Of course now that
we’ve lived in the house for several years, it’s easy to look back and think
about what we would have done differently. What's the saying - hindsight is 20/20? It's easy to think about what you would have done, after it has happened. And at the top of the list is to change the master bedroom.
Not that it’s a bad
room! We really only spend time in there
to sleep, so we didn’t want one of those giant master suites. But if we had known that a new foundation was
required under that part of the house anyway, we would have extended the house
by 3 feet. That would have given us a
bigger closet and a full master bath.
(although to Richard’s way of thinking, it’s actually a good thing we
have a small walk in closet – because it means I’ve had to purge a lot of clothes!)
And the room is
great. It's got plenty of space for our needs. We installed 3
awning windows above the bed, which bring in the sun and provide nice
ventilation on summer nights. We also
have a balcony off of the bedroom – with a French door that brings in lots of
light – and water views.
I wanted to play up
the room with bright, beachy colors. So
we just left the walls white and added brightly colored artwork. I found this patchwork quilt that I love and
added some accent pillows. I’ve been in
search of the perfect fabric for window treatments for years…..but I have to
confess I haven’t found anything that’s quite what I want, so I have just left
the white cellular shades. And by the time I find something, I'll probably be ready to redecorate!

Again, we left the walls white, but punctuated with lots of bright color. And when I get tired of it, it’s easy to change to a whole new color palette.

But my favorite touch? The Summer Cruising wood plaque in the bathroom (HomeGoods - $19.99) and these fish plaques I found at Dwellings in Falmouth. I just love the pops of color!
So while a bigger closet and bath would have been nice - this actually works very nicely for us!
Sources:
Rug - Dash and Albert
Sink - Kohler Bancroft
Faucet & Mirrors - Restoration Hardware
Bed, tables, blanket storage - Crate & Barrel
Dresser - Pottery Barn
Fish - Dwellings
Striped Lamp - Simply Home
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So while a bigger closet and bath would have been nice - this actually works very nicely for us!
Sources:
Rug - Dash and Albert
Sink - Kohler Bancroft
Faucet & Mirrors - Restoration Hardware
Bed, tables, blanket storage - Crate & Barrel
Dresser - Pottery Barn
Fish - Dwellings
Striped Lamp - Simply Home
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