Slightly Coastal: The British Colonial Master Bedroom Riptide

So there was this one time I set out to fix up our media room and all was going well.  I was relaxing in a floaty at the beach, riding the waves in to shore feeling really good about my house and my life and the direction of my decor.  I was singing that “la la la la la” song that Spongebob sings when he’s happy.  We do a lot of Spongebob around here.  Suddenly, the wind shifted and I couldn’t see the shore anymore.

I found myself caught in the riptide heading out to sea being pulled in a different direction.  If you live near the ocean, you know that when you are caught in a riptide you swim parallel to the shore and resist the urge to fight it.  That’s just what I did.  Find out how it all turned out for me.

Okay, okay.  I kinda just tricked you.  I wasn’t literally in a riptide, it happened figuratively.  I was caught in a design riptide.  In fact, I’m still swimming parallel to the shore and my arms are getting kind of tired.

I found myself suddenly designing my master bedroom while I thought I was designing my media room.  It just swept me off my feet.

See, I live in an area that has an overwhelming amount of incredible thrift store merchandise.  I could find something there every. single. day. (sometimes I do)  Sometimes it’s just too easy.  If you didn’t read my post about the super incredible finds I have made there you can click HERE..

I didn’t intend to work on a British Colonial Master Bedroom.  Like a riptide, it caught me off guard.

Every time I frequented the thrift store some great treasure was there just waiting for me.  I found the incredible grass cloth, bamboo, and shell prints on a fly-by visit and I literally just picked them up and bought them without really thinking.  It was like finding lost pirate treasure on the beach with one of those metal detectors.  All of my favorite things wrapped up into one piece of art.

I’m not fighting the riptide and have decided to just stick with the British Colonial Master Bedroom undertow.  When the design practically falls into your lap, you have to just go with the flow…or the riptide in my case.

I just adore this little vintage plate.  I found it tucked up on a shelf at the thrift with a little $3 tag on it.  I love how the colors in it pick up on the colors in the shell print.  It’s like I planned it or designed it or something.  Nope.  Not really.  It just happened.

The fabric on the bed happened that way too.  I dragged my boys down to Calico Corners to check out fabric and happened upon a remnant sale.  I already knew I wanted to use the Pottery Barn Euro Shams.  With two kids waiting to go to Krispy Kreme I just walked through the remnant tables and grabbed the fabrics that jumped out at me.  Most of the remnants were less than $5 so it was “no-brainier”.  I love the unexpectedness of it all.  But you know I have a thing for textiles. 🙂

I’m going to keep riding my riptide as I glance toward the shore and my media room.  It isn’t going anywhere.  I have a lot more I want to accomplish before I head back to school in a just a few short weeks.  I’m going to have to swim hard if I’m going to make it back to the shore before the school bell rings.  I hope you are having a great week!

I really love your comments.  My husband can attest to my squeals of delight when I’m notified of a comment…it’s actually a little embarrassing.  Otherwise I really will feel like I’m stuck in a riptide far, far, away from shore.  Thank you dear!

Nancy

I’m sharing this at a lot of great design parties, like Savvy Southern Style.  You should check them all out on my Party Page.

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