That’s the STICKA blanket from IKEA’s 2009 PS collection (which I blogged about back in January), designed by Kazuyo Nomura. The entire collection is FINALLY available in US stores! The blanket is beautiful. My mother bought it in the natural color with multicolored stitching—very cute.
This bed is an old full-sized BERGEN (pre-MALM) bed from IKEA. We stopped using it when we moved into this house and had room for a queen-size bed, but I’m glad we held onto it. The original finish was oak veneer, but I painted it white (two coats of good primer, followed by two coats of BM Simply White to match the trim). It looks so fresh and clean!
The wall color is Benjamin Moore Lacey Pearl (matte)—it’s like the world’s palest neutral gray, and I’m totally in love with it. Trim is BM Simply White (satin), with BM Toucan Black (satin) inside the fireplace.
Exceptionally beautiful poster by Elisabeth Dunker for Studio Violet. Love.
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Wow! It looks wonderful! I love how the bed looks in white and I really like that blanket! Now when do I get to use this guestroom? xoxo
anna…is this the wonderful pale grey you tweeted about awhile ago? been searching for it.
Yay. Anna’s back!
ooooh, i missed your house pix so much!! thank you for these …
Taking note of that wall color…
Love it! Where did you find the adorable round side table? And I love the oval clock!
This looks so comfortable and nice. I love the Studio Violet poster!
Hooray! I’m glad that you’re back, too! I subscribed to your right as you took your hiatus so I’m happy to see new posts!
That poster is great, by the way! Was it easy to find a frame for it?
I made a connection with you over Michael, but have viewed your blog and love what you have done with your home! I hope you continue the journey for all to see. Thanks again!
Tam
Great to see you posting! I would love to guest it up in your bedroom. Absolutely beautiful!
I am so excited to be visiting the mainland in a few weeks – we go to IKEA every time, and I always come home with some great pieces (added bonus that they are boxed and ready to pack up and mail home !)
These rooms are coming out so beautiful – and those big beautiful windows with all of their sunlight *gush*. Lovely.
Welcome back, Anna. You’ve been much missed! As have the sneaky peeks into D16. I am sure we would all love to be guesting in that there room. I’ll keep on dreamin..
Aren’t Malm bed’s great? So good for kids only being a wee bit off the floor. Sadly Australian IKEA doesn’t offer much in the way of designer collections.
Really loving the wall colour! We’re hopefully going to get round to painting our bedroom soon… and I think I’ve found our colour! And the blanket’s gorgeous!
Gorgeous room, Anna, and I’m so glad you’re back!
Anne- The table Anna crafted together from vintage stuff here: http://www.doorsixteen.com/2007/10/29/weekend-scavenger-makeover/ (and it looks great in its new home!)
That print on the mantle is fantastic.
Beautiful. Thank you for posting!
It looks really lovely! I’ve been looking at that blanket from Ikea too, it looks perfect here in your home. And the print is really wonderful too :)
Ooh hooray, very excited to have a D16 fix! The guest room is looking suitably Annaesque, that palest of greys is to die for. Super simple, clean and stylish. Love it.
looks really nice!! when can I come over? ;-)
I’m sooo happy you’re back, I’ve been dying to know what you have been doing in your house. A couple questions, is the clock on the side table vintage or can that be purchased somewhere. I still have this huge clock/radio/cd player next to my bed and it really needs to go. Also, I usually don’t like wool because it is itchy, how’s the blanket, is it soft?
the bedside table is lovely, and I love that you painted the frame white. time for an IKEA trip!
So glad you’re back!
I’ve just discovered your gorgeous blog Anna, and have spent a happy half hour reading some of your old posts. I love these shots of your guest bedroom – very inspiring.
looks great! I have a very similar credenza (with the same base and weaved wood) along with the matching dining table, chairs, and china cabinate… which was a great find on craigslist for $500! (stuff like that is far and few between up here in Vermont)
The rooms looks fab and Lacey Pearl is a beautiful color. Isn’t on the card with Silver Fox? Next time I am in the states and I have to get some extras. The one I had I gave to a painter here for matching and he lost the card. Luckily he did so after he had matched the paint…
Nice to read from you again.
LOVE the poster. and the wall colour. mmm.
I’m really interested in the light fixture. Is that a ceiling medallion and a lamp shade? Genius!
gorgeous. love how the bed spread and the studio violet art works together with shapes and colours.
Adam: Anytime! xox
my trampoline: Yep, same color.
zarla: Very easy — just a trip to IKEA for their largest RIBBA frame.
Dan: You’re hired. Thank you!
Sue: The blanket is a wool/poly blend, so it’s softer than pure wool. Not scratchy at all. The clock is from IKEA, too. I don’t know if they still have them, but it was probably about $5.
Monica: I’m not sure, I don’t have the card handy, sorry!
Rebecca: The plaster medallion is original to the house, and the light fixutre is the KULLA from IKEA.
I’ve always LOVED that Ikea blanket but for some reason it’s really expensive in Australia.
I’m about to paint some Ikea laminate furniture, hope it turns out as nice as your bed!
What fortunate guests you will have Anna. The room looks lovely…
Happy to see you’re back!
Love the room. Curious about the paint, does it tend to change color depending on the light or does it stay as is?
Bed looks wonderful and the whole room is crisp and clean.
Cindy
looks lovely, so clean and nice! i love your style, anna.
