DECORATING Classic Blue and White Room Design

Remember this room?

If you missed the post let me Reader’s Digest it quickly.

I shared this room with a rug that I ordered that I thought didn’t work in the space. Then I found four other rugs and photo-edited them in the space, and then I asked for your help.

My favorite people in the entire world.

I asked for your help and just like you always do YOU SHOWED UP.

You represented.

You gave thoughtful, careful, detailed, and honest opinions.

(total aside: a couple of you apologized for the honest opinions and I LOVED THEM. Truly. I’m not asking just to ask. I need help and you are the best friends to give me opinions that are heartfelt and honest. I love those kind of opinions.)

And now?

The votes are in.

Almost 350 of them.

The rug has been ordered and it sitting in the room right now.

Drumroll, please.

// Rug A: blue and white rug (which is sold out now)// Rub B: pink rug // Rug C: blue and white rug //Rug D: blue and white rug //

But wait.

Before I tell you the winner.

Let’s take a look back at the rugs in the space.

(total aside: I kind of mixed up a few of you because the rugs were out of order from how I shared them in the post and I truly apologize about that).

Here are the rugs again if you want to see them up close:

Rug A: blue and white rug (which is sold out now)
Rub B: pink rug
Rug C: blue and white rug
Rug D: blue and white rug

Here’s how the votes stacked up (please note that several people voted twice so there are more than 350 votes). I read every single vote faithfully and I want to tell you how MUCH I APPRECIATE YOU the detail of the responses.

Rug A: 93 votes
Rub B: 24 votes
Rug C: 157 votes
Rug D: 88 votes

C IS THE WINNER.

// butterfly and gingham rug /

And in hilarious news?

36 of you voted for the original rug.

(total aside: I completely understand why and yes—I called them bees, but they are actually butterflies—but if you saw it in the room? You would totally be nodding with me that it wasn’t quite right for this room.)

That was a LOT OF VOTES.

But as I was scrolling through all the votes I noticed one vote in particular.

One person that I truly should have consulted.

One person I should have asked their opinion at the very first.

One person who actually lives in the room.

The sweetest cutest daughter on this planet.

Whitney Wood.

Sigh.

Hangs head in shame.

There are days as a mother that I wish I could ask for a do-over.

So rug C was the winner with all of you and Whitney (the most important decider in this equation).

/ Rug C: blue and white rug //

So this blue and white rug is currently sitting in Whitney’s room waiting for a makeover (that I’ll share Monday).

And I was so inspired by you and all of the rug opinions that I decided to next-level it and add a few more things to the room, too.

First of all I’m turning the rug horizontal in the space (thanks for the suggestions).

// blue and white checked gingham duvet cover //

I’m keeping the white comforter and adding this blue and white gingham duvet cover to the end of the bed.

And adding the fluffiest duvet and these hotel pillows that are on sale right now that we all love so much to the bed so it’s extra cozy.

You can see the blue and white checked duvet cover here.

// floral sheet set //

Then? To add a pop of cover, I’m making a small duvet cover to layer on the bed out of this floral sheet set.

I took your advice that we need a pop of color in the room and I think this will look SO CUTE.

I might make pillows, too, or that might be too much. I have to decide.

Stay tuned.

You can see the floral sheet set here.

// navy striped curtains //

And I ordered new curtains for the room, too.

I couldn’t help myself.

The room looked so plain and these curtains were sold at such an amazing price point. I ordered them in the 108″ length so they will be floor to ceiling.

You can see the navy and white striped curtains here.