Bedding Bliss

I am in the dreaming stages of a bedroom remodel....

Where I dream currently looks like this...

...and although I love the simplicity, and I adore chocolate brown....

...I am bored!!!! I've had this simple chocolate linen duvet and beige/cream linen shams from West Elm for the past 5 years and I am ready for something new and a little more luxurious. Besides that, I want to add more personality into the bedroom by adding more accessories and a rug, and perhaps a dramatic piece of artwork in lieu of a headboard (since we won't have this dramatic cut-out window in the new bedroom.)

I am determined that the bedroom redo -- which will occur when we move from this room (the future site of the nursery) to the actual master bedroom suite of our home -- will create a much dreamier dreaming spot.

Here are some master bedroom inspirations that have me barely able to sleep...

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So now I just need to convince my hubby to that we should make the move to the new bedroom sooner, rather than later...

I will keep posting on the progress! :)

garden praise

It is Sunday morning, therefore I am in my garden.

Don't be shocked - I firmly believe I will still go to heaven. :)

Paul and I have yet to find a church that we would like to join, so many Sunday mornings are spent doing things that make me feel close to God. One is digging in the dirt.

Anyway, here are some shots of my fellow "worshipers" in God's beautiful creation...

This is a daylily plant I inherited from the previous owner of our property (one of the few elements I kept.) She has been moved several times before finding her home here.

This little man is a Sky Pencil Japanese Holly - my newest addition.

My azalea bush finally has some blooms! I adore the shiny, tropical looking leaves.

Looking down at a cluster of buds on an Althea bush.

I think of the many trips my [Lutheran pastor] father took us on throughout the years, and how so often we were in a location on a Sunday morning where no actual church building could be found. We worshipped in forests, next to lakes, huddled beside frozen streams and gigantic snowbanks, and in a valley surrounded by snowcapped mountains. Never had I felt so spiritual as moments like that. Praying and singing out in the open air of God's creation.

Hope everyone is enjoying a beautiful Sunday morning!