Cold Weather Bedroom

It's autumn and time for a new bedroom look. I love linens and fabrics, colors and textures and use my bedroom as the canvas for my fabric/décor art or obsession. For years I've changed out my bedding every spring and autumn. Summer bedrooms are lighter and brighter celebrating the sun and the warm weather. Winter bedrooms are more moody, cozy, comfy and dramatic celebrating with gratitude warm houses and comfortable beds.

Because of my new more country or rustic pieces and my smaller bed I needed to make some changes. I usually keep what I would consider fancy fabrics such as raw silks and velvets together and casual fabrics such as cottons and linens together. I rarely let them cross over or mix. This fall I had to make a change. Retaining the washstand in the bedroom just made me feel that I needed to rethink this separation of fabrics. So here's my cold weather cowgirl bedroom in red faux raw silk with cotton ecru and roses old fashioned quilts and fabric. I mixed in woven cottons and velvet curtains. I also swapped the summer painting for my fringed leather western jacket.

Decor: Halloween Simplified

Usually we do big decorating for Halloween, lights, costumed stuffed bears, pumpkin collection, and lots and lots of ravens. This year I've perhaps been too depressed, too tired, or too busy to pull out the boxes so I cheated.  I usually keep these ravens in my glass fronted cabinet mixed in with the native pots collection.  I pulled them out and put them on the mantle to give a nod to the season.  

Here's the mantle:

The black bear is a hand painted ceramic that I picked up in New Mexico.  

I collected these onyx sculpted ravens at various rock shops.  Shanna and I both really love the little one with blue eyes.

These small pots came from a variety of sources.  The two on the left are completely hand made. The one on the right is hand painted with the horsehair technique. 

The stem looking object on the left is actually a ceramic vase. I bought it from a talented potter in Boise she used a log as a mold.  The raven on wood is a mass produced cast resin object from a gifts shop.

And my final raven came from a craft store.

As I sit on my sofa working on needlepoint and watching tv I get to look at this collection of objects that represent autumn and Halloween the season of ravens.  

Next year I'll have to bring out all of the things.

-- Jenny

Upstairs Bathroom: Completed

I am so happy with my new updated bathroom.  Just knowing that nothing leaks is a fantastic feeling. 

On the right: new pedestal sink, same linen cabinet

New glass shelf over sink

On the left: new tub, same tub cover

Teal/turquoise/green glass collection, I put packing material under in the tub so the weight on the tub cover does not overwhelm the margins of the tub.

Dual heads in the shower

And I still love the look of tile on this shower. It reminds me of a Scandinavian sauna.

Downstairs Bathroom: Completed

The downstairs bathroom is now looking amazing:

Everyone loves the light bar. I love the marble topped vanity.

Dragon shower curtain is all Shanna. We decided to go with shower curtains because they are super easy to clean and you can change them out when you get tired of them.

Great shower with bench

Both hot and cold water handles instead of that crazy center thingy. Much easier to control water pressure and temperature.

Another look at the vanity and the additional narrow storage piece.