Ideas for a Teenage Girl's Bedroom Inspired by ~ P O T T E R Y B A R N

My beautiful daughter Grace and I spent hours on the internet, more specifically on Pinterest, looking for inspiration to redecorate a teenage girl's bedroom, and let me tell you it was exhausting!!! So much to choose from regarding gorgeous rooms, but the style that kept recurring in our search of what we liked best is that of Pottery Barn. On one hand, who doesn't like Pottery Barn? And on the other...not everyone can afford their beautiful bedding and furnishings, including us. Naturally the next best thing to do was to let PB be our inspiration. We loved the bright florals along with the clean color and lines of the furnishings,  So right at the end of August Grace picked out her bedding, and after Thanksgiving she and I painted over the old purple strips with a soothing blue color from Benjamin Moore aptly named Crystal Blue. I was so proud of Grace picking such a pretty color...she gets all kinds of kudos for the color choice!

Here is how Grace's room has been painted since she was age four...ten years ago. Gosh that went fast! 

Yeah I think she was ready for a fresh updated look. 

The following pics contain some ideas we would like to incorporate into Grace's new bedroom design.

I love all of the bookshelves around the bed and the idea of decorative baskets under the bed. Lord knows teen girls need lots of storage! 

  What got my attention in this next room is the stencil or decal work around the window. We opted on white shutters instead of any curtains or drapes, so this idea would really work great in Grace's room.

 Pottery Barn

Another Pottery Barn item we fell in love with is this adorable furry desk chair. And guess what...I found one just like it at Home Goods for only $79!!!

So away went the hot pink and distressed painted furniture, and covered all of it in a crisp white. The four poster bed was a ReStore score for only $24, the bedding is from Macy's and the faux window shutters are from Home Depot. The cute little "G" pillow was a fun find at the Christmas Tree Shop.

This is a pretty good start but we still need to finish her desk area. Since Grace is so into art, I'd like for her to create a gallery wall of her framed artwork next to the closet, which is just opposite of the foot of the bed. We did pick up some fun items to organize her desk area over the past weekend.

Hoping to wrap this project up soon so Grace can really enjoy her new space. Then it is on the much needed laundry room makeover.

Wishing you a great rest of your day and don't forget to stop by tomorrow evening for our 101st Share Your Style link party. The fun starts at 7pm EST!

XO

The Story of Our Front Foyer ~ from 2010 to 2016

Hi Y'all and welcome to our foyer. Wow I cannot believe how many years I have been blogging and just how much things have changed in our home, decor wise, since my first post. One area of our home which has really seen a lot in the way of metamorphosis is the front entry. I suppose I have spent time on this space because it is the place where our guests are first greeted. So let me take you on a little trip down memory lane...

Back in 2010 our entry was painted in a color called Deep Swimming Pool. Pretty bold for me but I really loved the cool color. Unfortunately it didn't go with very much of anything else in our home. I also had an undying wish from the time we moved in to add wainscoting underneath the chair rail, and Mr. Rosemary Lane longed for a yellow color on the walls somewhere in the house.

So in 2011 I we both finally got our wish with white wainscoting and a wall color called Philadelphia Cream by Benjamin Moore.

We swapped the large buffet with a smaller white cabinet we had in the kitchen. Along with a couple of roadside finds a pained mirror and lamp, the entry received a new look. 

In 2012 my little Antibes green chair joined the arrangement...

...and so there it remained in 2013...

...and in 2014. Then we moved the white cabinet to the dining room and I brought a cedar trunk  down from an upstairs bedroom to replace it. Also a large mirror was brought back and a shelf was added above the mirror.

Then in early 2015 I painted the white wainscoting over using Navajo White and the yellow was painted over with Wheeling Neutral, both paints from Ben Moore. I purchased a large arched mirror from the Christmas Tree Shop and decided to bring back the buffet from the kitchen. The two were paired together just under the wall shelf.

