Little Changes

I made a little update to our master bedroom over the weekend.  I needed a new coverlet/duvet/comforter for the bed because our beloved puppy had chewed a few holes in the old one, ugh.  We had been getting by with another (pale aqua) coverlet for the summer that I already had in storage.  It served it's purpose but it was a bit bright for the muted tones of the rest of the room.  This past weekend I found the perfect replacement (at least for the winter.)  I've been waiting for a bright and sunny day to photograph it in my generally already dark house but it has been grey and gloomy all week.  I gave up on the sun and decided to snap a quick peak anyway and this is what I found.



The Sweet Puppy can't manage to get herself out of the bed before noon (or sometimes 1:00, or 2:00!)  If you can look past the puppy you will see a great replacement for our bedcovering. 

It's from the Thomas O'Brien Modern Charcoal collection at Target.  It has a beautiful woven texture that adds a great subtle layer of detail to the bedroom.  It has a manly quality to it that I love too.  I like a mix of girly and masculine in my rooms and this looks and feels a bit like a well worn suit.  It's also super soft and warm to sleep under (I LOVE heavy blankets and a cool room).  It was a great deal (meaning that it was clearanced) and will get us through the upcoming cooler weather very nicely.  It will be too warm when spring roles around again so it will be back to the drawing board for me. 

Until then, I look forward to snuggling under the covers just like this.




Neither Target nor Thomas O'Brien asked for this endorsement.  I bought it, I liked it and I thought I'd share it.

Master Bedroom: a little detail

I need to share with you all the future plans and details for the Master Bedroom that I promised in the previous post.  But until then, I have another detail to show you from the room as it is today.

 

I bought this brass lily lamp many years ago at a flea market.   Not only does it had a beautiful shape/design it also hold some of my favorite books.  And no, a couple of those are not due back at the library later in the week.  I sometimes buy books from library sales.  You can find the some interesting things that way.  I do plan to invest in a new shade eventually.  In the mean time it's something that makes me happy.  What's making you happy these days?

Master Bedroom: After

 

Here it is folks, the Master Bedroom here at the Reslus Arms as it is today.  

Here's the view as you enter the bedroom.  I will say that for these photos the sheets could have been ironed but I just couldn't bring myself to do it.  The room has great hardwood floors. It also has lots of light which the rest of the house does not have.  

Here's the poster that I used for inspiration in context with the new room.  I really love this gray coverlet.  I used to have a lovely fluffy duvet that was like sleeping under a cloud, but the Husband runs HOT when he sleeps so we can only have thin layers on the bed now. 

Here's the bedside table that I finally finished painting for my Husband.  It was an interesting piece before but needed to be painted because there was already one too many stained pieces in the room.  Love the knobs from Anthropolgie.  It took a lot of sorting to find 5 knobs that were approximately the same color.

 

My Granddad made this nightstand for me when I was living in my first apartment.  It's solid cherry that he cut himself.  I had wanted to stain it and I had picked out a lovely pull for it before he gave it to me.  When I went to pick it up he had already finished it made this wooden pull that I can't for the life of me figure out how it attaches.  Of course after all these years I love it even more because he did it all and I probably would hate what I would have chosen for it all those years ago.  It's a wonderful reminder of him.

In this photo you can see the antique mahogany writing table that was one of my first furniture purchases.  I used it as the desk I worked from for a long time but now it happily lives in our bedroom.  You can also see the pelmet that I made using Jenny from Little Green Notebook's great tutorial.  Thanks again Jenny!!

 

Here's my beloved dress form.  I've had her for many years.  She makes a great holder for jewelry, pins and scarves.  She even holds the headpiece I wore in my wedding.  

Also, here's my wedding bouquet that my Super talented Mom made for me.  She made all the individual flowers out of tissue paper.  They look so amazing in person.  It makes me so happy that I can keep these an a wonderful reminder of that beautiful day.

Hope you liked the tour.  Come back tomorrow and I'll share some of the additional details that I would eventually like to add to the room.

*Okay, I have a general question about Blogger.  when I uploaded these images to Picasa they looked pretty good.  They were sharp and the color looked right too.  Now that I have put them in the blog they don't seem to look as nice.  Did I do something to my pics or did Blogger fail me?  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!