Sneak Peek - Vignettes in the Middle Bedroom

Just when I tell you I still like an all white environment, here's a little infusion of aqua and blue...

My furniture and all the foundation pieces in the room are still going white, but I decided to have a little fun with the accessories. I'm putting bird & garden things in this room for now. Of course, they can all be easily swapped out if I feel the need for change.

Everything in the photo above was found at a thrift store, except the aqua pot on top of the books. It was a gift years ago from my MIL.

The vintage garden books, bird cage and alabaster bird were all thrifted. The gate picture frame was found years ago in a garage sale. The wood trellis was bought in a "real store" years ago. 

The watercolor print was a thrift store find, as was the aqua saucer on which the faux greenery in the painted terra cotta pot is sitting.

This wall art is all from thrift stores. It has been revised with homemade plaster paint.

The butterflies have just the faintest touch of aqua blue. 
All they needed were to have the frames painted and distressed a bit. 

I still have plenty to do in this room; curtains to hang, a headboard project, a French chest of drawers and chair to paint some shade of white, not to mention bedding. I did buy some new white sheets...and a French linen curtain. Maybe next weekend I'll have more progress to show you!

Word for the Day:
Matthew 6:25-34
“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? ...

Possibly Linking With
Sunday
http://www.twiggstudios.com/	Sunday Show-off Link Party
http://www.findingsilverpennies.com	Silver Pennies Sundays
Monday
http://boogieboardcottage.blogspot.com/	Masterpiece Monday
http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/	Make it Pretty Monday
http://modvintagelife.blogspot.com/	Mod Mix Monday
http://www.maisondepax.com/	Give Me the Goods Monday
Tuesday
http://www.knickoftimeinteriors.blogspot.com/	Vintage Inspiration Tuesday
http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/	Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
http://cedarhill-ranch.com/	The Scoop
http://www.whitelacecottage.com/	The Scoop
http://farmhouseporch.blogspot.com/	The Scoop
http://www.astrollthrulife.net/	Inspire Me Tuesday
http://cityfarmhouse.com/	Inspiration Exchange Linky Party
Wednesday
http://savvysouthernstyle.net/	Wow Us Wednesday
http://www.timewashed.com/	Blissfully White Wednesday
http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com/	What’s it Wednesday
http://lavendergardencottage.blogspot.com	Cottage Style Party
http://www.greenwillowpond.com/	What We Accomplished Wednesday
Thursday
http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/	Thursday Open House Party
http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/	Time Travel Thursday
http://frommyfrontporchtoyours.blogspot.com/	Treasure Hunt Thursday
http://www.jannolson.blogspot.com/	Share Your Cup Thursday
http://www.commonground-do.com	Be Inspired
Friday
http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/	Feathered Nest Friday
http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/	Frugal Friday
http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/	Fabulously Creative Friday
http://www.commonground-do.com
http://vintageinteriorblogs.com/	Weekend
Saturday
http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/	Party Junk
http://too-much-time.com/	Get Schooled Saturday

Bedside Table & Lamp Revision x 2

Just in case you wondered if I really AM working on a middle bedroom - the answer is YES. 

The middle bedroom that somehow in my head seemed like a project I could whip out in a couple of weekends has turned into a much longer project. I've endured loads of complications and multiple furniture moving sessions, much to my dismay.

BUT, now that I've sufficiently whined, I DO have a few vignettes in the room.  I actually have some finished projects that turned out well enough to show you, so...

Here are the before photos, and if you remember, I purchased one lamp at Walmart years ago, and the other at a thrift store just a couple of years ago. 

I always liked the faux hand-rubbed antique bronze finish, but had not used them in a while. 

After about the fourth design direction for this bedroom fell through for whatever reason, I decided just to get this room finished using mostly things I had around the house already.

Two iron side tables - a bit small for my tastes, but the right scale for the room and bed placement.

They were the original camel painted finish in which I found them at Ross about 6 years ago. I just used a can of white Rustoleum satin spray paint to update them for my new room.

Since my plan is to use a variety of whites from pure bright white to dirty antique whites and greiges, it worked.

I have a sort of garden/bird theme developing in there, so this looks a bit like garden furniture.

The lamps got a greige and antique white plaster of paris paint treatment, followed by a light sanding.

I've seen things in stores that look just like this, so I'm pleased. Mine were basically free. 

I'd purchased two lampshades at Walmart months ago, not knowing where I'd use them, just that I would. They worked perfectly. They're a white-on-white embroidered pattern from Better Homes and Gardens brand. I think they look more expensive than the price I paid - I know it was under $10 per shade.

So now, I have two matching bedside tables and lamps to use in my garden/bird-inspired room. 

That makes moving the chest of drawers and bed for the THIRD time just a little easier to take. 

And it feels SO good to have at least TWO things turn out like I imagined it  in my mind's eye. 

More coming soon!

WORD FOR THE DAY:

Job 29:2-4

2 “Oh, that I were as in the months of old,
as in the days when God watched over me,
3 when his lamp shone upon my head,
and by his light I walked through darkness,
4 as I was in my prime,when the friendship
of God was upon my tent...

Linking With
Sunday
http://www.twiggstudios.com	Sunday Show-off Link Party
http://www.niftythriftythings.com/	Nifty Thrifty Sunday
http://www.bystephanielynn.com	Sunday Showcase Party
Monday
http://betweennapsontheporch.net	Metamorphosis Monday
http://modvintagelife.blogspot.com	Mod Mix Monday
http://westfurniturerevival.blogspot.com	Revival Monday
http://boogieboardcottage.blogspot.com/	Masterpiece Monday
http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com	Make it Pretty Monday
Tuesday
http://www.knickoftimeinteriors.blogspot.com/	Vintage Inspiration Tuesday
http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/	Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
http://www.cedarhill-ranch.com/	The Scoop
http://farmhouseporch.blogspot.com/	The Scoop
http://www.astrollthrulife.net/	Inspire Me Tuesday
http://cityfarmhouse.com/	Inspiration Exchange Linky Party
Wednesday
http://www.timewashed.com	Blissfully White Wednesday
http://restoreinteriors.blogspot.com/	Restored it Wednesday
http://savvysouthernstyle.net/	Wow Us Wednesday
http://www.notjustahousewife.net/	Show Me What Ya Got
http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com/	What’s it Wednesday
http://lavendergardencottage.blogspot.com	Cottage Style Party
http://www.greenwillowpond.com/	What We Accomplished Wednesday
http://www.thethriftyhome.com/	Penny Pinching Party
Thursday
http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/	Under $100 Link Party
http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/	Transformation Thursday
http://staceyembracingchange.blogspot.com/	Inspired Creations
http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/	Thursday Open House Party
http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/	Time Travel Thursday
http://www.jannolson.blogspot.com/	Share Your Cup Thursday
Friday
http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/	Feathered Nest Friday
http://www.missmustardseed.blogspot.com/	Furniture Feature Friday
http://redoux.blogspot.com/	Friday Redoux Link Party
http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/	Frugal Friday
http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com	Vintage Inspiration Friday
http://www.remodelaholic.com/	Fridays on Remodelaholic
http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/	Fabulously Creative Friday
http://chiconashoestringdecorating.blogspot.com/	Flaunt it Friday
http://vintageinteriorblogs.blogspot.com/	Weekend
Saturday
http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/	Saturday Nite Special
http://too-much-time.com	Get Schooled Saturday
http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/	Show and Tell Saturday