Guest Room & Treasures

It has taken a little time but our guest room has finally come together.

It all started with these pretty pictures, a gift from my cousin.
They became the inspiration for our guest room.

 

My favorite color is red and these prints have most every shade of red and pink imaginable which helped with choosing the paint color… a soft green!

The draperies came next and started out as panels in red dupioni silk but something wasn’t quite right, so they were moved to Mr. Heart’s office and look very nice there.

I kept looking,
but began to think I would never find any window treatments that I liked at a price I was willing to pay, and then I found these.  It was love at first sight…

Welcome to our downstairs guest room…

These needlepoint pictures were found while antiquing with a friend.
They were in black frames and filthy dirty but I just couldn’t walk away from these two girls!
With a good cleaning and some ASCP they turned out beautifully.

The floor lamp is very special to me.
A few years ago a friend of mine gave it to me as a gift...what a surprise!

Her grandmother passed this lamp down to her mother,
who then passed it down her.
Three generations in this family and then it was passed to me!

I was surprised, thankful and humbled to be given such a treasured piece and I will cherish it all of my days!

This sweet chair was my sisters.  She was redecorating her home and didn't need it any longer so she gave it to my mother who then gave it to me...yippee!

Mr. Heart and I purchased the dresser and chest of drawers at auction.

I did this cross stitch many years ago, it's one of my favorite Bible verses…

The draperies were such a great price that I bought extra panels.
To compliment the matelasse coverlet and shams the extra material was used to make the bed skirt and bolster pillow…

 

This side table was purchased from missionary friends who were raising funds for their call to Italy.  It is being moved to another room because I found a little something…

A friend and I visited some shops around town and one was having a clearance sale with everything marked 50% off.

I was just about to leave the area when I noticed some Carrara marble.  I couldn’t see the piece of furniture because there was a pile of stuff stacked on top of it,
so I got busy clearing everything off and I couldn’t believe my eyes! 
Well, I think I hit gold…

Here she is in her new home…

 

Preferring rooms that are collected over time, this room definitely fits the bill.

It is full of pieces that hold sentimental value,
many were purchased at auction,
and some found while antiquing…mission accomplished!
I am real happy with how it has come together.  

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