When the afternoon sun beats down and enticingly warm breezes start to swirl around us, hinting at the season to come, it just feels good to curl up like a cat and take a little nap. Inspired by that notion, today’s link roundup is all about the boudoir.
First up, for anyone in need of a little inspiration for a bedroom makeover, Luxe. offers its expansive gallery with more than 300 images of bedrooms around the world ~ there’s bound to be something (like the room shown above) that sparks an idea or two.
Then, Decor8 gives us a quiet, introspective peek into the life and bedroom of photographer V.K. (Vanessa) Rees, including several sweetly languid shots including her calico cat:
Apartment Therapy teams up with The Apartment Guide to bring us the Small Cool contest, and here’s one of the latest entries from Samantha, a Manhattanite living in 420 square feet of space, and rather artfully, too:
If you’re one of the lucky few actually getting something back from Uncle Sam this year, hurry over to West Elm before April 16 to take advantage of their 15% off bedroom sale…
…if you want a point of reference before you head off for a little retail therapy, check out The Nest‘s gathering of its 20 favorite bedrooms…
…and last but not least, Furniture Fashion presents us with a roundup of 10 perfect day beds. Sweet dreams!
Photo credits: Luxe., Decor8 and Apartment Therapy.




