Master Bedroom Solutions

I've been thinking about our master bedroom lately. It's the only room in the house that is still pretty much completely undecorated. This is partly because I have been stumped by its weird layout:

There's no great place to put our bed. It's a king -- we have a 4-year old and two dogs who wind up sleeping with us from time to time, so scaling down to a queen is not an option. If placed along either wall with a window, the bed would be in front of the window. If placed on the wall that backs to our master bath, it would block the doorway. Right now we have it crammed in one corner:

Not a good long term solution, obviously. We have tried putting the bed in front of the front window, but our house faces one of the busiest streets in town. Every time a big truck went by during the night, I woke up. Plus, the windows are old and leaky (another thing on the list of house parts to replace) and it can get really cold in front of the windows during the winter.

That being said, putting the bed in front of the front window still seems like the only option. Looking around the blogosphere, I found several ways of dealing with the window behind the bed problem. First, there is putting a fabric wall or canopy behind the bed:

J. Hirsch Interior Design

via Design Hole

Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles

via Apartment Therapy


Next, there is putting a screen in front of the window:

Caitlin Creer Interiors

via Laura Casey Interiors

Little Green Notebook


And finally, there is putting a bookshelf behind the bed:

via Coco Pearl


John Loecke Interior Design

Which option do you like best? I'm leaning towards the screen or the bookshelves. I think both would help cut down on the noise and drafts from the window. And both would work well in my inspiration bedroom:


Tommy Smythe via Canadian House & Home

I love me some Tommy Smythe. I wish I could have him decorate my entire house.

I do have one key element of the room already. I couldn't find a red and white chevron quilt anywhere, so I headed to Etsy's Alchemy section to see if there was a quilter who could make one for me. I found one who made me this rather cheaply:

Hopefully I will have more to show you soon. I plan on working on the bedroom this summer, although there are (as always) a thousand other things on the to-do list as well.