my dream bedroom

the time has come to finally show our retreat

our dream bedroom

if you remember I first referenced

"in my dream bedroom" with this post here back in January

yes our room makeover has taken about a year by the time the finishing touches are finally done

I used some of the inspiration from the photos

but not too much

we had a couple of rules

for the big things in our room

we had to sell the old to purchase the new

by the time I am done with this post you will be amazed at how much money I didn't spend for our retreat bedroom

most of the furniture was given to us

either this past year or even prior to that

some even found for free

can you believe that?...

thankful we are, yes

for example we sold our old bed on craig's list that paid for our new bed in January or February

it has been so long I can't exactly remember when it was

I sold my old desk that paid for my new desk... {in February}

the only thing that was really of any cost is that we had to put in a ceiling light

because we didn't have one

the only light we had was coming from 2 lamps

and it just wasn't enough

the chandi I got back in February from a sweet man that sent it from Cali

it was such a great price

Madison even convinced us out of the first one we purchased

as her birthday present in April

she was so head over heals we couldn't say no

so we had him send us another one so we could have a light

the next rule we had was the paint colors were staying the same

and so were the curtains

because we loved them

now our paint...

you will either love it or probably not like it

we have one wall a pacific blue color ~ you will see as you walk in

and the rest is a tan color

we just couldn't do all our walls the pacific blue

we have a nice size bedroom and we didn't want to make it smaller with a dark color on every wall

without further ado
{remember I'm not great at indoor pics}

Welcome to our retreat!

as you walk in our bedroom this is what you will see

we have our walk-in closet to the left

and a small bathroom to the right

{which those were not part of the bedroom redo}

one of my very favorite items is that trunk we found last December at a consignment shop

very cheap and I talked about it here

it is over 75 years old now and has a key lock

love it!

it houses our extra blankets

behind the bed we hung 3 shutters that I found at a local shoppe back in March

she gave me quite the deal to get rid of them

we hung a curtain bar and 2 white curtains

because I wanted a light breezy feel behind our bed

I need to back up a bit...right when you walk in on the wall

{beside our closet}

is a mirror my grandpa gave to us

I painted it white to match our decor

but I love the detail and weight of it

above the bed we hung our beach sign that I got Bobby for Christmas last year

our white bedding that just makes me smile

my youngest almost got permanent marker all over

last week

I almost birthed twins right then and there

to the right of the bed is Bobby's bedside table

we love it as is....

we got it at the Kane County Flea Market a year ago last October for $25 or $30...

 I absolutely love the black and tan look on it

the couple who we purchased it from said it had many layers of paint on it

the details on the legs are so pretty

on the table we have a sailboat that Bobby's parents bought us years ago

an apothecary jar with sand from our 1st family beach trip I earned last October

a vintage book underneath it

and the vows I wrote to Bobby when we married are in that frame

the picture to the right of the table was given to us by my Grandpa

I painted the frame white

and we thought it looked perfect against the wall color

plus it has a beach scene with a sail boat

 my Grandmother's chair was given to me by my Grandpa too

it is very meaningful

as that was her special chair she sat in

we did get the chair re-upholstered earlier in the year

since it was a bold striped pattern that didn't fit with our decor

I chose something that reminded me of her

beautiful, elegant, and simple

we painted the arms and legs white and distressed them ourselves

on the wall to the right of this chair is a shelf that we already had

a pregnancy picture of me with Bobby

a Willow tree figure that Bobby got me last year for our anniversary

the sail framed painting is from my sister-in-law that she purchased for us while in Europe

and the clock was from my grandfather

{in case you are wondering my parents and I had to down-size my grandpa into assisted living last year and so he gave us everything that didn't fit in his new place}

I'm so thankful to have his items in our home

if you turn around from the right side of the bedroom you will see a window to the left

and our dresser

the dresser...you guessed it from my grandfather that I painted and distressed while Bobby was on one of his out of town trips

I should have taken a picture of the detail on top of the mirror...I love it

and our house wouldn't be our home if we didn't have pictures hung everywhere

yes...everywhere...

the ones in our bedroom are mainly pregnancy pictures from both girls

taken by this great photographer

what I can't decide is if I should do anything above the mirror

in the future I was thinking of hanging little mirrors of different sizes and shapes

or empty vintage frames painted white

our are curtains on the left...

I love, love, love them since they are a pacific blue that matches our wall color really well

the basket on the floor

has books on my list to read

given to us and painted white



here are some images of items on our dresser

yes those are hydrangeas from my yard that I dried

shells in the silver dish from our beach trip last October that Bobby and Madison found

with the letter C I found in the dollar section at Michael's

{yes poor quality picture there}

and white beach rocks in a vintage container that we got from our beach trip as well

something we hope to fill up with trips in the future



and of course Cadence enjoying her favorite spot in our room

now to the left side of the room

I had to move my desk in the bedroom when Hayley was born

we wanted the girls to have their separate rooms

I'll start with my office area

now in all honesty...there is usually a printer underneath my desk right there

but I moved it to take pictures for you all

eventually I would like to put some white ruffled fabric surrounding the open space

to cover the printer and cords

the chair on the left was found for free

yes free...

