Pottery Barn to the Rescue!

Early in the summer we did a bedroom switch.  Our guest bedroom was on the lower level. The furniture is a three piece antique burled walnut set I found at an estate sale in Enid, Oklahoma back in the early 70’s.  Because the bed is a double with a footboard and our new son in law is 6’4, we thought he might appreciate a queen size bed when he and our daughter come to visit.

 

In my mind the new décor for the guest room would revolve around these pillows I found at TJMaxx and fell in love with.

As you can see they reverse to a stripe.

I had vision of a room that took on a Ralph Lauren feel…warm, comfortable, old suitcases.  You know the look?

 

 

The problem was finding a bedspread or quilt that I was happy with to coordinate with these pillows.  I brought home a pale yellow…not the right yellow.  I brought home a dark khaki and a light khaki…too uninteresting.  I even tried using the same old white quilt I’ve had on the bed for years….too tired of it!

 

Then I decided I didn’t HAVE to use these pillows.  I went into Pottery Barn to see what caught my eye and I found it!!  A beautiful quilt in a subdued blue with yellow and light brown accents.  I have a friend who works there and she was so good about searching the store to find some fun pillows.

 

 

 

I Love the cable “sweater” pillow!

 

Pottery Barn only had one matching pillow sham which I grabbed fast to use as a focal point around all the others I might incorporate.

I bought the gold patterned pillow shown on the left and decided to come home and just see if my original pillows in soft yellow might work with this.

Oh!! I LIKED the stripped side with what I had purchased!

 

I was in Kansas City over the weekend and my daughter and I went into Pottery Barn on the Plaza.  I found the 20 x 20 burlap square pillow top on sale!  I love the added texture this provides.  I am shopping soon for a pillow insert.

The little stripped pillow in the front was from an upscaled resale shop.  Do you think the fringe works?

 

 

I still have much fine tuning to do to the room, but I am very excited with how it’s coming together!

I envision hanging some of my brown transferware on the walls

 

And using some old vintage luggage I have to give the room a Ralph Lauren look!

 

And see this old map of the United States?  I currently have it in the bathroom up high on a ledge.  The colors seem perfect for my new room.  I’m thinking of transplanting it to this bedroom above a wooden desk in this room.  Yes?

 

 

 

 

 

In the meantime, Magnolia says it sleeps real good!

 

 

What says the feel of a Ralph Lauren room to you?

 

I will share more pictures as the room progresses.  We are expecting a new granddaughter very soon.  I may be spending the next couple of weeks rocking instead of decorating!  ; )

 

So happy to have you stop by for a visit!

I am joining Kristen at Kristen’s Creations

 

Donna