TA DA!

The quilt at the foot of the bed is the one my Grandma Carlsen made for my wedding. I remember she called this color "orchid." This is the back, the front is a turquoise/orchid plaid with orchid ties. I didn't realize until I was done with the room that this quilt matched so well. I'm happy that I can use it in this room. You can read more about my Grandma and her blankets here.

The dresser and stacking tables came from Rich's great Aunt Earleen's home in Eureka.

As I was gathering decorations for this room, I started to have something of a "bird" theme. So I just went with it. Maybe if you make the pictures bigger you can see the birds. Hey! This could be a game ~ see if you can find the eleven (Laura's favorite number!) birds in this room. In fact, I'll make it a giveaway ~ first person to identify the eleven birds gets a copy of my husband's new book coming out in April!

I got this cute board at Hobby Lobby and I just put some of my favorite sunset pictures in it.

My attempt at making a "bird" pillow (that's one of the eleven) It kind of reminds me of the partridge on "The Partridge Family" TV series. How old are you?

I love that I found this scrapbook paper in purple with the chair and then I added the birds and framed it. I found the black and white plates at Planted Earth ~ they have awesome "flea market" finds as well as flowers and jewelry.

Cool frame from Hobby Lobby in which I placed our family picture from Christmas and the "zip up team" (my gkiddies in their Christmas zip-up footie pjs) I am bugged when I look at this picture with the light switches! The one in the middle goes to the closet light, why they didn't put it opposite the other one by the closet door is a mystery only a contractor would know.

Some birds on the dresser . . .

Since I took the dresser/mirror that were in the Americana room, I brought back (from the storage room) this wonderful dressing table (that matches the bedroom set in the Teddy Bear room but doesn't fit in there with the crib) and the mirror that goes over it.

So I just put a full-length mirror in the Teddy Bear room



Name That Room!

I have given my guest rooms names which I put in vinyl letters on the door:

This room has furniture from my Mom and quilts and accessories from Rich's Mom, thus the name.

And now what to name my new guest room? I started out thinking I would just call it the "black and white" room, but then I added purple and birds. So then I thought the "tweet suite?" Or maybe the "orchid" room since that's what my Grandma called the color. Michael suggested the "west wing" ~ get it? WING - birds have wings ~ and it is on the west end of the house.

Feel free to cast your vote or give other ideas. I still need to paint the door before I get the vinyl lettering.