Mini Home Tour - Fall 08

So, I feel like I've done a lot of surface level posts recently. Posts about things instead of ideas. This post won't be any different. There's a time and season for everything. For now, I'm keeping it light.

Besides, I've promised my sister-afar-off that I would send photos of my room as it shapes up. So here you go!

This is my bedroom in its current condition. (Sorry, bad lighting on the photo..) The new rug from Shabby Chic has arrived and is much loved. It's pretty faint so here's more of a close-up shot from the website. I think I will paint the headboard white, and somehow embellish it a la Shabby Chic/vintage style. Obviously the walls still need to be taken care of, and all my decor accessories need to be arranged throughout the room. But those decisions have yet to be made.
I still enjoy using the white dresser and mirrors. The mirrors need to be hung on the walls and I need to properly accessorize the top of the dresser. Can you see my hat box in the corner there? (Ignore the still shrink-wrapped red desk accessory, that's for a post-to-come.)
I found this beautiful hat box at Decades Vintage Clothing in Salt Lake a couple years ago and LOVE it, but I've never really done it justice. I need to find a great place to showcase it in my new bedroom.

Now, how great is this green chair!
It was here in the house when I moved in and happens to go perfectly in my room. I love having a reading nook (although face it, I mostly read blogs and online news and only listen to conference/Dr Laura/books on tape. I'm just not a big reader...). Thank you to Haley for the beautiful vintage pillow cases the I will be putting to proper use shortly.

Lastly, my most recent find at the Springville Antique Mall:
Isn't that a darling message? "Let a smile be your style" - truly words to live by. (Flower candle picked up at Zara Home in Madrid, pair of birds from SAM.) And for $6 it will be even more delightful to look at as I walk out the door.

So there it is. I only have 13 days left to hit the move-in-and-fully-decorate-in-30-days goal. This weekend I'll need to tackle the various sewing projects (bedskirt, family room pillows and curtains, etc) and figure out what to do with my walls. And prepare for my Trust & Estate Tax exam.