Day 6.5: White it Shall Be...

Time to give up perfectionism.

I'll do what I can with hot water (and vinegar) to remove what's left of the veneer and I'll paint the dresser white. Shiny White.

Did you all catch the little thing on the Covent Garden Hotel at AT:NY yesterday? I spent hours looking at nearly all the room in all the hotels last night. I love how Kit Kemp has mixed up her fabrics and created such polished, sophisticated, yet light and airy rooms.

This is from the Knightsbridge.

I'm inspired to do the bedroom now. I've had a headboard project in the back of my mind for ages (at least a year). I have to say, though, that I'm a bit tired of doing projects, right now, so I'm not making any promises. But here's the inspiration:

I want to translate that to this space: The top of the left picture frame is about where the eaves start to slope. That little door on the right side of the bed is why I need a wall to wall headboard. The trim sticks right into my back when I read. We need to retain access to it to insulate the eaves (eventually).
I was also browsing fabrics. I have about two yards of a beautiful blue toile I've never used because there isn't enough to really DO anything with it. But the way Kemp uses two pillows on the bed would be perfect for it. The problem, of course, is getting anything to coordinate with it. So, we'll have to see if any of the fabrics below would match. Of these: which do you think would be good for an "across the wall" headboard? (I think I managed to save all these images at the same scale: 8 1/2" x 11")
In case you can't read that text I just spent ten minutes creating, lets number from left to right, top to bottom. My fave is actually #1. (Chestnut Hill Black-eyed Susan Turquoise) But #4 (Manzanita Lily Espresso) may actually coordinate better with all that dratted wood in the room. I'll have to get swatches. Does anyone know where I can order swatches? I didn't see anything like that at Quilter's home.com (But then, I wasn't signed in). However, the Cdn dollar being what it is these days makes it possible to actually order yards and yards of fabric. I'm excited. HOWEVER--if any of these would be too much, tell me! I don't want to screw up.
So, up for the near future: Scrubbing the bathrooms (yuck). Drilling holes. (Oddly reluctant to mess up my pretty walls). Painting 1) the dressers, 2) the desk drawers units and 3) the shelving to go onto the supports.
It's my son's tenth Birthday on Sunday and we're at a Tae Kwon Do event all day tomorrow, so some of this may have to wait until Monday!

Thanks everyone for your marvelous input yesterday! I am extremely grateful.