Serene

That was the word that came to my mind, when I decided on a wall color for my new master bedroom.

Well, new to me anyway.

You see, when I bought this house, there was an upstairs master and a downstairs nightmare area that could be used as a bedroom. I didn't want Annie downstairs in the dungeon and she didn't want to be down there either, so I took it and made it my little hideaway.

It turned out pretty nice.

Well, it looked nice anyway.

It was COLD.

Which is great in the summer, but not so much in the winter.

I put a lot of miles on the plug in electric heater.

So when Annie decided to move out, I thought about the cold.

I also thought about the fact that I'm almost 50 and going up and down the stairs as I get even older.

And I thought about the fact that it's probably safer to be on the first floor.

Silly as it seems, it wasn't an easy decision, but one night when it was 15 degrees outside, I came to the conclusion that it was probably for the best.

Since I've never shared it, I'll bet you're curious what Annie's room looked like.

If you have a teenager, you won't be shocked.

If you don't, prepare yourself.

Now imagine that with 20 piles of clothes in all directions.

I'm happy to tell you that her decorating taste has much improved and her apartment is lovely.

In fact, she's an old fashioned girl at heart, like her mother, and her friends say it looks like a little old lady decorated it.

They even gave her a bowl filled with hard candy for guests.

The apple really didn't fall far from the tree ;)

Anywho, 

Back to the color.

As I mentioned, I wanted something serene and as much as I love yellow, I craved something different.

Did I want a soft green?

Maybe blue?

Maybe a mix of both.

When I was at the hardware store, looking at Behr paints, I came across a group of colors called the Cottage Collection and the color that grabbed me was called Seaglass.

Perfect!

I got home and went straight to work, painting the whole room, ceiling and all, with this magical color.

I couldn't believe how much brighter the room looked.

It really changed the entire feeling.

Ahhh... so much better.

I still have some work to do, like maybe getting different drapes, and new bedding, but for now, I'm happy.

One of the perks is not having to do my makeup downstairs anymore.

Not to mention the view.

The antique dresser below lived in Annie's room and like a typical kid, she abused the top with water marks.

It was given a quick sanding and polishing and it turned out good as new.

So, that's it for now.

I still need to work on my old room, which is now the guest room and I'd better hurry.

Annie is coming to visit on Monday and Alex is coming to visit with his fiancé at the end of this month... yikes!

Back to the decorating grindstone ;)

xo

rue

Catch up

Since my computer went down right before the holidays, I though I'd catch you up on the goings on here.

Christmas was lovely.

But it was Annie's last Christmas living at home, so it was also bittersweet.

I acquired a vintage roaster from the 50s, just in time to make a beautiful turkey for Christmas dinner.

It worked!

Browned that puppy right up and happened to be the best turkey I've ever made :)

Who gets excited about a roaster?

This girl!

We went on a couple of ghost town trips (which I'll post about later).

And there's been a few projects around here, like putting the kitchen door back where it belongs...

and a few other things ;)

All of which i'll get into detail about later.

I'd get into it now but, you'd be here awhile, so you have to wait ;)

Be back soon!

xo

rue

Love my chenille

Awhile back I was in a junk shop (big shock, I'm sure ;) ) and as I was looking through a bunch of blankets and pillows from the 1980s, I came across a chenille bedspread. 

It was white with pink, green and yellow accents and my heart skipped a beat.

I'd been looking for the perfect one for my bedroom and this was just too good to be true.

It didn't have a size and it didn't have a price tag.

Would it fit?

How much was it?

With anticipation and hope in my heart, I went up to the shop owner and asked.

She told me it was a queen (Perfect!) and that it was 50 dollars, but because I had purchased some other things before and because there was a couple of tiny holes in it, that I could have it for 25. 

I practically threw the money at her and ran out of the shop lol

In reality, I thanked her so much you would have thought she had given me a priceless antique.

Well, maybe it's not an antique, but it is old and besides, it's priceless to me ;)

Before I take it off my bed for the cooler months, I thought I'd show it off.

Sorry about the rumples, but Bubba kept playing around on it, before I took the pictures, and every time I tried to smooth it out, he thought it was a game :)

Here it is kind of smoothed out...

I know no one makes their bed like this anymore, but this is how these covers are supposed to be used.

Besides, I don't really do anything like anyone else, now do I? ;)

See how the design matches up as it goes over the pillows?

I LOVE it!

And so does Bubba ;)

In fact, every time I make my bed in the morning, I'm still doing a little happy dance :)

Have you finally found something you've been looking for recently, that makes your heart skip a beat?

xo

rue

PS 

I've been busy catching up with all of you, but it's taking awhile, so please have patience with me. 

I will get there. 

I promise :)

Three years

It took me over three years to decide on a paint color for my bedroom.

 I have no idea why.

I've never had that problem before this house. In fact, I can usually walk into a room and know exactly what I want, but for whatever reason this room, more than any other, stumped me.

Maybe because it was yet another room painted brown?

Ugh.... what was with those people?

I thought about painting it white for awhile and then I vacillated between different shades of green and yellow. In fact, I painted one wall yellow, but I hated it, because it was just too bright and oddly enough made the room seem darker. 

That yellow wall stayed that way for a long time.

You can see it in this picture from when I started painting the room about a week ago:

Then I bought two cans of green, but I just couldn't commit to it.

I wanted my bedroom to be bright and cheerful, since it's a downstairs room (think basement) without a lot of light and I realized I just needed to find the 'right' yellow.

Did you know that yellow is one of the hardest colors to get right?

Trust me, it is.

One day, while shopping for something else at the hardware store, I found it.

THE yellow.

Finally, after all that time, I was able to commit to a color and I started painting it as soon as I could.

Here it is at the halfway point:

Now, it's finally finished and painted Whisper Yellow by Behr :)

Now for the tour......

This is one of my grandpa's childhood dressers:

My mom needlepointed this pillow for me, when I was a kid.

My great grandparent's cedar trunk:

The view I wake up to in the morning:

The other one of my grandpa's dressers:

An antique bed that my mom picked up years ago:

This is the matching side table to the dressers, a 1930s alarm clock, and my favorite flowers:

This side table is actually a chamber pot holder:

No, I don't use it!

I'm not THAT crazy.

Original 1930s lighting:

Looking towards the 'vanity room', you can see the pink and yellow go pretty well together :)

Gloria, here's that screen you asked about ;)

And that's it!

I have to admit, it was worth the wait, but I'm thrilled it's finally done :)

xo

rue

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