Here is my guest room finally dressed out!
You know decorating a room is like dressing up...you add
some jewelry, shoes, belts and purses and you
get your look! Don't you agree?
After a long delay from Pottery Barn
who forgot to ship my order
(and they gave me a shipping refund because of it-Thank-you!)
I finally got this bedroom dressed out!
I am super happy with the pillows. The
printed pillow is from Pottery Barn and
the white shams and bed skirt are from a
local dept. store called Younkers. I loved
the edge on them and I got them at a
fraction of the cost over many other
choices I looked at.
The picture frames I had found at
T.J. Maxx but needed a print...so
I scoured art.com and finally settled
on these.
They go so well with the
frames! It was as though they had
been custom made and I'm real
happy with them!
Next to the bed is a small shaker
style accent table
(I've had from Ethan Allen for years)
I am still playing around with this.
I used this planter box to set books in.
I put the alarm clock/radio on the books
to help blend it in a bit. (It has a pull out on the
side so you can charge your iPhone or iPad-but it's very modern)
If I keep this planter box in the room I
want to lighten it's color up a bit. I want
to live with it a bit before I make any
changes. I am looking for a small but
larger table than what I have since this
little shaker piece is very limited in it's use.
The books are a collection I've
recently acquired from my Aunt's home.
She's living in assisted living now and
sold her home. These were going to be
donated so I shuffled through the pile
and selected these. Perhaps a guest
will enjoy reading some!
To the left of the bed is the dresser.
I brought in the "nest" jar that was
on a table near the kitchen to see if
it would work in here (still not sold)...the tray
and the mercury glass carafe were found
at T.J. Maxx and the small vase is
a mark down from Pottery Barn.
I'll use the vase to put fresh flowers
in when guests are staying!
Looking across the room you can see
the night stand in the corner with
my new lamp and birdcage I got
while visiting downstate recently.
The lamp is from Kirkland's but
I swapped the shade out with my
white one to keep the crisp white
look going.
The bird cage is from Home Goods
and I used a candle holder to
set the bird on that I got at a
garden center and I added moss to
dress it out. The cat was some added
whimsy (hubby picked out) from
the same garden center!
In the corner is the large armoire
that I dressed the top up
with some new finds.
The candle holders came as a set of
three but it was too much up there,
so I used the other one to be a stand for
the bird in the bird cage.
The vase was a Pottery Barn find
on mark down.
The picture is a find from Home Goods
and the small latched box is from
Kirkland's.
This basket was from Kirkland's and I grabbed it up thinking of a
few different ideas I could use it for.
I got it in my head to use it for a trash container but since it was so open
I went looking for a solid piece that I
could stick inside. I found this container
at Bed Bath and Beyond. It would also
look awesome with tall flowers in it!
(Ignore the ugly carpet....that's going to be replaced)
The bed turned out the way I wanted.
After a few tries this layout with the
pillows won!
I'm in pursuit of a throw or quilt
for the end of the bed.
I have to pay homage to my
Jiffy Steamer (J2000)....this baby is
a best friend! I was able to relax the wrinkles in the duvet cover and I used it on the bed skirt and curtains! I can't say enough good about owning this...I use it often in the laundry room to fix wrinkles in clothing! My husband was super impressed with
this unit because it is a U.S. made product and it has a complete manual with all the parts broken out and itemized in case you need a replacement part.
It's very well made and I don't expect I'll need any parts,
but it's a good thing to know it can be repaired
and won't end up in the landfill someday
just because it was a cheap import that
had no support.
Overall the room ended up with a blend of
white, blue/greens and the soft yellow walls.
I worked at keeping the bedroom furniture
in mind while choosing the "dressings" for
this room! It's easy to get sidetracked!
I hope you like it and I always love
to hear your comments!
