North Carolina Bedroom

Today I'm sharing the pictures of the master 

bedroom in our place in North Carolina.

 Last week I showed the 'bear' themed

guest bedroom and bathroom.

 The master bedroom was put together with

things we had; some older pieces of furniture

 that were used in previous homes,

 and great sale and found items.

Very budget decorating.

 A Longaberger basket filled with colorful
yarn and knitting supplies.

 I'm still working on that chunky colorful scarf. 

That's the extent of my knitting skills.

All the bedding: matelasse' cover and shams, 

log cabin quilt and shams, pillows

  and lamps were found at the 

JCP outlet on sale for 80% off. 

The original watercolors were from Larry's 

parents. We had them reframed with new

 matts. They look better here than anywhere 

we've had them in the over the years.

 Now, the log headboard was a real find!

 It was a twin bed that was discarded in 

my Florida neighborhood on bulk trash day. 

You should have seen me trying to load 

these heavy pieces by myself into our van. 

They are perfect here. Larry joined the 

two pieces; the headboard and footboard 

(luckily they were both the same size) 

to make a king size rustic log headboard,

for FREE! The rest of the bedroom 

furniture were family pass-downs.

Drapery panels were $10/pair. 

The set of 4 oil paintings were also 

 found on sale

at the JCP Outlet store.

The colors work great in this room

The ceiling fan has a rustic mountain motif.

It has two lights and the top one 

can be used as a soft night light.

The wild oil painting above the mirror was

 from a church yard sale here. 

I got it for $4.   

Larry built the rustic wood frame from a

 discarded pallet, as he has done HERE. 

My other thrifted painting is HERE.

A Jack Schmitt watercolor is another one

we've had for years.

 It's great that our art works so

 beautifully with the decor we have here. 

Rustic frame I found on sale at Target and

an old lamp.

A collection of thrifty throws. 

I find these handmade afghans at 

the many thrift stores here. 

I wash and dry them, so they are 

fluffy soft to snuggle with.   

Some are stored in a Longaberger basket.

This branch ladder was found at a local crafts 

show. I've added a few lap blankets, 

a cowboy hat and rope I found in the garage.

The top of the dresser had an old oil lamp 

that I've added electric to, a dough bowl 

filled with sweetgum balls that I gathered 

on a road trip stop by a Florida forrest. 

That's a poster sized picture of me

 a few years ago....OK many years ago.

~~~~~~~~~

TEMPUS FUGIT

That was carved into the stone walls above 

the entrance of my junior high school in 

Florida, Robert E. Lee. 

I never knew what it meant, but I do now!

Cheers!

time flies!

Links: Dwellings,
Between Naps On The Porch,
Under The Table and Dreaming