bed head

i was texting while driving today (drexting) and i mentioned that nick (new husband) was going to be having a party at his house in a few weeks. sort of a last hurrah at the bach. pad. ' his house? he still lives there?'

in short, yes. i'm married and my husband lives in his own house. over there. different, neighborhood, in fact, different city.

i haven't seen him this week. no wait, that's not accurate, monday i was over there prepping his house for a rental showing. and then i saw him at a parent teacher conference. myself, my ex and my 'now' (i've created a support team for my children. see nay sayers? multiple marriages can be good for the kids) and a dinner here and there, but other than that, not a lot of face time.

as of today, it's official, the house is rented. nick moves in, in one month. (we do things our way. it works. trust) also moving with nick are a (very) few pieces of his furniture (and 2 giant dogs). in particular, a king size bed, which i'm crazy about. LOVE the big bed. which means, time to change up 'megan's beach bungalow bedroom' (ad naseum noted ). i've been helping others with their little nests, now it's all me. i couldn't be more thrilled....about it all. my first issue is the actual bed. i've posted on the old 'flog' about this before. but now i have to get down to bin-ness.

currently i'm sleeping with a bed that i purchased at 'summer house', in mill valley (CA) . it was the mid 90s and shabby chic was enjoying its full rumply regalia. while, i could never fully commit to this look, oddly, i loved the bed then and still do now. it works well in the room. the scale is perfect. i like the white against all of the wood. but it's the wrong size for the forth coming mattress. initially i thought about a four poster, canopy, something with fine bones. completely different from what i have currently. but, in fact it was all of that , wood boniness, that was bothering me. i have this carpet that reads dark and i have a lot of dark wood happening already. too much dark, too much wood for this room. i'm considering changing out the carpet too, but that's a future post. i've decided to go with a padded headboard. i'm vacilating however. canvas? slip covered?potterybarn slip no, maybe an upholstered with a nail head detail.hm. then should i go with a solid color? pattern maybe

i love this david hicks' 'herbert's carnation weave'. a simple two colors perhaps. i'm a sucker for resist fabrics too. and schumacher makes a few that i dig this from house beautiful.

both the china seas and alan campbell lines at quadrille make me really happy. galbraith & paul perhaps? designer's walk is always a winner too but, is that too much of a commitment? commitment to investment- that's some serious yardage in the end, it's not something i'll want to change in the next few years. and commitment to bedding choice. you limit yourself in some of these instances.

with all of the really amazing bedding out there right now, madeline weinrib, john robshaw & les indiennes being the crowd i like to run with... maybe i go with a basic, neutral head board. any thoughts?