Guest Bedroom Dressed Out!

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!