The Guest Bed

So we bought this headboard for $8 at a restoration store, painted it white and it's now in our guest room/ office. When in doubt, paint it white (although, that was my plan within the first 5 seconds of spotting it)! I bought the crocheted pillow case for about $4 but I'm pretty sure I'm going to use it somewhere else, there's too much yellow/tan on this bed. Too much yellow or not, Marcos says every day how much he likes this room now more than the room we're sleeping in. "It looks better than our bed", he says.



Marcos just doesn't understand, I don't want to buy the bedding for our room until we're actually sleeping in the Master Bedroom (which of course, will be after we have floors installed). I already purchased the curtains for the master bedroom but between now and later, I'm sure I'll have found 10 bedding sets/pieces that I'd die without. I'm holding back for once. We're going to do a photo/frame collage above the headboard.

P.S.. did you notice the six panel door into the room? They're everywhere now, so pretty!

The Buffet

We still need to buy curtains and some accessories. We found this buffet at a restoration store in Mine Hill. I'm kind of obsessed. We haven't used the dining room much lately, but I still end up walking in the room every day and when I see it, I smile.








My apothecary jar is empty right now but It's beautiful just like that, anyway. The hint of red in front of it is aSlatkin & Co. candle - can I just say? - They are the best! Better than any other expensive candle brand out there! Bath & Body Works has periodic sales when they're 50% off! These candles last forever, smell INCREDIBLE, come in a simple glass jar with a simple pretty silver lid and don't leave behind an ashy black spots on your ceiling (they don't produce smoke)!




Fresh Lemon is one of the 5 amazing scents that I picked up at the most recent sale - to the left is a Slatkin & Co. candle sleeve. They are only $5 and they sort of "hide" the label (which I happen to like, actually - so I only bought one).









This is the candle placed in the sleeve. Sorry, I probably should have wiped the glass clean but I JUST had it lit, so the wax was still liquid. The silvery lid (not pictured) actually fits within the sleeve when covering the candle, so there's not a lid hanging around that you don't know what to do with. LOVE them. I now have enough Slatkin & Co. candles to place in each room.