I love Pottery Barn.............I love browsing through the catalogs, I love searching the website, and I adore shopping in their stores.
Their style is my style. I love an eclectic, collected look, mixing the new with the old. I get inspiration seeing the way they set up rooms and displays, doing just that. Being an antique dealer means I always have an assortment of collected items just waiting for their next location.
If you have been following our blog, you'll know that I have been working on my Master Bedroom Makeover for quite some time. Take a look at these posts. Since I'm doing it on a budget, using some of what I already have, and only adding or replacing what I really need to, it is taking me a while to get it right. I never just go out and purchase "a new look." What fun would that be? I love to try using what I already have (sometimes I steal from other rooms).
That said.........Karli took me to a Pottery Barn store just before Christmas and I finally found the bedding I had dreamed of for our bedroom. I found their Pick-Stitch Quilt and Pillow Shams in white to be exactly the look and feel I wanted...... washable cotton with the look of a vintage quilt, yet stitched in a more modern design. They were on sale so they went home with me. The weight of this quilt is perfect too. I could not be happier.
I am still trying to figure out what I want at the end of the bed, (a throw or quilt) but I have not found it yet. The final reveal of the Master Bedroom is yet to come.
But, I am moving on to a new look for the top of the armoire. It used to look like this........
After the new gray paint, I changed it to the style shown in the picture below. I was trying to add some white, going for a more feminine look. This was OK but it really wasn't right with the more Arts and Crafts look of the armoire.
We'll call this Look #1: Shabby White Frames
Now for some new "Pottery Barn Inspired Looks." I am taking things from other parts of the house and "trying" them out on the top of the armoire.....trying to get that "Pottery Barn" look.
Look #2: Ceiling Tin
Look #3: Framed Driftwood
Look #4: Framed Metal
Look #5: Vintage Landscapes
I actually love several of these "looks" and I am having a difficult time deciding which one is best.
I could use your help! What do you think? Leave me a comment and let me know which you like best. One winner will be chosen at random on February 1st to receive a $20 Pottery Barn gift card.*** (UPDATE---the winner was selected on February 1, 2014. The drawing is now closed)
To play off the yellow that I've been loving, we purchased a large yellow rug from IKEA. I love the pop of color it adds to the room! It makes you not notice the bad carpet as much...or at least that's what I tell myself. :)
The next thing I did was add two mirrors. I hung them behind each of our side tables. I love how they bounce the light around the room! They also add some weight to the otherwise large, overbearing wall.
We also added the yellow throw. We keep it on the foot board, because it's really just for looks.
Porter decided to take a snooze during the middle of this photoshoot. I can't blame him.
We also got a close-out Sleep Number Bed under those covers. We can both have our own firmness now and we're sleeping better!
There are things I still want to do to this room. First, I'd like a larger sitting chair over in the corner where the small black wood chair is (something I can look for at flea markets this summer). I'd also like to replace the baseboards with the large white ones we used on the main floor. Obviously carpet is on my list too, but that will be quite a ways down the road. And looking at these photos makes me think I need some larger pillows behind the white ones on the bed. There's always something to do!
Here's to another year of style (and better sleep too!) ~Karli
Love participating the Thrifty Decor Chick's Before and After Parties! Here's to many more!
I'm dying to decorate with indigo (or navy or dark blue--whatever you prefer to call it). When I received my Pottery Barn catalog this week...that sealed the deal!
I have some ideas in my mind on how I'll do this. It needs to be in a room with enough light, so it doesn't feel like a cave. It needs to have a good amount of white accents, trim or furniture. I also think it would look great with subway tile. Any guesses as to which room I'm contemplating?
What I'm loving so much about navy is that it is so many things. It is warm and cozy. It is traditional but totally modern now. It is moody and serene at the same time. And it doesn't have to be "coastal" or "nautical" at all.
So if you haven't already guessed, I think I'm going to use navy paint in our guest bathroom. We have subway tile in the shower area. The floors aren't my favorite right now, but I still think we can work with them. The toilet and vanity need to go though, so if we tear those out we may as well do the floors too.
This next picture is really what did it for me. I LOVE the mix of wood, brushed nickel, white, navy and little pops of yellow. It is beautiful (although a slightly darker shade than I'll probably pick). Since we don't want to tile up the walls, I am planning an easy faux wainscoting in white.
