Minimalism vs. Unfinished Decorating: Daly's Bedroom Update

Minimalism vs. Unfinished Decorating: Daly's Bedroom Update

The difference between minimal and unfinished decorating

I've been lying in bed thinking about this quite a lot over the past year. My life ritual is to swing from one extreme to another, then gently wander my way into middle ground. I did this with boyfriends. I did this with work. I'm doing this with my bedroom decorating, duh. So my once packed bedroom became quite a blank canvas this past year. And it's from this place, I have been contemplating the difference between minimal design and something not quite finished.

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From Matching Lamps to Minimalism: Bedroom Decor in the Daly Abode

My bedroom has seen a lot, folks. Take that how you like, but I am referring to decorating styles. It's first days featured a large brass bed handed down to us by my parents. It was exactly like the bed Bob Dylan sang of in his song Lay Lady Lay. And as much as I loved the joke of that song and my bed mingling in my mind, the compromise of two people sharing a home meant that I had to part with my brass bed. Maybe my husband Ryan didn't like sleeping in his in-law's bed? Maybe we are just thirty-year-old hipsters aching for the non-sense of a low-lying platform bed. We'll never know. Unless I ask him, I guess. 

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Macrame Headboard by House Sparrow Fine Nesting

Macrame Headboard by House Sparrow Fine Nesting

Last year when I dreamed of sleeping under a giant macrame headboard, I knew who to call. Natasha Ball of House Sparrow Fine Nesting (HSFN) is not only a friend of ours, but one talented woman when it comes to all things textile. 

Well, needless to say, Natasha made my dream a reality. Not only is this giant gal a beautiful piece that adds warmth and interest to our room, but I love knowing how much passion and care went into her creation.

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