Yesterday, I put my vintage flannel fish sheets on the twin beds and covered the box springs too. The hooked rugs are companions. Long ago (2003) I bought these WOOLRICH items that are now discontinued and I am loving the look of a fishing lodge downstairs. The bed on the left is one small step down to the sitting room area opposite a large sliding glass door. The door you see in the hallway leads to the laundry room. I am still sorting linens and odds and ends in the part of this room you can't see quite yet. I am not planning on bedspreads, just blankets at the foot of the bed; I love the sheets too much to hid them. I have two pillows with matching fish pillow cases to pull out for guests. The large pillows there now are almost as wide as the mattresses and don't hide the headboards so they are out for the everyday look. My mother and I bought these painted iron beds from a farmhouse garage sale in Oldwick, NJ for a whopping $6.00 for the pair. She always brought me luck when we shopped together.♡
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What an inviting & cozy bedroom, & you have that wonderful memory of buying the beds with your mother. I think the lodge look works well on your lower level. It has a warm & relaxed feel...well done Rosemary.
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you are a marvel!! I have two sets of flannel twin bed sheets from LLBean that I bought for my daughter in 1982. They still look new. I have used them on the bed each time one of her youngest comes to visit, I love vintage flannel ! Your downstairs is absolutely wonderful. c
I rarely comment, but I regularly read your blog. Well, today I just had to stop and say something: those sheet are so cool! I love them and they match so well with the paint colour of the beds.
Thanks again for sharing!
Those beds are absolutely charming! I'm a big fan of all things blue, anyway, but those sheets, rugs, and iron bed frames are so appealing. You sure know how to outfit your cottage, Rosemary.
Caroline -- Have you seen the blue and white checked flannel sheets from this year's line at LLBean? (link below) I love the blue and white ones and almost ordered them for my own bed but I prefer percale rather than flannel. I must admit that I am shocked by the price though. I think I paid about $30 for my twin fish sets twenty years ago when pillow cases were included. Hang on to your vintage linens!!! xo, Rosemary
https://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/120834?page=ultrasoft-comfort-flannel-pillowcases-check-king-set-of-two&bc=31-131-1156&feat=1156-GN3&csp=a&gnrefine=1*SHT_TYP*Flannel&pos=5
Pam, I love those beds too. They are very well made and easy to put together with no tools required. Rustoleum makes that paint color and one day I might try buying a small can to touch up some of the paint chips. I am pleased with the way everything is coming together downstairs using things I already had. The TV stand is in the living room is the only "new" addition.
xo, Rosemary
Anita ~ the cabin on the creek -- Anita, I'm happy you agree. It's amazing how patterned sheets can change the feel of a room, isn't it? I am pleased with how things are coming together.
xo, Rosemary
Azigay -- It's amazing how things that were not planned come together so perfectly. I am thrilled! xo, Rosemary
Adore any mention of your mother, or Webster !!!
The beds are fabulous.
Tara Dillard -- Tara, Thank you. Both are bittersweet memories. Life goes on and they live in my heart❤️ I was just looking at the gardening books you have authored. How wonderful.
xo, Rosemary
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I love cozy simplicity. and this room has it.
not to mention the wonderful memories of Anna and finding the beds! kudos Rosemary! XO :D
tammy j -- Tam, Thank you. The simpler it is down there, the easier it will be to care for. I like your terminology "cozy simplicity". The beds were previously arranged against the wall on either side of the chest of drawers. That was not how I designed the room originally. I had the beds where they are now and that's where all the appropriate plugs are located. I like them better this way and the furnace room is behind the wall with the headboards. It's always warm in there and the room seems larger and cozier. I enjoy moving things around until I get things just right. xo, Rosemary
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