Thank you SO much for your comments on our bedroom. It is so nice to hear from all of you! I thought I would share a few more details of the room.I found this old piece of trim with hooks in it at the flea market, and we hung it behind our door. This would be easy to make and we are thinking of using a horizontal piece to create towel hangers for our bathroom.
Here is another shot of the old piece of molding above our bed. I really love using inexpensive pieces like this to add character. I don't use a lot of artwork because personally I don't like the idea of matching artwork to the room, but at the same time I like everything to match! So mostly I love architectural salvage, photographs, and mirrors on walls.
Here is the bedskirt I made. I am a very beginner sewer and I know this is not perfect but I'm really happy to finally have a bedskirt. We have a very high bed so I needed an 18 inch bedskirt, but these longer ones are very expensive, plus I really wanted it to be linen.I searched everywhere but I could not find one for less than a few hundred dollars! So I created this one out of a thrift store linen sheet for the part that goes under the bed and this wonderful linen/cotton fabric from Ikea. I find that Oxy Clean and sunshine is the best combination for washing antique linen, I have not yet met a stain that it could not remove.
The Ikea fabric was exactly 18 inches, and it was already hemmed! So for about $30 I got the linen bedskirt I was dreaming of. I think this fabric would be perfect for so many uses, I am going to use my leftovers to make ruffled tea towels for the kitchen. You could also use it for a table runner, napkins, or small pillows. When I put the effort into sewing something I really want it to be made out of natural fibres like linen or cotton.
That's all, I hope you aren't sick of these pictures already! We did manage to go to the antique market yesterday and I can't wait to show you what we found for $15.
Have a wonderful Monday!