My Little Suburban Cottage: June 2014

WELCOME~

Growing up in a small town, we didn't have housing developments. What we had were streets lined mostly with trees and homes built by individuals. I remember when a small housing development began across town and I couldn't help but think how weird it was that a bunch of mostly identical homes were being built so close to each other... it was stark,ugly, and made me uncomfortable. I remember thinking I'd never live in a housing development..I'd always be in my own unique space. I was very young and I was very wrong. I didn't end up in a sunny cottage on the edge of town or a small farm out in the boonies.. I have landed in a house that's just like every 4th or 5th house in a housing development in small town suburbia. I realized that regardless of where you are..or what cookie cutter home one lives in, there are a buh-zillion and one ways to make it your own. From my own little suburban *cottage* you will find me posting anything from cooking to sewing to flower watching.. people watching, short stories, poetry, rants, raves and anything else you can imagine~ Please stay awhile, explore all little parts of my life. You may find your self, laughing, rolling your eyes, disgusted, inspired, aggravated, happy, ect ect ect..

Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing in my joy~

Monday, June 9, 2014

Master bedroom and bathroom

One of my favorite rooms in my house is the master bedroom. Its calm, with a touch of color. It's perfectly suburban cottage. There are details I need to add, but those come naturally as I see things or as things find me.. lol.

First up is my fave element in the bedroom

4 vintage 1960's quilted squares framed and then placed in a larger frame. I got the quilt squares from a cutter quilt I found on ebay. I used almost the entire quilt in other ways and i will show you what I did later, but these 4 framed pics are by far my fave. They are 12x12 in Hobby Lobby frames. I found the frames at HL for 19.99 each plus 50% off, but they were a very ugly brown ( and I love brown!).. so a few coats of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint In Old White and a few waxes later.. wah-la!

Then the bedding.

The folded quilt at the foot of the bed and 3 Euro shams are Pottery Barn from a few years ago.

The linen diamond stitch top quilt and shams are Pottery Barn 2013

The sleigh bed is Ethan Allen from several years ago. The 2 bedside tables are from craigslist as well as the chest at the end of the bed.. they looked different when I got them. Again, with the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint they are now extremely cool.

(Thats Teddy, my tiny Shih Tzu^^^^)

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Before pics of side and end tables

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YAY! ASCP in Old White

The runners you see are from eBay. they cost 3.65 per 1/2 yard. You can find it by searching for vintage_mkt. Moda French Toweling Panier De Fleur Flax w/Cream & Red Borders. I measured out what I needed and ordered one single pc and then cut it to size for each piece of furniture..I hemmed the ends myself.