PostGrad in Progress: Home

I love decor and decorating but have never really had an outlet to decorate. When I moved into my apartment and had the opportunity to decorate from scratch I was thrilled! To me, the most important part of my bedroom was the bed.

My theme for my bed was neutral with feminine touches and lots of textures. I wanted my bed to be relaxing and comfortable, like a hotel room. You spend a third of your life sleeping, why not have a comfortable bed???

Here were some of my inspirations for my bedroom:

I love the headboard, animal print, & gold lamp that pops with the neutral comforter.

I love the neutral textures in this one.

This really captures the feminine aspects I wanted.

How my room is arranged it's hard to get a good picture of my bed but here are a few...

Source List

1. Comforter (Similar)

2. Quilt in taupe

3. Shams

4. Throw Pillow

5. Bed frame

I love how it all came together. It definitely encompassed what I was looking for in my new room. What are some features you like in decorating a bed?

I don't take it for granted how fortunate I am for my beautiful apartment full of my dream furniture. My parents, for my graduation gift, helped me out with furniture and I couldn't be more thrilled with how it all came together.

That said, with all this beautiful furniture I knew I needed to add decorative accessories that would complement my design while still sticking to my Post Grad budget. I spent many hours searching stores and websites looking for the perfect accessories.

Some of my favorite decor inspiration came from Anthropologie. I love the unique look that Anthropologie products have. One item I fell in love with was the Gilded-Edge Agate Coasters. I love Agate stones and I love pops of gold so naturally, these coasters caught my eye.

Anthropologie Gilded-Edge Agate Coasters...gorg!

But as much as I adore Anthropologie...I hate the price tags. The coasters that I already knew I needed were a whopping $98...ouch. That is definitely NOT in my budget. But my crafting wheels in my head started turning and I knew I could create these on my own.

I am an avid fan of Etsy so that was my first stop to find the Agate stones. I found this great shop that had great stones for the most reasonable prices. The price of the stones plus shipping was around $30, which is a lot more reasonable if I do say so myself.

In my craft supplies I had all the other things I needed.

1. Acrylic setting spray
2. Paint brush
3. Sharpie
4. Scissors
5. Gold leaf paint
6. Super glue
7. Agate stones
**Forgot to label the black felt that is under 2, 3, &4**

I first off started by tracing the coaster onto the felt using my sharpie.

Then cut the felt out.

Next, I covered the agate stone with super glue and placed the felt on the stone. Press down hard once you place the felt on the stone to ensure it sticks.

Take your paint brush and dip it lightly into the gold leaf paint to paint the edges of the stone. Don't worry too much about making it perfect because the gold leaf can be scrapped off with your nail. Then seal it all together using your acrylic spray.

And you're left with such cute (and inexpensive) coasters!