Black and White….LOVE it!
You’ll see that I’ve been busy with the yardsale lamps I found recently. After seeing some rub-on transfers that Manula, at Pleasures of Homemaking, found at Hobby Lobby for her white pumpkins, I got a couple of packages and went to work on beautifying these lamps and they worked like a charm. I’m still deciding on lampshades, but I’m leaning towards covering some drum shades with a black/white fabric…still to be determined and I’m looking for some inexpensive lampshades.
So, that guestroom redo is definitely in the planning stages now. I have been collecting a few things that I think are gonna look fab in there with the black/white damask. You saw the cute little pillow I found at the yardsale for $2 (down too, by the way!). Picked up 2 zebra plates at TJ Maxx for $4 a piece. And a blue pillow sham from Tuesday AM. I think it will go in front of the black/white shams and the accent pillow in front of that. I don’t think I’m gonna go overboard on pillows in here. Wall color will be similar to the pillow sham color or in between that and the blue bowl…still to be determined. 
I was browsing in an antique shop and found the pretty vintage painting for $9. Loved the colors in there & will have to find the right spot for it in the room, it’s not very big. And the aqua planter with lime green inside was a Homegoods clearance find for $5 & perfect for my color scheme of mostly aqua accents, with a smidge of lime green. This room is gonna be SO much fun to put together! Just thought you’d enjoy a sneak peek. I’m going to work on it slowly though & not get too much in a hurry. I like to let things come to me. I also snagged some original oil paintings that Grandma Eleanor did of beach scenes, so I think I’ll use those in this room.
I still don’t have the aqua chair here at my house…gonna have to work on that one with Grandma Eleanor. But I did go up into their attic and take a sneaky pic for you to see. Isn’t it the cutest? You see, she still thinks that this chair is going over to the little cottage once the work is done and that she is going to stay there for awhile. That is not the case (she’ll get to visit, but no way is she going to move in there), so I’m going to have to tiptoe around this one and not rile Grandma up over it. She was recently talking about how she is going to plant some roses over there. Oh my, the delusions of grandeur! She’s almost 90 years old and has no business trying to plant flowers over there, especially for someone else to enjoy.
I do think that eventually she’ll let me use it in my room, I just have to let this play out with the cottage and not try to rush it so my redo may take longer than I expected. I took a bunch of pics at their house, as well as more in their current attic and I’ll share those with you next. Talk about the stuff, they have got it! 
While in TJ Maxx, I couldn’t resist this big fat monogrammed mug for $4. Always need another to sip something hot from in the coming Winter. That’s me and my niece, Lauren, in the pic on my office shelves in case you are wondering.
Just a sneaky peek from me!
How fun! That room is going to be a wonderful guest room! Only your guests will never want to leave! LOL!
Thanks, Rhoda. Yes, I was using the insert link button at the top of the posting box. But the links aren’t working.
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This is going to look marvelous! French;)
I love this. It looks good so far, and I will enjoy watching your projects as they unfold!!! Those decals are great, what agood idea…must of been thought of by a woman!!
Blessings,
Debbie
It’s great to see a work in progress…I really can’t wait to see how the room comes together. I can tell it’s going to be beautiful already! I love that chair. I think I would be sneaking it out of the house while grandma was sleeping…shhhh you didn’t hear me just say that!!!
Hi Rhoda,
I’m looking forward to seeing the finished result. Love your color scheme!
The lamps look so cute! I really want to find some of those rub on transfers. I love black and white. That chair is adorable. But don’t upset Grandma!
Holy cow! I started to buy 3 of the exact same mug at TJ Maxx the other day. They had the initials I needed for my hubby, daughter and me. If they are still there when I go back, they are SO mine.
Hi Rhoda 🙂
What great stuff you found – I can’t wait to see it all come together. I really like the rub on transfers – what a great idea!
I love monograms. Ode to the power of black and white – all of it. Love it.
what a tease..now I can’t wait to see this room!!
PLease tell me you are going to paint the frame on that painting in black..please! That is a very modern pallete you have there (quite beautiful) and I dont think the gold would do it justice. Just my thoughts!
Great finds though..Ill be back soon to see if the room is done.
I love the black and white transfer on the lamp!!! The fabrics you have picked out for the guest room makeover are fabulous! I just can’t believe most of it came from garage sales!!!! We never have sales like that around here. The aqua chair is going to look amazing in there when it finally makes the trip home :o) I can’t wait to see the room come together….It will be nothing short of amazing I’m sure!!!
~Des
great black and white. I have that damask stamp and I use it all f the time!
I'm loving the b&W these days, too! You always have such interesting pieces!
It looks like you’ve had great luck in your treasure hunting, and I hope to have the same luck, and can’t wait to see how it turns out.
I’d like to tell you that I tagged you, and I chose you because of the inspiration I’ve gotten from you.
Thanks Rhoda,for being around!
You have been busy. I love that you wait to put a room together until you have found many of your treasures. It’s such a great example that we don’t have to always “impulse buy” to be a happy shopper. Sometime the thrill of the hunt, and then the “score” is the best thing of all. 🙂
My Goodness Rhoda…I’m wanting you to start telling me how you are going to control a 90 year old Grandma and if you’re successful, I’ll try it out on my 94 (yesterday) year old father who thinks he may like to go sky diving…because Prez George (Senior) did. Yeah. Right.
hugs
Sandi
I cant wait to see it all together! 🙂
I can’t wait to see your guest room make-over. Love the direction you’re going!
I can’t wait to see the final product! It’s gonna look great. I think the aqua color is a perfect color for you!