On the other side of the world.

One of the reasons there was a lag in my posts this summer is because we were in China for 5 weeks and blogger is not viewable there. Being there, however, reminded me that I wanted to post some pictures of my room at my mother's place in Beijing. I decorated this room about several years ago so bare in mind that damask was in back then. Nevertheless, I still like the clean black and white room.

 My husband and I painted the silhouettes on the window covering.

Guest, Bath, Ikea, and more.

Below are some more room ideas: guest room, "ghost" room, bathroom, respectively. The last one is some must-have pieces from Ikea.

Rug and pouf from West Elm.
Side table and bedding from Anthropologie.
Side table cart from Ikea.
Bed and wall sconce from Restoration Hardware.
Eames chair (love!).

I've always wanted a "ghost" room, with dark blue striped walls and all clear/acrylic furniture. Especially the Louis ghost armchair. Other side tables, coffee table, and wall cube from CB2.

Sink and shelf from Restoration Hardware.
Flower rug from Anthropologie.

Quite impressed by all of these Ikea pieces. My thoughts are that Ikea furniture can look great with more quality, upscale pieces if paired correctly.