Hi Anna, great to see you posting again, have been subscribing for a year now and always enjoy your blog – what a gorgeous simple room!
No sheep skin on this room yet? :)
Hi Anna! What a great guest room! I’m sure you’ll have a lot of guest wanting to sleep over. Thank you so much for posting, I’m really glad you’re back.
Anna, I have a mad crush on your house (all the little details? the floors? the baseboards? the radiators??) And I love your sense of style — and that you clearly love your house. So glad to have found you.
-maria
Very beautiful room. I do hope you write a book .
I love that room, especially the blanket. The colors and textures are just wonderful!
Welcome back!!! We’ve missed your posts!!!
Cindy: The color is very, very pale — I think most people would walk in the room and call it white — but it does stay consistently neutral.
leslie: A book about what? I always wonder what people mean when they suggest I write a book. :D
it looks beautiful. love the blanket and need one for our place. hopefully someday if i ever make it back up there i can sit upon that bed with a happy, four-legged welcome wagon at my feet. x!
love the sideboard! glad for the post!
So glad you are posting again!!! I love your house and am constantly inspired by how you decorate it. Where did you get the LOVE print??
I think you should open B&B or just rent out room or two, like they do in Europe. I’m sure there are a lot of people that would love to stay in this room, I know that I would :)
I love the bed transformation, the poster, the color choice and the blanket. It sucks that Ikea in Austin doesn’t have any items of the new PS collection.
Yeah! You’re back! I missed you so much. Your taste is so impeccable, I love reading your blog and seeing all your work on your house. Thanks so much for sharing it with us all.
This is great. Your webblog is such an inspration. Keep us updated, at least every once in a while.
So long. Alex from Germany.
Yeah ! I was so happy to see a post today. I have been catching up on all your old posts. Wonderful reading. The room looks wonderful. You rock!.
All my checking back finally paid off!
Thanks for the update, love the guest bedroom and that poster is calling my name.
I think I might have to repaint all the trim in my house, the BM decorator white is starting to look a little yellow. I think I will try simply white- it comes across so crisp and nice in your photos.
I LOVE the grey! I just did my living room in a light grey and I’m loving it- it adds a nice, earthy warmth to the room (rather than making it feel cold).
PS I’m jealous your guests have a fireplace.
Wonderful! Perfect! I love to be your guest and stay on this guest room. The blanket are very nice. I saw a vase again, that is so cute. The ceiling are fabulous.
I’ll be right over to spoon with you in the guest room !!!
xxoxo
it looks so great. how is it your IKEA purchases look so fantastically designer and mine look so… ikea-ish?!
I’m not sure I like this. Your guest room looks so good now, family members from out of town will prefer to stay with you. They’ll drop off the kids here and then go to your house.
When you painted the bed, did you use semi-gloss?
I undergo alternate different phases with IKEA furniture. There are times I like it very much but I also very often look at it and think “I can’t see it anymore”. But when I see the way you use IKEA furniture I’m always thrilled!
tara: The LOVE print is a design by Alexander Girard.
Jennifer: I used satin-finish paint, the same as on the trim.
Any chance you remember where that medium-brown credenza is from? The one to the left of the fireplace? Looks fantastic.
Liza: It’s American; mass-produced by Lane. I bought it on Craigslist. Probably early ’60s.
looks great! just a word of caution if that clock is the ikea clock on your side table. i bought it for my niece and the poor girl couldn’t sleep because it was so loud. when she told me about it (months later!) i told her to get rid of it. they moved it to the guest room, which i later slept in and had to take the batteries out of the #*(^#@*& thing, because it was so loud.
just a warning!
brandeye: I think your clock must be defective. I’ve owned mine for more than 3 years and sleep with it in my bedroom often, and it’s completely silent!
I have a question about the paint you used to paint the bed. I own an Ikea entertainment table that I want to paint white or yellow. I
I love how your rooms are always simplified, yet there’s still plenty to look at. I am constantly editting our “stuff” trying to find the balance.
Kelly: It looks like your comment got cut off. What was your question?
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Thanks for re-posting about the Ikea PS collection. When you posted about it in January I was looking forward to seeing it in US stores. I was most interested in the Sticka blanket (the one you have) and a chest of drawers on legs (If it comes in black).
Where did you get the Alexander Girard Love poster?
i am adoring the paint color! the room looks totes amazing and one day i will visit and i know i’ll sleep very soundly .
xo
Yes Yes..where did you buy the poster? Sorry I wasn’t clear before. Love it!
A+! I’m not sure how you do all of this and make it look so effortless – but I do love what you do.
So lucky that you have the original medallion in there – and yay for the Kulla fixture – I’m buying another for my up and coming “guest room” too.
I have loved every room you have posted, especially your bathroom. I am especially loving gray at the moment and this color is perfection!
Thanks for sharing your beautiful room … I love your style of contrasts. I’m a bit frazzled in choosing paint and would like your input. The main area (living/dining rm) is big and box-like with no architectural details and little natural light, so I’m leaning towards a neutral tan. Is the pale lacey pearl too far off for three adjoining rooms?
I’m so sorry if this question has already come up, I just couldn’t read all the many comments to this lovely room. The hanging light fixture in the room, I have the same one for my dining room but we had no idea what to do with the extttttra long cord that hangs, so lackluster. What was your solution?
Heather, this is a hardwired ceiling lamp (KULLA from IKEA). There’s no cord. Perhaps you have a different lamp?