Bobby fixed the seat for me because it was split

but it seems to be holding up just fine

I also painted the number thirteen on it

I actually {normally} have this chair downstairs for extra seating

but since I haven't gotten a chair that goes with my desk yet this is the one I put there for now

above my desk is my dream board I am working on adding my inspiration

but I made this one from

a vintage frame I purchased from the same shoppe as the shutters

she gave me a great deal that day for buying the three shutters and frame together

I already had a cork board I used

 it just so happened to fit perfectly in that frame

can you believe it?

lucky girl yes

and I just covered it with burlap I already had



on my board is a hydrangea picture that I actually want a frame for to hang in our kitchen

a letter M

a drawing the girls made me on my first travel trip without them

and a few vintage necklaces

as well as the first noodle necklace Madison made

yes that is a dove wrapper...Bobby posted it on my board as a reminder to me

I love *love* this lampshade on my desk

and the right side of my desk is a romantic poem Bobby wrote me a couple years ago

with two birds that were given to me by a friend

to the left of my desk is a dresser that used to be my Dad's

but it has traveled with me through college, apartments, our first home

I repainted, distressed, and changed the pulls/knobs a year ago

I actually mixed colors because I didn't like the color I originally got

which now I am in trouble because I needed to touch up a spot

and there is no way I can mix exactly to match

leason learned to keep special paint mixes *always*

it is also the dresser where our television currently resides but we moved it for the pictures

it will eventually be moved out of our bedroom into our small loft area

{yes he finally agreed}

woohoo!

what I eventually would like to put on the blue dresser are old {industrialish} lanterns

adding a little industrial decor to the room

when the time is right to shop for them

right now I just have just a few things including the flowers Bobby brought home to me when he told me he was going to be gone for 5 months

I love the glass knobs and cast iron pulls

to the right of my desk is an old framed mirror I found super cheap 

 Bobby painted the mirror with chalkboard paint

and I painted the frame

adding a starfish to the corner

used here for fun family photos we did

and the saying on the chalkboard I posted about here

now if you turn around and look at my bed again

this is my bedside table

that was given to us with the dresser from my Grandpa

a picture I love of Bobby and I

{Madison took it}

a lamp filled with sand and driftwood

and a special notebook to Bobby and I



this is our dream bedroom

it has taken us eight years plus to figure out exactly our combined style

we love white, tans, light colors

but also love a little bit of color and contrast

definitely blues

and obviously beach inspiration

we have areas we would love to add to in the future

but this is our retreat

our relaxation

our dream bedroom

what it takes...

oh alright...

you all convinced me to suck it up and just do it

your request for beach hair sent me in a little loop I'll tell ya...

but it did force me to get a little creative

it took you asking...

yes it did

because I had know idea that's what you would be waiting for

so thank you my friends

 it made for a fun couple of hours for our family

what I love about Bobby, Madison, and Hayley

is that they are game for pretty much anything

I love that about them

I really will not admit we perhaps trespassed because we didn't

{wink, wink}

we just went on a little hike through fields of which the girls were braver than me

when it came to possibly seeing s-n-a-....e...s...

{you know...}

I cannot even finish spelling what they are because I am that deathly afraid of them

and thank goodness we didn't

because there would be no pictures

so here we go

you wanted beach hair...

I swear I had it lookin' like cute beach hair when we left the house

but my hair turns straight as a board

with humidity

so I give you

"true" humidified beach hair perhaps, right?

with my "would-be" beach comfort wear

comfortable jeans and a tank

because I would live in jeans if I could

and I hope I don't disappoint

but since I am supposed to be showing beach hair

just imagine that the field behind us {even though I love this field} 

is actually an endless sea

a beautiful bright blue

one thing I noticed with my hair is that it is a bit more textured now than normal

exactly what I was striving for

since it is normally thin and no texture

and I love the messier not so put together look anyway

I tell you when Bobby and I take pictures of one another

one of us ends up pouting...

I'll be honest

we aren't comfortable people behind the camera

but we do it anyway and end up laughing at one another

because it takes a lot for us to ease up behind the camera

except for this lil cutie...

she picked a bouquet to hold and is quite comfortable behind the camera

we are finding it matters today and it'll matter someday too

to have pictures of our little adventures

of hiking through fields

and going behind fences

with our girls

when we aren't supposed to

Bobby has become so patient with

with these sorts of things

He was ready to drag around my grandmother's chair

and the newly finished frame I did for the mirror we turned into a chalkboard

I told you that chocolate cake works every time for him

like a charm...

because not one complaint from him the entire time

even when we had to drive separately for the chair

and I was shoving the frame in the back of my car because it wouldn't fit in my trunk

well he didn't like it much when I was having difficulty doing a real smile

which I don't blame him

I have this thing when I take pictures

I have to make sure my neck and jaw are in the "right" place

because otherwise it looks like I have a football players neck

because when I laugh

I throw my heck back for some weird reason

making my jaw look humungo!

and then I start deleting pictures

that really upsets him

for some reason...

so that is when I plant a big ole' kiss on him

and he forgets all about it...

in the matter of seconds

he forgets that I deleted a couple of pictures

thank goodness

kissing him works like a charm just like the chocolate cake...

did you know that?

I even got a handsome smile of his with our two special girls

I'm in love with all three of them together in pictures...

we managed to stop back by the pet store over the weekend

with Daddy this time

and left with some gourmet dog biscuits for a little birthday celebration

for Miss Cadence

I say gourmet because the girls got to pick one biscuit they wanted to get for her

out of about 15 different kinds

all with sprinkles, colors, and shapes

and my good girls chose white

thats my girls!