Soft Light.

Evening sun coming in from the west

and softly lighting the guest bedroom.

One of my favorite spots in our little

cottage, especially when the sun hits it.

~ Chy

After the Storm.

After a big storm, the evening light through

the windows in the guest bedroom. Love.

~ Chy

Quiet Room.

We have the sweetest guest bedroom

in the cottage. But sadly, with Covid,

no guests have been able to visit and

it doesn't appear this will change any

time soon. I'm glad our family and

friends are safe and healthy. But I do

miss have guests stay at the cottage.

One day, soon, we hope, guests again!

~ Chy

Sweet Little Guest Bedroom.

We've had a bit of laundry room plumbing

disaster, which our builder, the original

old plumber and our new plumber are all

trying to figure out. They are back today!

I won't give any details now as I'm fuming

and will put my energy in to other projects.

A project that is at least now 90% complete

 is our sweet and pretty little guest bedroom. 

It needs a dimmer switch on the light (our

electrician is coming next week), curtains

to complement the lace curtains, crown

moulding (our Fall project) and a couple

more pictures to add to the walls. I found

an amazing oval vintage print last week.

Here is the wall that needs a few more

pictures to round it out and make it full.

More books have gone in to the little house

bookcase since I took this picture yesterday.

Extra curtains and a box to hide the fittings

to hang the curtains up on. I envision a small

print, Laura Ashley style, flowing in the

wind when the windows are open. Pretty!

Do you have a sweet little guest bedroom?

Does it get used often or is just always ready?

~ Chy

Guest Room Update.

Slowly, as we live and work, we work

on making our little house in the big

woods (a.k.a. our "cottage") a comfy

and cozy abode. We add and move.

And somedays we feel like we're almost

done. Room by room, item by item.

In our guest room, we've had a fun time putting

it altogether. We've never had a dedicated room

before for guests. But with our little guy and our

dd living in the apartment we created for them in

our build, we needed a spot for him to sleep when

mama, who is a pediatric nurse, is working nights. 

It's been great fun searching for just the right

pictures and small items to hang on this wall. I

haven't decided yet if it's done or if a few more

things need to be added but we love it so far.

It's a bit too girly for him of course, though he

does tell us he sleeps really well and its comfy.

At the grand old age of almost 8, he is entitled

to his opinion and we cherish it. But we won't

be changing this room anytime soon. It will at

some point have crown moulding (all piled up

and ready to be installed) and we still need to find

just the right curtains to go over the light lace and

the blinds. We're trying to find either something

already made or fabric to create our own. A tiny

pattern or solid dark. So far, no luck but we won't

give up until this guest room is finally complete.

Do you have a guest bedroom in your home?

Is it used very often or just on occasion?

Guest Bedroom Style.

It's been a lot of fun setting up our very

first guest bedroom in our new house. 

Prior to this move, our house was always

filled with kids and guests. So we had no

extra room to house anyone who needed

a place to lay their weary head. Only a

few friends and family have had a chance

to sleep over so far, but the initial feedback

is very positive, too date. The big test

will be if my brother ever comes out to

visit us. He'a big guy and definitely not

into Teddy Bears, flowers and vintage items.

Wordless Wednesday #1.

Creating our Guest Bedroom.

Hi everyone!

Taking a break from the tragedy that has been the focal point of our country for the last few days. I know it sounds selfish, but for just a short time, I need to think about something else. The sadness is overwhelming, the sentiments heart lifting and there is more to come as we all work our way through this senseless act of violence. 

So for the next few hours, I'm spending some time Creating our Guest Bedroom. We've never had a guest bedroom as we had just enough children to fill up the bedrooms in our house. Once they began to move out, instead of designating one of the empty bedrooms for guests, we ended up creating an office so my dh could edit his films and a mini art studio space for me to lay out projects to work on. Then our eldest dd moved back home with our grandson and you can guess what happened to our extra space! Hence, the building of the new home in the country. 

We knew that living outside of our community meant that sometimes, we will end up with overnight guests. And we are hoping our boys will come to visit with their family's. Our oldest son is coming for Christmas this year and if we're in, he'll be the first to sleep in our guest bedroom. Decorating it has been in my end lately and we have decided that our "theme" is English Country Garden. Our current furniture for the room includes the following:

*we have an antique iron queen bed frame in cream

*we have an old dresser that is "shabby chic" in cream/pink

*we have the matching desk that is in cream/pink

*we have an old solid wood rocker that will be painted pink

*we have an old Jenny Lind crib that will be painted pink

*we have a small flowery lamp that is cream/pink/green

*we have a small desk lamp that is in the same shades

*we have a sweet round painting that is creams/greens

What we need to pull this room together keeps growing! So far, the list includes the following:

*bedding and a queen mattress

*two night tables

*window coverings

*a small table to sit beside the rocker

I went for a little wander through our local mall the other day and came across some sweet bedding in the Target store that just opened last year. I haven't shopped there much, just starting to explore it and was surprised to find this set. I would have thought this set would have been only found in a specialty linen or bedding store. I've now completely fallen in love with it and haven't found anything else to come close to the look we're seeking. Hope you like it!

Cream sheet set.

Will need to find a matching bed skirt.

King sized quilt to cover the bed.

I want a larger one so it hangs over the edge nicely.

Pillow shams for two pillows.

Will have two more behind in cream.

An accent pillow.

May not purchase this but took a shot in case.

The walls will be a light sage green, the trim white and the floors a warm wood tone. We may purchase an area rug to go under the bed and if so, I'd choose either a soft pink or a light brown. Once we've moved in and put this room together, I'll post the end project pictures to see how close to my vision we get! Should be fun to pull it all together. And lovely to have our guests stay with us!!

Do you have a Guest Bedroom?

If so, how did you decorate it?