Dressing the Bed Shabby Chic

 I have an eclectic vintage/traditional style home {I think}, my decor having evolved from French country style look-alike to vintage-traditional. But my love for bed sheets with floral prints and pastel colors  {Simply Shabby Chic by Rachel Ashwell} always draws me to decorate my bedroom in the shabby chic style.

White walls, sheets and pillowcases in floral dreamy pastel colors made of 250-thread pure cotton, and my favorite display items like vintage plates and picture frames- all meet my requirements for  deep sleep. I have also seen the beauty and allure of unmade bed so I enjoy the room in any condition it is in.

Right now, I am trying to incorporate shabby chic touches to my once traditional bedroom.

Here are some inspirations for  shabby chic dreams.

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{Visit Rachel Ashwell Shabby Chic Couture}

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Monday Inspirations

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Faith

{Via Shabby Chic Ireland}

Lovely

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Season of Change

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Warmth

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Young Jane Fonda {American actress}


 An afternoon swim with Greta Garbo taught Jane we're not meant to be perfect—we're meant to be whole.
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Cute-ness

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Ralph Lauren
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Chinoiserie
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Coffee

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Girls' Room Inspirations

I have gathered some inspiring photos of girly rooms for my granddaughters and great nieces as they quickly graduate from cribs to baby beds to big girls' beds. The Moms are excited to decorate their rooms but more so, the Grandmas.

The boys' room would have to wait for another post- great aunt is still on girly-girly mode.

My sweet sweet granddaughters, Maddy {10} and Summer {3}

{Via Better Homes and Garden}

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{Visit Made in Persbo}

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{Visit Rosaroseblogg}

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{Visit Design Sponge}

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Joyful wishes.....Celestina

Baby Treasures by Nina Raval

Nina is my talented niece who has been blessed with a sweet baby girl she named Katrina on January of this year. A pre-law graduate of Chapman University, she is an aspiring journalist  and teacher, whose articles have been published in the local Riverside and Palm Desert newspapers.

Baby Kat, as we lovingly call her, was born a preemie. But after the initial worries and fears, she was brought home as a healthy precious infant. Her Mom treasures every moment of holding her in her arms only to realize how fast she is growing. Here, she shares a way to remember every precious moment.

Beautiful big eyes. She's so pretty in her pink floral onesie.

Baby Kat today at 9 months old.

Knowing that my baby will soon be a toddler, I began to clean out our Tiffany Blue-painted bedroom, with piles upon piles of new beautiful clothes that she easily outgrew. After giving the majority of them to a young mother in need, I decided to keep one or two pieces that were "preemie" size, so doll-like that it seemed impossible that the fleshy baby in front of me used to be so tiny, with her head once being able to fit into the palm of my hand. It was then that I decided to keep a box full of baby treasures  so that Katrina could reflect upon them when she is older, as well as celebrate the stages of life. For now, I have printed glossy pictures of her as a newborn, ultrasound photos, lovely cards received at her baby shower, her first blanket (a knitted one donated to her when she was born), and her first fancy onesie, all in a vintage-looking hatbox that is pale pink and deep china blue. I plan to also include a diary I am writing for her and her first ballet-style shoes, which are frosted silver. I am still developing all this, so pictures shall come later.

For now, I designed a Polyvore collage, hoping to give ideas to those who want to put together a Baby Treasure Box. The first row consists of a treasure trunk-style box, a newborn coat, and a receiving blanket. The second row contains greeting cards given to the baby, ballet-style shoes, a preemie-sized outfit, a hippo toy, and a baby's first bear.