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I know that many of you love cottage style, so I thought you might enjoy seeing one of our guestrooms. This particular guestroom (of 2) is my most cottagey. I used to have the toile linens & matelasse in my masterbedroom several years ago in GA & when we moved here, I started from scratch in the master & moved all of this in the guestroom. I really love rooms that evolve & have that layered look, as opposed to things that all match & come as a set. So, this room is completely eclectic, with bits & pieces from all different places. I found this bed once upon a time at a yardsale. It was a cherry finish & not all that great, so I painted it black to better fit what I wanted for the room.
I decided to add a soft pear green to the walls to mix it up a bit. This is the other pair of drapes that my mom made that are in my diningroom. Wall color here is from Lowes & is called Marsh, in case anyone is interested in it. It’s hard to get a good shot of this color, as this room has low light, but this is pretty accurate. The very first pic is probably the most accurate colorwise.
These oak pieces were a wonderful find & I’ve had them for 20 years. Even though I’m not really an oak person, I love these pieces & will probably keep them forever. The story of how I got these is pretty interesting. I met a young lady who was in college at the time & she was about to move back home, so her mom told her to get rid of all her college apartment furniture. I saw it & said that I’d be interested in buying it, so she said I could have it…just like that! I couldn’t just take it for nothing, even though she insisted, so I gave her $50 & she was a happy girl. I got both of these chests, along with the desk that you’ll see further down & another dresser with mirror that is in another one of my guestrooms. I think these pieces are very charming & I still treasure them. I don’t think I’d ever replace them with brand new pieces. They just don’t make ’em like this anymore.
This is one of the dresser scarves I picked up yardsaling this year. It didn’t sell in my shop, so I decided to find a home for it here & it works.
Side table with vintage lamp.
Top of smaller chest with one of the many bunnies in the room. Those green pottery pieces came from Old Time Pottery a few years ago. Would love to find more of those, they were a real deal too.
A bunny painting I picked up on clearance from Tues. AM.
Here’s the oak desk I also got from the college girl. The chair was picked up later. That’s the old ceiling tin mirror I picked up a few weeks ago for $10. Some of you may recognize the shape of that plate above the mirror. It is indeed milkglass (shame on me for painting it) and was a yardsale find years ago. I painted it black & decoupaged the center with wallpaper. You can spot another bunny in the middle.
Left side table is a column I’ve had for years with a piece of glass on top (from Hobby Lobby). toile lamp was a yardsale find for $5. You may remember that I covered the lampshade with the toile. Plant stand in the corner was a yardsale find for $1, if I remember right. It needed gluing, but I love this piece. I painted it too.
Bunny print was a yardsale find for $15. I did repaint the mat on this one. The architectural piece over it was also a yardsale find, for probably $2.
Another yardsale find, this wood tray was a good candidate for painting & decoupaging. I think this was $3.
Paris prints & some black/white plates I found at Ross. The prints were new & not a yardsale find….surprise!
And the Paris sign was also a yardsale find for around $2. I can’t remember where I got the round fleur piece, probably Ross.
Your guests are so very lucky to have such a gorgeous guest room to relax and sleep in! Love it!
~Des
Yeah, who’d want to leave once they were in that room?! I bet you’re booking reservations left and right after this ‘tour!!’ What an incredibly beautiful room, Rhoda! I’m always impressed by how simple you make it seem to “d-ecclect-orate!”
What a wonderful guest room! I love the Paris sign. Thanks for sharing with us!
I love it.. It’s so clean and everything is in it’s place….
So what time should I arrive?
LOVE LOVE LOVE your guest room! I am trying to re do my bedroom and your cottage guest room is actually my inspiration!
Have a great time in the mountains this weekend!
Thanks for sharing your room with us! I love it!
I want to be your guest! How wonderful to be able to offer such a pretty respite to visiting friends and family!
Absolutely beautiful Rhoda. You are so talented!
What a beautiful room! I love it!!
I am in love with all of your adorable bunny pictures too!! Have a great week!
Erin
I love toile and your colors are so pretty and elegant. I have a few of those bunny pictures and adore them! What a prefect guest room! I have a guest room that I re -did in burgundy, black and white toile with touches of yellow. But Dan moved back in! It still is pretty albeit, covered in clothes, text books and computer gear. : )
Hugs,
Sue
Oh my! This room amazing! I LOVE toile and black toile is my all-time favorite. The bunny picture from Tuesday Morning is beautiful. I hope that as my rooms evolve, they feel as warm, welcoming, and cozy and this room does.
I love what you did with the window! I’ve been wondering what to do about a large window in my bedroom and this idea might work. If not, do you do any online consulting?
Love the bunnies, all of them, and
I thought they were done with, but I decorate with what I like. Love the laundry room too. Just found
your website and a new best friend.