on this bed because it just looks so feminine and classic! I then found this dresser and knew it would be perfect for my, a-hem, "small" wardrobe. The drawers are so deep and there are three different sizes, so it makes for perfect storage in my, a-hem, "large" new bedroom!

Next, I hope to purchase a desk of some sort. I like the idea of having a "home" for my laptop and bills (reality sinking in....) I am thinking about something like this which would maximize the space I have since it is rather high and has shelves.

We are able to paint the walls in our apartment, so I knew for my bedroom I was going to want to have a color that really brought life to the room. After finding a Martha Stewart comforter set, I was able to narrow down my colors to green, gray, beige, and white. My mom, or should I say Jack-of-all-Trades (J-O-A-T), picked the most perfect color green paint to match the bedspread! She, my sister, Regina, and I went up to paint last weekend and it came out beautifully! What a difference paint can do for a room... take a look!

This is what my room looked like before Mamma Noons (J-O-A-T) and Sisters Painting, LLC got to it:

And this is what it looks like now!

I don't think I could be anymore pleased with the results and I know that I will be quite comfortable in my new room. Next, I will have to search for things to put on the walls!

I know that I want to add one more color to my color pallet - amethyst! I think this choice will compliment the other colors very well. All of these colors are very "me" as I love anything green because it reminds me of Ireland, I love amethyst because that is my birthstone, and I have always loved black, gray and white because they are so clean and classic! Adding these personal touches will most certainly make this room feel more homey and cozy - and let's be honest, what more can a girl ask for!?

Oh, by the way, I used the colors of my room as inspiration for the colors for the layout of my blog...!

Slowly but surely the decorating will come together! Check back for more pictures of my new place!