Thursday, May 14, 2015

Beach Cottage Style Bedroom - Show and Tell Friday

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Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!
 
This week at work we had a baby shower for a coworker expecting a little girl.  We were decorating a conference room for the shower and I thought it would be nice to have some pink roses.  I brought in this little bouquet holder that I bought at the Alameda Antique Faire many years ago.  Then I picked some roses that are growing along the parking lot of my company! There must over 50 of these rose bushes and the roses are starting to dry out so I didn't see any harm in picking a few.  Every day when I take my lunch time walk I pass by these and I always want to pick some! I can't believe I finally had the nerve to do it!
 
 
 
I decided to bring the bouquet home and placed it on my bedside table! Amazing what a little pink did in my bedroom!  It makes me smile every time I walk in there! 


 
It just adds such a romantic touch!
 


I wish I could afford to buy fresh flowers for every room in my apartment every week!  Now that the rent in Silicon Valley is sky-rocketing, I can barely afford rent so buying flowers every week is a luxury I can no longer justify!



I still haven't decided if I should paint the gold mirror I found awhile back on Craigslist or leave it gold...




Seashells and roses...the perfect combination against my white bedroom! I love the beach cottage look!  The Pacific Ocean is a 30 minute drive away but when I'm home I feel like I'm near the ocean!
 
 At night when I go to sleep I can hear the traffic going by and it sounds a little like waves rolling in but you just don't get that sound of the waves crashing as they hit the shore...I still fall asleep every night pretending its the sound of the ocean not the sound of cars! haha!






 






 
My bedroom is an ongoing project but I'm finally getting to the look I want.  I just wish I could add a crystal chandelier but I'm not allowed to hang anything from the ceiling in my apartment!
 
 
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Thanks to all of you that join in on Show and Tell Friday every week and thanks to all of you who leave such nice comments! 

 If you are joining in on Show and Tell Friday, please remember that your Show and Tell needs to be something from your home or garden. If you would like to join in, please enter your name and leave your exact Show and Tell blog post link, not just your blog link and as a common courtesy link back to my blog.





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22 comments:

Debbie-Dabble Blog and A Debbie-Dabble Christmas said...

Thanks so much for the party!!!
Hugs,
Deb

Jacqueline~Cabin and Cottage said...

Your bedroom is dreamy! I've been scoping out places myself where it really would not be wrong to pick roses. Gorgeous!

LostRoses said...

I love that you pretend the traffic noises are waves on the beach. I would so do that! Glad you picked the roses - it was a good cause.

Anne's Attic - Design said...

Thanks you Cindy for hosting a great party. I love your bed pillows and your flowers are beautiful! Jo

Lynda said...

Thanks for posting the abundance of photos of your beautiful bedroom. I look forward to your Thursday posts every week. I've been following your blog for such a long time, you constantly inspire me.

MONSIEUR LE CHAT ET MOI said...

Thank you so much for your nice article. Love you bed room so dreamy and romantic ! Now I'm just dreaming of Pacific coast so far from my tiny French and Parisian home.
xoxo

Theresa @ Shoestring Elegance said...

Hi Cindy, thanks so much for hosting your beautiful party! I hope you have an absolutely wonderful weekend.
Hugs and blessings,
Theresa

Nancy's Notes said...

Cindy, your bedroom is absolutely gorgeous!Thank you for hosting today, I'm so happy to be joining in on the fun!
Happy Friday!
Nancy

Nann said...

Your bedroom is beautiful. I felt like I just took a relaxing short vacation looking at it. It was a sweet brief respite in a busy life.

JoAnne said...

I just love your bedroom, Cindy - so pretty. The roses look really pretty too - I think they were meant to be yours!

CD Loken said...

Your bedroom is absolutely gorgeous, Cindy! Thank you so much for hosting! Have an awesome weekend!

Nonnie said...

The flowers are beautiful. I cannot afford flowers every week either so I have little extremely expensive silk flower arrangements in special containers. The original cost is crazy but over the long term they cost pennies.

Magali@TheLittleWhiteHouse said...

Your bedroom is absolutely charming!

Noelle said...

Hi Cindy,
I have an easy solution to your chandelier idea. I overcame it in a past home by hanging it as a swag lamp from the ceiling. I used a molly bolt (the butterfly type)and had the chain swag from the center to over by my nightstand and down to a plug in the wall. I turned it on/off with a switch on the cord by my bed. Then I covered the chain with a tube of scrunched fabric. Easily done with a ladder. Then it can hang to a perfect height in the room and removed easily with one hole to fill in the ceiling after pushing the screw up inside. Maybe this would work for you, as well. Thanks for sharing your lovely ideas with us.
Noelle

Cindy said...

That's how I hung my chandelier in my bedroom in my old apartment but I'm not allowed to put holes in the ceiling here.

Priscilla said...
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Priscilla said...

The mirror adds a nice touch in gold. Lovely!

Mary@mydogsmygardenandmary said...

Your bedroom is very lovely and so relaxing. You have really done a wonderful job on it and the pink roses add a nice touch. thanks for sharing.
Mary

Debbie said...

Your bedroom is gorgeous! Love the blue in the pillows against the white. It all has such a fresh look.
Debbie

Jean | DelightfulRepast.com said...

Cindy, what a lovely bedroom! And I really like your positive attitude, choosing to imagine traffic noise as the sound of the ocean! I would leave the mirror gold. (I didn't add a link, not sure it qualified as home or garden--it's my banana pudding recipe and a giveaway of a Le Creuset pan.)

Unknown said...

Whoa! The shade is clean and comfortable to look at. How come I just stumble upon here? I’m inspired to make my own room this clean and light! Love and cheers!

nancyj justin

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