Hallway to bathroom

This is the hallway to the bathroom (window on right, door to bathroom on left). We put some bamboo shelves at the end for towels - very zen.

Close up shot shows the picture of Haystack Rock that Suzanne found and gave me. Very cool.

Here's some more options for accessories - a bowl of shells and some larger driftwood. Doesn't really have a home yet, though I think the wood will stay on one side of the mantle.

My best ideas so far...

Here are two of my best ideas so far: a vignette of glass floats, and a collection of driftwood. The small floats we had, and we found the large float at an antique store here in KC. Then bought a basket for them at World Market, and I think they look great.

The second idea was to use the pickle jar for the driftwood that I had collected while in Washington this summer. I first tried making some sort of art piece out of the wood, but I wasn't really inspired so canned that idea. Then I had the idea to empty the pickle jar of its pinecones (which had been in there for as long as I remember, probably about 50 years) and fill it with the pieces of driftwood. I also reglued the lid, which had cracked, and I think it looks awesome. Put it next to the fireplace (where the pinecones had always been in my childhood). Very arty.

Also took some weathered pieces of wood from our backyard fence and installed them on either side of the fireplace. I like that look, but now need something to go across the top of the fireplace, between the wood sides. Still thinking about that...

The mantle is remains empty, and haven't yet figured out what to hang/lean on the vertical surface. Still thinking aobut that too :-)

Paint, decor slowly evolve

Here are a few pictures of the bedroom, which is still a work in progress. A few things are in place, but not everything has fallen into place yet. However, since I haven't posted in months, I decided to take a few pics to show the progress.

Painting is completed, and we've installed new bedside lamps. Ordered these from Pottery Barn on the recommendation of our designer, Liz D. They are great and give lots of light. Nothing special about this bedding though, and I didn't even make the bed. Lapshee.

Deck table project

Needed a bistro table or similar for our little deck. Found this 50's metal table at RiverMarket Antique for $35. That and a couple cans of spray paint, and it is adorable. We chose an apple green for the side pieces, and gloss black for the shelf part. Now we can have coffee on the deck in the morning !

Bedding

We ordered pieces of this bedding set today - the blue duvet cover and two of the rectangle shaped dotted pillows. If we like it, then we'll look for a brown afgan type thing and other pillows as shown. We are going to wait till it gets here to choose a wall color, assuming we like it. Today we painted the place with white primer. What a change !!!

original inspiration

This was the original inspiration piece for the color and feel of the room. This is a bathmat we found at World Market. One difference we want to make in the room is to have the color contrast a little more muted rather than the bright white trim (see below). The general idea is sort of a beach / spa combination.