Just in case you’re over the steady stream of holiday images (although, I confess, I rarely tire of Christmas images until around December 26th) I thought I would follow up with a post I have published some months ago regarding my love of blue and white rooms…
Not too many months ago I posted about how I had always wanted a blue and white room {HERE}. Many of you suggested that I “just do it” (in the words of Nike). Well, as luck would have it a good friend of mine remodeled her home and had decided that her guest room needed a king sized bed instead of the queen that it was furnished with. She asked if I’d like her ‘gently used’ duvet cover and pillow shams (the cover and shams were like new!).
I jumped at the opportunity to take her up on her offer. Son #2 had just moved into a new apartment and the room was ready for a little face lift—especially one that wasn’t going to cost an arm and a leg. The existing quilt, a soft yellow and brown toile from Pottery Barn fit inside the blue and white duvet cover and I had a blue and white stripe fabric piece laying around that I could cover the little French chair with, as well as the 2 small accent pillows.
Part of the blue and white set was a table cloth out of the same fabric for a round pedestal table however the room is small and the nightstands that flank the bed work very well. So I decided to use the fabric from the table cloth to provide welting for the chair and for a flange on the small accent pillows that sit in front of each of the pillow shams.
You can see the stripe I am planning on putting on the accent pillows and chairs right after Christmas.
The walls are painted a taupe color by Behr called Toffee Crunch in an eggshell finish (to be honest, when the room was painted I was not really happy with the glossier finish of “eggshell” but I’ve learned to like it fine).
I had a frame in the garage that had been used in the dining room and it was a standard size so I bought a mirror for the frame and hung it on the long wall in that room. I believe when Son #1 and his lovely wife visit from Austin they will appreciate an extra mirror to use for make-up application (for D-I-L) or for getting dressed. I hung some blue and white plates on either side, just to tie in the blue and white theme.
A dear friend knew I needed a dust ruffle (the existing one was pale yellow and ivory mini-check) and volunteered to make one for me for my birthday—thank you Gretchen, you can’t know how excited I am about this! So, after wishing for a blue and white room I finally have one.
Dreams do come true! 🙂
Gretchen said:
I love it! It came together beautifully. Can’t wait to se it in person.
Karen said:
You will think it looks complete, thanks to your dust ruffle.
Thank you, thank you!
Karen
Gretchen said:
Spell check apparently isn’t working – that was supposed to be “see.”
Linda Coble said:
Karen,
The room looks fantastic! It looks so complete now and I love the color. I can’t wait to see it in person when I visit in January.
Great job!
Linda
Karen said:
Linda,
Thanks! You have always done such a beautiful job with accessorizing—I may need to consult you on a couple of details in the blue and white guest room when you visit in January.
Karen
Carol Sullivan said:
Wow! The room looks great. I love the plates on both sides of the mirror. You have a talent for making a lot out of a little.
Karen said:
Carol,
Thanks so much for your part in helping me realize my dream of a blue and white room!
Thanks for stopping by GHP for a little visit.
Karen
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Brenda said:
A picture of the completed room would be nice…