A couple of months ago my daughter came across this little settee on good ol' Craigslist. She sent me the email thinking I might want it for my booth space, but after purchasing it, we decided it was simply too sweet to part with. It has a down filled cushion and, besides being so charming, it is exactly what I would imagine sitting on a cloud would be like. (Um...other than the fact that the fabric was nothing like a cloud...it was a very busy, cheerful floral. So not my daughter's style...)
Not to worry. My girls hit the fabric store one morning and found the perfect shabby-but-classic linen type fabric. We found an amazing slipcover gal on...Craigslist. (Where else?)
Oh yes, it's sweet as can be. Like I said, it's just as I imagine sitting on a cloud would be like, and it's the perfect finishing touch for her bedroom. Here is the finished product...
Let me show you the other side of her bedroom, which she is very nearly finished decorating.(All that is left to do is add some personal details and finish up her window treatments!)
I found her the exact same headboard I have on my bed (Although mine has a footboard)...except I found her's at an estate sale and snagged it for $25. (Can you believe that?!)
Her walls are freshly painted with a really amazing color from Restoration Hardware. In some lights it looks like it has a hint of green, other times it appears blue-ish, and more often, it has a gray-green look...at any rate, any time you look at this color, it is soothing. Spa like if that makes any sense. It's a deliciously calm and neutral color.
Her duvet set on the bed is from Target, and it looks like a million bucks. (Seriously, why pay a fortune when you can make it all happen with thrifted finds and bargain store bedding?) She's still got to finish out her window treatments and add a few little somethin-somethin's, but the room is complete for the most part....and it was all done on a shoestring of a budget.
It's the perfect retreat, and the little settee was just meant-to-be in this room, don't you agree?
Such a nice relaxing space. A lot of times, similar spaces have a lot of victorian style clutter on the nightstands and walls. I like this space much more because of the lack of that stuff. Simple and Beautiful.
Posted by: Doro | June 25, 2010 at 07:04 AM
I just love it, love it all! That paint color is awesome. :)
Posted by: Teresa Sheeley | June 25, 2010 at 07:06 AM
LOVE IT!!! I have found a lady here who does slipcovers and am trying to decide what I want covered first! LOL
Love the paint color also, and the bedding. What is that chest called - it is amazing! I have a smaller mahogany one that I recently found out is a bachelor's chest. We are using it for a vanity in one of the bathrooms.
Beautiful room - the apple doesn't fall far from the tree!!
tina
Posted by: tina | June 25, 2010 at 07:08 AM
Wow! looks great! I am particularly interested in knowing how you even found a seamstress on Cragi's list to do the slipcover? Im not too familiar with Craig's list and I am not sure where to find something like that. Under what catagory do you look, if you could just tell me that! I was actually looking last night, much to no avail...
Joanne B.
Posted by: Joanne B. | June 25, 2010 at 07:25 AM
To find a seamstress on Craigslist in your area, In the search box (under the title SERVICES) type in the word upholstered or slipcover and see what might come up!
Posted by: Tracey Buxton | June 25, 2010 at 07:44 AM
Good eye - for looking past those garish flowers and seeing that vision of settee loveliness!
Posted by: Vicki K | June 25, 2010 at 07:44 AM
Great settee makover and great room too. I love Restoration Hardware too. Is her room color the silver sage? I have bought some of their accesories in that color and love it.
Posted by: Ruth | June 25, 2010 at 08:25 AM
Well my goodness what a beautiful room~ and that settee~the linen fabric~stunning!
xoxo, Carol
Posted by: Raised In Cotton~Carol | June 25, 2010 at 08:47 AM
Yes!! Thank you..SILVER SAGE..and actually her paint is Behr. She painted a wooden stir stick from my other daughters paint (her guest room is silver sage as well...!) and ran to Home Depot..Behr paint was a bit cheaper.
Posted by: Tracey Buxton | June 25, 2010 at 09:07 AM
Vicki...I think the flowers are not the problem, I think its the container! She is replacign it with a crystal vase tomorrow!
