Scenes From My Romantic Guest Room

This room has turned out to be quite romantic.  With the exception of

a very few elements, like this new pillow, most things are either 

antiques, or very vintage.

This room is filled with light and love and memories.

This is not to everyone's taste, and is certainly not a room

that is on trend, but it's charming to me.

I wanted this room to be elegant, without being too stiff.

I think that the combination of the florals and plaids give it

a friendly feeling.

Built in shelves filled with antique tea and demitasse cups.

A miniature desk that could very well be visited by a fairy.

A hand knotted Persian carpet that I spent hours haggling 

over with a Bahraini carpet salesman.  He swore he would

never come back to deal with me again, but of course he

did, and my persistence paid off in the end. 

This carpet also has a special meaning for me.  It was one

of the very few things that the firemen were able to save when

my townhouse in Houston was struck by lightning and burned

to the ground years ago.  Fortunately, a very fine carpet 

cleaner was able to clean off layers of ash and soot, and a 

couple to burn marks are hardly noticeable.    I think it's 

perfect in this room.

An antique icon from Italy that belonged to my parents. 

There is a second one on the end table next to the love seat.

This is a very vintage love seat with a slipcover.  It's shabby and 

really quite comfy too.

Love these nesting tables.

My Mama's Italian jewel box and a hand painted bowl and dish that

Daddy brought back from Japan.

This is the top of the mirror over the dresser.   Mom and Daddy purchased 

this mirror from an estate sale at a Chicago hotel.  The mirror is well

over 100 years old and that is real gold leaf.

A photo of my very first Yorkie, Bitterman.  Always in our hearts.

I hope you enjoyed this scenes as much as I enjoyed showing

them to you.

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Susan and Bentley