collecting design inspiration from a myriad of places

Fireplace at the foot of the bed?
Let's incorporate this! I wish... 

I need to channel all of my design creativeness and skills (if there are any) this weekend and figure out what to do with our master bedroom. It is one of the last rooms in our home to be settled, painted, and decorated. There is obviously furniture set-up and art on the wall, but it needs some major finessing. Thankfully, the carpet that came with the house is clean and new-ish looking. I would obviously prefer wood floors, but appreciate the warmth and softness of carpet in a bedroom. I also don't mind our furniture, but we need to sand everything that isn't the same color as our bed-frame (a dark cherry stained wood) and do some refinishing. I would also like to update all of the knobs and pulls on each piece, so they look like they came from the same furniture family. I think the hardest part is going to be choosing a paint color and figuring out what to do with the walls. We have very high vaulted ceilings in our room and in the larger of the two spare bedrooms (aka the other room in our house that needs some work), so we are a bit limited with what we can do. I must remember as I scour the interwebs for design ideas that the room is not a box and the ceilings are much higher than the normal eight feet. I came across two articles today where I am going to begin my research - one is a new hotel in Vermont and the other is a Times article about transforming a bungalow into a gorgeously restored home in the Hudson Valley. Warning: the hotel is pretty outrageous and I am sure it is pissing off the Vermonters in the area (and trust me, there is a part of me that is appalled by it). However, it looks amazing and if my husband wants to take me there for Valentine's Day I would not be opposed to it (Log Cabin or Barn Cottage please). It is a splurge beyond splurges and although I do not think I will be checking in any time soon, I am happy to steal an idea or two from their cozy, country looking accommodations. Inspiration can come in any form, even from a hotel that charges up to $2,400 a night. Click here to take a peek at the hotel (and remember to breathe). Click here to read the Times article.