Posted by: Tracey Buxton | June 25, 2010 at 09:09 AM
OK, someday please blog about your car.For real. How do you get all this stuff home????
Posted by: Andrea | June 25, 2010 at 10:01 AM
Beautiful!!!! And yes, I want to know too how you get all this stuff home all the time! You must own a truck! Please tell!
Posted by: Cottage Sunshine | June 25, 2010 at 10:15 AM
I think Vicki was talking about the garish flowers on the settee! They were pretty loud!! I have a settee with flowers, but it's shabby chic, with muted shades of gold and red, and much more calming than the dark blue. I LIKE the florist's tin, but I think cut crystal would look beautiful, as would anything in white. What a gorgeous room!
Posted by: Amy Retentive | June 25, 2010 at 12:10 PM
Great transformation!
Posted by: Marm | June 25, 2010 at 02:09 PM
SHOOT! Now I HAVE to paint my master bedroom that color! I thought I liked the mocha that I have, but seeing my same bedding in her room with that silver sage... UGH! I have to have it, I'm just not looking forward to the painting.
Posted by: Carter's mama | June 25, 2010 at 04:27 PM
WOW! I LOVE that room! I have been trying to decide what color to paint my living room. That Silver Sage may be just the perfect color! I'm painting a hutch this summer too. It will be white but I'm thinking I'll use your recipe for robin's egg blue on the inside.
If you care to stop by, I'm having a little giveaway on my blog.
Blessings!
Susan
http://aworkinprogress-susan.blogspot.com
Posted by: www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawlK3h-Ywy1skkLnWhatcPltndM0x3sOOtM | June 25, 2010 at 05:46 PM
oh.my.goodness!!!!!!!!!! Tracey, your daughter has the same gorgeous taste her mother has!!!!! This piece is just beautiful ~ the lines, and with the new slip it's absolutely amazing! I've been thinking of you often and know you must be working your kiester off getting ready for the BH show ~ I'll be with you in spirit sweet friend, hugs and love, Dawn
Posted by: Dawn @ The Feathered Nest | June 25, 2010 at 07:51 PM
Tracey, love it, down cushion settee on craig's list! Amazing ,huh? I've got my Antiques and Uniques blog back up and going again, come see me!
Carol
Posted by: Carol | June 25, 2010 at 08:29 PM
I had bookmarked that settee, and when I returned it was gone! Great find, it was a steal! The slipcover looks fabulous.
Posted by: Rhonda Zarosinski | June 25, 2010 at 10:54 PM
OMG! Delicious! I want to move in without husband or children - just for the weekend - please please please please please! :) Simply wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing. :)
Posted by: Angie | June 26, 2010 at 04:49 AM
That is amazing! Who could have thought that blue settee could look so beautiful AND be so comfy? I'm inspired to find someone to slipcover every chair in the house! ;)
Posted by: carrie | June 27, 2010 at 10:38 AM
I LOVE that paint color - any chance you could share the coding for the mix from the top of the Behr can when you have a moment? It's the perfect color for my bedroom!
Posted by: Jamie | June 27, 2010 at 11:17 AM
What an amazing room. So fresh and clean and restful. Love it.
P.S. I have Silver Sage walls in my studio and guest room too.
xo
jeanne
Posted by: Jeanne | June 27, 2010 at 06:06 PM
Yes, if possible, please share the coloring mix. I've been wanting the same color for a while, but can't afford the restoration hardware and didn't know if Home Depot had their codes. PLEASE! :)
Posted by: Kathy | June 29, 2010 at 07:14 AM
Such a wonderful bedroom,its soothe and feels so airy because of the white color,feels so fresh and restful room,the linens, the pillows-its perfestion!None of it is too fussy, yet it's all so BEAUTIFUL.:-)
Posted by: Vicky Bellow | July 06, 2010 at 02:51 AM