How do you dress up an ensemble bed?

I've never had an ensemble bed and am unsure of the "proper" way to dress it up. We've got a king size quilt cover on our queen size bed and it fits perfectly... and I have a feeling that it will not be sufficient for the king size bed which is what we want to get next... Will we need a bedcover as well as a bed skirt in addition to the quilt cover?

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Paris Room Before and After

Back in July I had a client contact me about helping her finish up a room in her apartment in Paris. Umm.... yes! 

Meaghan is living in Paris while her husband is stationed there with the military. The room was overwhelming to her because of the size. She really wanted a little bit more color and personality in the room. 

This is what we started with. Not too bad. The floors and fireplace are so beautiful. She already had most of the furniture and she wanted to keep her curtains if we could. So I came up with a plan that would add some color to this already beautiful room. 

Here is the design board. 

Working across the world proved to be rather difficult. Meaghan was a dream client to work with but the time differences made communication take longer. We also couldn't get a lot of things shipped from the U.S. to Paris. But we worked together to get the room together. 

Here it is now!

We went through many different rug options but ultimately decided on FLOR tiles. These were perfect for shipping overseas. Plus my client loves them. This rug really was the key in getting the room anchored. 

We were going to go with a tufted West Elm settee but my client was walking through Paris and saw this one in a shop window! It's beautiful and it was great we didn't have to worry about shipping it. The pillows are from Z Gallerie. 

My client had two Louis style chairs that she wanted to recover. We chose this vibrant red fabric. 

This project was one of the highlights of my business so far. To know that I could help someone so far away from me in Paris finish a space that she now loves is really amazing to me. It's also fun that we didn't have to add too much to this room or spend too much money to really turn it around and make it feel more homey for my client. 

Upholstered beds and bedheads

Our new bedside tables haven't even arrived and I've already decided that we need a new bed. It's ok, our current bed will go in to the guest room, along with the new bedside tables most probably...

There are a couple of reasons why I want a new bed... First of all our queen size looks tiny in our bedroom, and secondly MrB hates our 100% latex mattres as it makes him overheat in summer :(

When combining a headboard with an ensemble, is there a way to fully secure it so it doesn't move?

Ideally I would like a bed + mattress, but who knows how soon I will want a new look again so I'd rather go with the cheaper and easier-to-update alternative *shy*

The amazing thing about a black leather bed is that it shows dust like crazy, forcing me to wipe clean every time I change sheets. I wonder how often I am going to vacuum an upholstered headboard ... How often do you vacuum your upholstered bedhead?

The new look is VERY different from our current (4 year old) modern-black-leather bed ...This is the what I am thinking of:

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