This autumn the only real change I made was to switch up the lamp and add a pretty fall pillow from Pier One to the little Antibes green chair.

However there is one more change pending and I think it is going to make a huge difference in the overall look of our foyer. Can you guess what it is??? I think you may already know!

Hope to be sharing it with you at some point next week. 

In the meantime wishing you all a fabulous fall weekend!!!

XO

Mirror Mirror on the Guest Bedroom Wall

A couple months ago I was shopping in the Christmas Tree Shop and came across this pretty iron scrolled mirror. It was fairly heavy and even though I was in the Christmas Tree Shop where things are usually pretty reasonable, I was thinking that this may be a wee bit more than most of their regular items.

Then I looked at the back to check out the price and much to my surprise there it was, only $29.99.

SOLD!

Not really having a plan as to where to put it, I left it in the guest bedroom for safe keeping.

A few days later I went back to the bedroom to get the mirror so to try it in another room, when it struck me that the mirror with its greenish patina, would be perfect right where it is, in the guest bedroom. I began to play with it a little and finally decided the best spot for it was between the twin beds where I originally had a much smaller mirror. Now all I need to find is a nightstand that is a little wider so it compliments the width of the mirror.

The new mirror immediately brightened up the wall and the entire room. Now I am kind of kicking myself that I didn't pick up a second mirror because when my sister Kim saw it hanging in the guest bedroom, well she just flipped for it.  

Keeping my fingers crossed that I find another one like this or something similar for my sweet sista!

XO

Share Your Style Spring Blog Hop ~ A Garden Tablescape

Hi Everyone and welcome to day one of the Share Your Style team's Spring Blog Hop! 

First I want to thank Sherry of No Minimalist Here for brainstorming this super spring hop idea, and Debra of the blog Common Ground for taking the lead in making the hop happen. I am so thrilled to be part of the SYS team and this beautifully inspired blog hop.

Despite the fact that we here in the northeast had recently received another 6+ inches of snow from mother nature, I decided to create a spring inspired table for you all to enjoy. So just imagine the birds chirping, the flowers blooming, and bunnies hoping down the ol' bunny trail, because both Easter, and hopefully spring too, are on their way!

Since blue is the predominant color in our dining room, I thought it would be nice to pair it with some bright yellow accents to help bring in a springtime theme. The pretty yellow and green linen runner I picked up a few years back at Williams Sonoma became the perfect jumping off point for my tablescape's color scheme.

The bunny napkin rings I just rediscovered as I was cleaning out our home office for it's big makeover. They were given to me by my dear friend Pegs and are the inspiration for this tablescape.

 Green stemware paired with cobalt blue water glasses are reminiscent of the newly green grass and brilliant blue skies of spring.

And tulips (my favorite flower)...lots and lots of tulips were added to the dining room.

At a quick glance the bright yellow botanicals look as if they are growing right up out of the table!

There is the classic mix of blue and white plates.

And the addition of a hurricane glass with candle surrounded by a mixture of spring colors serve as a sweet centerpiece.

 I hope you enjoyed my tablescape and maybe found some inspiration or even an idea or two you can incorporate into your spring or Easter table setting.

Thank you so much for stopping by and Happy Spring to you all!

XO

Make sure to head on over to check out the wonderful creativity of the beautiful blogs being featured tomorrow. 

 The Vintage Nest   

The Essence Of Home  

 Northern Nesting

Be sure not to miss any of the fabulous Share Your Style bloggers during our three day spring inspired blog hop.

Sherry @ No Minimalist Here   

Debra @ Common Ground 

Barbara @ 21 Rosemary Lane

Lynn @ The Vintage Nest   

Kelly @ The Essence Of Home  

Martina @ Northern Nesting

Ron @ Uptown Acorn   

Amanda @ Dixie Delights

And remember to stop back on Wednesday at 7pm/6pm central for the Share Your Style link party where you can link up spring inspired projects, vignettes, crafts and yummies. Both old posts and new are welcome.

See you at the party!!!

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