nesting series no. 2

nesting series no. 2 

a few weeks ago, for alex’s birthday, we got a bed frame! it’s the first time we have had one in the three years we have lived together. it’s been on our list of things to buy for a long time. it definitely makes our bed feel more comfortable, and i love that our box spring isn’t on the floor anymore. so adult! our bedroom has been the most challenging room for us to arrange and style for a variety of reasons. no one besides us sees it, so why should we keep it spotless? because no one sees it, all the stuff we don’t want people to see goes in there. our messy bookshelf and two armchairs we don’t like included. and dirty clothes, random blankets, and various layers from our days scattered about. so yesterday, we attempted to do some rearranging and straightening of our eyesore of a bedroom. it’s nowhere near perfect, but we tried. it’s funny how we always have put our bedroom last on our priority list. like somehow it’s the least important since it will always only be just us in there, and we really only spend time in it when we are going to bed. with this bed frame, you shouldn’t use a box spring. but, sadly, will need to keep using our box spring until we figure out what to do with it. we don’t want to throw it out, but it won’t fit in our storage unit which means it’s going back on the bed frame. it’s a little bit of a bummer because the box spring totally conceals the bed frame... what strikes me again and again as alex and i try to make this little corner of the world beautiful and intentional and representational of who we are now and who we aspire to be, i realize how every time we get something new for the house we immediately have a follow-up conversation about what’s next. which yes, is important, but it also just makes me think about how we need to pause and take a moment to be grateful that we choose to spend our money on beautiful objects for our living space. the argument could obviously be made that we don’t need to spend that money, and most times maybe we don’t. but having this space has made us both infinitely happier. since moving, i actually would rather cook dinner or a brunch at home than go out to eat somewhere. i never feel cooped up or feel a need to get out of the house if i haven’t left all day. part of this is my personality, but part of this is because we’ve worked hard to make a space that brings us joy. and part of why i started this nesting series is because it’s so important to acknowledge that. below are a few photos of our bed (sans box spring). we ordered it off amazon, and it’s by zinus.