I'm just going to apologize in advance if this post is less than coherent......my brain these days is a little scattered.  So, hang in there with me. I have been wanting to do something to our bedroom for a while (please don't tell me I'm nesting, I won't acknowledge it).  The thing keeping me from this (besides budget) is being caught between two inspirations (that I love) that seem pretty opposite of each other.  Take for example, this picture from a favorite blog, Me Oh My.  I love the fresh whiteness of it all.  It makes me want to crawl into bed for a nap and I can imagine it being the sort of room where you just want to be.  

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Then take this room I've always admired from The Marion House Book.     It's a very different vibe from the first image.  It's way less feminine and almost seems opposite of the first image.  Now here's my conundrum- can I have both?  I love white, soft and fresh (image 1) and I love this rustic global one(image 3).

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 Then I saw this image today on DesignSponge.  I was inspired by the soft global textiles.  It gave me hope.

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 THEN I saw this sham from Anthropologie.  The whole duvet ensemble would be too much going on for me, but with this sham and lots of white.....I think I may have found my solution.

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