My Guest Bedroom

This is my guest bedroom.

I've never shown it before.

And, actually, it continues to be a "work in progress",

even though I started 10 years ago!

Do you have a room like that?

The colors are khaki and purple - yikes!

(It was my daughter's suggestion)

Maybe they aren't in style now, but 10 years ago they were,

and, well, I have just never tired of this room!

My inspiration was this pillow from T. J. Maxx.

The colors really don't photograph true to tone, but
the sheets are khaki
the spread is white matelasse
and I made the plaid bedskirt to coordinate with the pillow.



I saw this afghan in a Coldwater Creek catalogue
and thought - perfect colors!
Who'd a thunk? They sell clothing!



The bedside table is a sofa end table
with a GW tray on top.
The bowl is from a family member - over 100 years old!


The green glass lamp came from Tarjay
It is sitting on a HUGE unabridged dictionary
from the flea market.
It's a fun item!
You need me to look up a word?


Got this chair years ago at a flea market.
It has great detail, but it is just crying for some paint
so that you can SEE the detail
Can't decide ...white, cream,
distressed green, etc....
The fabric has a deep purple background.

This little needlepoint pillow fits right in with the color scheme.

OK, I can't believe I'm showing this!
This chair wants to be slipcovered...it told me so.
I haven't gotten around to it!

This quirky bedroom has 2 dormer windows.
One is decorated like this.......

And the other like this.......

(Oh, that's a French dictionary....I have a "thing" for words - evidently.)

Well, there it is.....er, uh, except for.....

I can't believe I'm showing this mess.....


See that armoire?

That's my office.

It has doors to close when we have guests,

and it looks really nice.

However, truth be told, this is its regular messy state!

I cannot tell a lie.

Recently I found this GW office chair for $10...

It says "Williams Sonoma" on the underside!

I think I'm gonna paint it black to match the armoire...

or white.....or not.......

Also, found this handy $15 chest at a yard sale

It's going to be painted, too.

I think.

I need to get some color coordination going here.

(Daughter, what do you think?)

Well, there it is....

A work in progress....

Now that I see these pics, I can see that I need to get to work!

I'm joining these parties:

Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for Met Monday

Linda at Coastal Charm for Nifty Thrifty Tuesday

Marty at A Stroll Thru Life for Tabletop Tuesday

Have a wonderful week! Blessings to you! Linda