Ikea bedroom furniture.... I really want you!

I'm getting itchy feet to change my bedroom furniture. At the moment, I have a large antique pine wardrobe with matching bedside cabinets, and a few other pieces (such as my dressing table) that I've literally owned since I was eight years old. It's grey and white MDF nastiness that was really cool in the 80's but definitely should not be seen in 2011! Retro chic it isn't!

I don't mind the pine stuff too much, but it's not to my taste any more. Needless to say, my bedroom is WAY overdue for a makeover! I think I've been putting it off as one of those "next year" jobs  but now it's really playing on my mind and I hate having to look at it. To be honest the room embarrasses me!

My dream bedroom looks a lot like this.... light, airy and peaceful with lots of book storage ;)

image from IKEA's website

I already have a cream coloured wrought iron bed and feel like brightening up the room with some white furniture. I LOVE the Bramley range from Laura Ashley:

Sadly, the Laura Ashley furniture is too far out of my price range but I've had my eye on IKEA's Hemnes range of (white) bedroom furniture for a while now. I recently went to IKEA with my friends Gemma and Amy, and seeing the range in person has just made me want it even more! Do any of you guys have this range of bedroom furniture? Would you recommend it?

 

What does your dream bedroom look like?

xx

**Photos from Laura Ashley and IKEA**