I had so much fun joining in Show Us Your Life Friday at Kelly's Korner last week that I have decided to join in again with a tour of our master bedroom.
Green, pink and cream has always been my favourite bedroom colour combination, and this room was already painted in these colours when we moved in last March. (The previous owners had fabulous taste!)
The master bedroom is in the original part of our 1915 house and has a 12 foot high ceiling and lovely old-fashioned windows that open outwards. Are these called dormer windows? Although you can't see in these pictures because of the bright light, the top row of panes is tinted pink.
The green coverlet came from Laura Ashley a few years ago and the quilt cover, which is difficult to see, is green and pink on a white background - light and fresh and pretty for our Australian spring.
I don't like a lot of clutter in a bedroom, nor do I like bedroom televisions or other technology. There is so much stress in our lives these days that I think it is worth making bedrooms as peaceful and restful as possible. Anything I bring into my bedroom has to earn its place.
Our dressing table and bedside tables belonged to my husband's grandparents who married in the 1930s and I think they date from that period. The cover on the dressing table is a scarf that belonged to my grandmother. The silver picture frame was given to us by some Melbourne friends at our farewell party and I still haven't put a picture of us in it yet!
Our dressing table and bedside tables belonged to my husband's grandparents who married in the 1930s and I think they date from that period. The cover on the dressing table is a scarf that belonged to my grandmother. The silver picture frame was given to us by some Melbourne friends at our farewell party and I still haven't put a picture of us in it yet!
You can find some bedroom pictures that I took just after we moved in here.
Thank you for visiting. I hope you have a lovely weekend.
10 comments:
Beautiful! I agree, it's best to leave the television out of the bedroom. Thanks for sharing.
I adore pink and green as a colour combination.
We had a TV in our bedroom while we were babysitting my parents TV (they were living way up north). I've been determinedly stubborn about keeping the TV out ever since.
Your room is lovely! I don't know what those windows are called, but (at least here in the US) dormers are little windows that sit on the roof. You can usually get a small table inside of the alcove they make.
The ceiling medallions in your home are just gorgeous! LOVE it!
Very pretty. I just love the fireplace. I agree about leaving the technology out of the bed room. We are the only ones we know (other than my parents) that don't have tv's in our bedroom. Glad there are others out there who are like us.
Oh that fireplace! How wonderful. (No TV in our bedroom either!)
Beautiful bedroom :-)
And a TV in the bedroom? Ugh! I've even seen these bedfoots that have TVs that pop out of them at Harvey Norman. *shudders* I can't think of anything worse.
Thanks for sharing a part of your home. As for our bedroom - it still has paint swatches on the wall and we're in the middle of redecorating! But I'll promise to do "before & after" when we're done!
I think you mean casement windows: the kind where the pane is hinged at one side so the window opens at an angle.
I love your colour scheme too.
So peaceful! I love the medallion on the ceiling and the light! You have done a perfect job creating a tranquil space, Kate!!
xo
becky
Beautiful Bedroom...Love your wood floors.I agree NO T.V. in our room either....
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