Beach Glass Bedroom

It's still sunny and hot and summery, darn it, 

and I will not go gentle into that Good Night Fall,

to paraphrase a little Dylan Thomas...

One more Summertime Post before it's all about Fall...

My friend Julie asked me to write a post 

about how to pick a color scheme 

or a theme for a room.

I was puzzled because I guess I just do it naturally 

and she thinks it's very hard.  

But then she's really good at a lot of other things 

that I don't have a clue about...

So I thought I would start with the Master Bedroom at our cottage in Michigan.

"Master" Bedroom seems a little pretentious at the cottage because the room is tiny.

There's room for the essentials and I guess that's enough.

I wanted a watery blue, beach glass soft color palette for the room, 

 to go with the colors in the rest of the cottage.

You can see those rooms here and here and here. 

Lots of pale blue, aqua and soft green, inspired by the beach setting

on a dune overlooking Lake Michigan.

I knew I did not want to have a lot of kitschy beach decor.

No surfboards or palm trees or mermaids.

Just the soft colors of the beach- sky, water, sand 

and beach glass.

 

The colors in this painting that I scored at a resale shop were perfect for the cottage.

 

 And on this blue Hemnes dresser from Ikea-

 

 a few luminous Ball jars...

And Presto!  

A color scheme.  

Beach glass and Ball jars.

I found the blue plaid fabric at "On the Lounge"

and whipped up some really simple window treatments, on a fluted white rod.

Mr. Grand helped me make this upholstered headboard.  

And then he installed it.

I really like it and that's a good thing 

because it is never, I mean ever, coming off that wall.

Not sure what you call those cleats he used, but it is not going anywhere.

A close up of the bedding.  I love quilts and these two work well together. 

I really like the wavy edge of the white quilt.  

You know, subtle beach theme and all...

 We added the matching nightstands from Ikea 

and a little pillow I made from a scrap of a hydrangea tablecloth 

I picked up at the Kane County Flea Market.

The paint color on the wall is Buoyant Blue 

(SW 6483) from Sherwin Williams.

 

Cute little Dedham Pottery Rabbit box that I have had forever.  

 

 And something for Mr.Grand, who loves to fish.

I printed this fish from the Graphics Fairy website and framed it for his nightstand.

So much beautiful artwork at Graphics Fairy, all for free!

 

A string of fish for his closet door.  

Only because the colors match. 

 I picked this mini chest of drawers up at Homegoods and repainted it to go in this room.

You can see the Before and After here.

 A blue rag rug and a scalloped white bed skirt finish the room.

 Beach glass and Ball jars.

 So, enjoy these last days of summer and store up the memories!

And one more thing about colors...

I, for one, intend to keep wearing my favorite white clothes 

right up until the temperatures drop, even if it's after Labor Day. 

I know, that's scandalous.

What do you say we change that stupid rule?  

I think our daughters already have...

 Thanks for visiting with me!

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