I have a confession: I hate my bedroom.  It's the only room in the house (except the back bathroom, but who's counting) that hasn't been painted since we moved in.  It's full of all of the things that would fit very well in a master closet, if only old houses had master closets - wrapping paper and amps (doesn't everyone have an amp in their master closet?) and guitars and boxes of random cords that Brian assures me we really do need.  One wall is painted two colors that have been considered and rejected.  The rest of the room is a No Man's Land of dirty elementary school beige.  It also houses mismatched furniture, the dog with his cedar-filled giant hamster/dog bed, nd the pictures we keep meaning to hang.  Also, the desktop computer is balanced on tv trays in the corner.  Hard to imagine why I don't love it, isn't it?  

We have such good intentions.  We keep talking about colors and furniture and making plans in the budget, but then something comes up (something always comes up), like babies who need hypoallergenic gold-based formula, and we never get around to it.  And truthfully, we just haven't made it a priority.  In the meantime, we just keep the door closed and only go in there to sleep.  Meanwhile the kids' rooms and the rest of the house have been painted and decorated, and are generally more comfortable than our room.  So this Christmas, we have decided our room is our gift to each other.  We will not rest until our bedroom is no longer embarrassing.

Of course our budget is smaller than our vision.  Isn't that always how it goes?  So give me your best organizing and decorating on a budget tip.  I need whatever help I can get.