I’ve been friends with Ruby for many years now. She is a Bible study teacher and mentor to me and I love her dearly. She is a breast cancer survivor and has had a rough couple of years. She and I have had a lot of fun decorating over the years and I’ve helped her in several rooms of her house and when I left for Birmingham going on 6 years ago, she had done her room in reds and golds, that were so very popular back then.
But, it’s time for change and Ruby was craving something lighter and brighter in her traditional styled bedroom. She found the color strip from Sherwin Williams that has been all the rage in blogland for the last few years and Oyster Bay was chosen for the wall color. It’s soothing and beautiful! I know you are going to love seeing Ruby’s new bedroom and master bath.
With soft colors of blue/green, cream, gold and brown, it’s a very soothing space. She previously had red walls in here and it looks like a totally different room now. 
Traditional, but not stuffy.
That leather chair was an inexpensive find bought 2nd hand and even though it wasn’t her first choice for a chair and ottoman, the colors work fine in here. She will be looking for a rug to anchor the chair.
Beautiful, yes? 
She asked me what she should put above her bed and I saw this oil painting just sitting. She had taken it out of her living room. It was the obvious choice and looks wonderful here. 
She shopped for some creamy white dishes at an antiques shop and added those in. 
They add some vintage appeal.
I met up with her at our favorite fabric store, Fabric and Fringe Warehouse and I already knew she was using that soft blue/green floral, so I looked in the clearance bin to see what was there that might coordinate. I spotted the soft blue with pin dots and those dots just happened to be the exact same colors in the floral, so that was a win-win. The subtle gold leopard print was in the clearance bin too. She had plenty to do shams, pillows and a bed skirt. And it was all on clearance for a great price. 
The floral is so pretty and soothing. 
Aqua accessories on the nightstand.
It’s a lovely room and she is enjoying it so much.
We decided to do short rods instead of one long one and she painted the rods and finials to match her trim. I went over one day to help her hang them and she sewed all the panels herself. 
I think they turned out so great and really frame the windows. Now take a look at the new and improved bathroom. 
They added travertine tile floors a couple years ago along with a new vanity and granite counters. It really looks WOW now! The oil rubbed bronze shower surround was added then too. 
It’s a spacious and beautiful bathroom.
She went to Homegoods and found several things for this space.
Like these pretty gold/aqua bowls that we hung on the walls.
Ignore that lady in the mirror, there was no way to get my big head out of the pics. 
Ruby said this pretty pottery plate was her inspiration for color and I can definitely see why.
Tip of the day: This is why you need an inspiration piece. It’s a great jumping off spot for decorating a room! 
Gorgeous tub and shower. 
She picked up this painting at Homegoods on our shopping spree a few weeks ago and it is perfect in here. 
She loves the beach too, so it’s extra perfect. 
A few seashells are a must. 
This one brings out all the blue greens in the room. 
I love Ruby’s new bedroom, don’t you?? You can see she kept her metallic gold ceiling from the old version and it fits in just fine with this one.
Hope you got some great ideas on this one!
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Love it!! We have been in our house for almost two years and haven’t done anything to our bedroom. It’s upstairs so ‘out of sight, out of mind.’ I’ve been working on getting the downstairs/public parts of the house presentable. Our room has ended up being a storage room for furniture we don’t have use for downstairs. This was a fun room to see. Thanks!
Rhoda, her room and master bath are just gorgeous..love the colors! thank you for sharing!
Barb
Rhoda, I love the color in her bedroom. It looks so soothing! Thanks for sharing with us!
Love this room….I have been looking for a calm blue color for my bedroom so I will check out Oyster Bay. Love Sherwin Williams Paint. My next project is my laundry room which I plan to paint Colony Green thanks to you Rhoda!! Love all your decorating helps here on your blog!
Absolutely stunning! I love the colors, I’m a sucker for light walls and dark furniture, so British Colonial! 🙂 And, of course, you can never go wrong with a super relaxing beach theme! Lovely, lovely room and bath, Ruby! Such a great friend she has in you, Rhoda, for helping out!
Love all the accent pieces in the bathroom. How did you hang the aqua and gold bowls on the wall?
Rebecca, she used those disc hangers that glue on behind & don’t show at all. You can click on my right sidebar button for DiscHangers & order them direct from the company. Cheap & easy!
Beautiful! Is the paint color in the bathroom Oyster Bay as well?
Kat, yep both are the same color. Isn’t is beautiful?
What a nice job, such peaceful rooms…Rhoda if you hadn’t mentioned it was Ruby’s room I would have thought it was yours….you gals have much the same taste !!!
Continued good health to Ruby…..and thanks for sharing your pretty rooms 🙂
All the best,
Kathy 🙂
WOW! just lovely!! Im a sucker for blues!! and that painting she got from HomeGoods! I LOVE!
Question-those short curtain rods-did you have to make those? my sister has been looking everywhere for those-and I told her I think you just buy the long ones and cut them down-am i right?
The rooms are gorgeous! Love the colors, you guys did a great job!
Debbie
That is a beautiful bedroom and bath…..Great colors…..so soothing….
Beautiful! Where did she get the bed skirt, I’ve had something like that in mind for my room.
Ruby’s new bedroom is so soothing with it’s new colors and accessories. It gives me inspiration to update mine which is traditional and long overdue.
Have a great weekend,
Babs
Rhoda,
Thanks for sharing such a beautiful space. Do you happen to know the name of the fabric she used for her drapes? Love it! Thanks
Just beautiful. Very soothing!
Hi Rhoda,
Ruby’s room is absolutely gorgeous. I love the colors, fabrics, and accessories. You both did a phenomenal job.
Paula
I wouldn’t call myself super-traditional, but this is beautiful! It seems so cozy and relaxing. Thanks for sharing.
Allyson
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What a beautiful update! The room has great traditional southern coastal appeal. Of course this is coming from a girl whose childhood home has a light blue kitchen, dining room, master bedroom and bath, and study! Mom likes light blue… <3
Rhoda,
As always you did an amazing job on your friends bedroom and bath! Great job! I love everything you did!
I love visiting your blog!!
~~~rhonda~~~
Rhoda, you did such a good job picking out the fabrics. And to think that they were all on sale! The picture over the bed is just perfect, too. You guys did a great job!