My Beach Cottage Master

I've showed my master bedroom before, but I made a few small changes and wanted to share it with you again.  Last year Mr. Bliss and I decided to ditch the 90's oak monstrosity waterbed and bring our bedroom into the new millenium.  I wanted a relaxed soothing retreat and Mr. Bliss was happy to oblige.  I've tweaked it over the past year and am now going for a true monochromatic look with lots of white.

The walls are a sage green color.

Before I had the pillows showing the other way to show the bright floral pattern.

The new pattern is sage and white ticking, which I love and it keeps with the monochromatic feel of the room.

I also switched out the dishes recently.  These are a little bit larger than the ones that were there before.
Mr. Bliss made the built-on beadboard headboard.  I wanted it tall enough that I could add something to it if I wanted to, like this wreath.

This view is of the corner of the room, close to the foot of the bed.  It shows the table that I recently scored for $4 at a rummage sale.

I recently switched out the lamp.  Before the table I had a floor lamp here.  This lamp I got at a thrift store for $11.  The shade even came with it!

The silver bowl is Reed & Barton and I got it last Friday at a local Estate Sale for $5.  I had been looking for one to display fruit and this one was perfect.  I love the blue enamel inside against the green of the apples.

Stuck it on top of some old issues of Cottage Living.

This knick-knack stand hold more magazines.

The sweet venetian mirrored box I got at a yard sale this past weekend for $1.

This stand is what you see when you first walk into the room.

To the left is my dresser.  It came with the hideous oak set, I just painted it.  I'm on the hunt for some glass knobs to dress it up a bit.  Also looking for a new lamp.  You can also see the other venetian mirrored jewelry box I got that matches the other one.  It was also $1.

A little vignette.

Off of our master is a sitting room.  This room is still a work in progress, but I'll show you what I've got in there so far.

My Craig's List slipper chair.  Still one of my favorite finds of all time!  The dresser I got at auction for $5.

The chaise I got from my dear friend Stacy when she moved.  It's a peach color.  I dressed it up with some French Country pillows and a blanket that a sweet old blind woman knitted for my late Nana.

The picture wall above is an ongoing project.  I just added those sweet dishes from Walmart of all places!  The white stand is another auction find.

Another view of the bed.

Hope you enjoyed your tour.  I'm linking up with Marty at A Stroll Through Life for her Tabletop Tuesday party and Faded Charm's White Wednesday party and a special Show Off Your Bedroom Party at Bungalow's Parade of Bedrooms!

xoxo,
Kim

Chirp, chirp....

That's the sound ringing throughout Blogland after my announcement that I'm going to host a weekly What's On Your Craig's List Party.  Yep, my idea went over like an orphan at a family reunion.  Seems I'm just about the only one who has an obsession with Craig.

But not to worry, all is not lost!  I'm still forging ahead with my plan, except instead of a linky party, it will be more of a weekly feature series.  Once a week I will do a post about the fabulous finds on my local Craig's List and show what's hot in my neck of the woods.

I think it will be fun and there's no pressure to participate.

As always, I appreciate your input.  You guys rauck!

Who Wants To Party? Bliss-style!

Got alot of ideas swirling around in my head right now.  Not a good scenario given all the extra space up there.  I've got Craig's List on the brain this morning.  I've also been thinking a lot lately (hence the smoke coming out of my ears) about hosting a new blog party.  I love participating in these parties as I'm sure most of you do.  It's a great way to network with other bloggers and share ideas with one another.  So I put those two ideas together, Blog Party and Craig's List, and there you have it.  I'm going to host a party each week where we share with each other some fascinating CL finds from our hometowns.  This can be anything from an absolute Bah-gain, to something you are contemplating buying for yourself or to re-sell, as well as things that are just plain outrageous!  I think this is going to be a lot of fun and a great way to showcase what's hot in other parts of the country.  I'm going to spend the weekend getting this party up and running so that hopefully it will be ready to start next week.  Any day good for you guys?  Be sure to let me know.

And to get you in the mood, here are some examples of what's available in the South Jersey area.

A gorgeous antique desk for $150. Love the kidney shape of this and the wood grain.  Very sleek.

A huge antique sign for $50.  We're talkin over 6 feet long!

How about an antique barber chair.  Yours for only $800!

Fell in love with this needlepoint footstool.  Can't remember the price and it's already gone!  It must have been pricey or I would've snatched it up!

And who doesn't want a sofa that smells like dog and has hair all over it!  What a pose!  Ya gotta wonder what people are thinking!

My jaw dropped when I saw this ad.  $250 for the set.  Ooooooh La La!

An amazing chandy, but way out of my price range at $3,700.

And here are the finds that I'm contemplating.

A very traditional desk lamp for $60.

A chandy a bit more in my price range at $60.

A set of patio furniture from Pier 1 for $300.

A sweet fabric vanity and stool for Amy's room for $125........who am I kidding!

This clock had me at hello.  Asking price is $150.  But what if it ticks, but doesn't tock?  Do I  care?

Oh yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.

And this is the part where you share with me which  purchases are worth it, and which I should pass up. See?  We can help each other avoid buyer's remorse in the process of having a good time.  It's a Win-Win!!!

Can't wait to hear from you.
Have a great hump day!
xoxo,
Kim