Onto the bedroom! with a dash of fairy dust!

I have been doing lots of work on the bathroom for Seashell Cottage and everytime I am working on it I look at the bedroom wondering what to do with it! I really like the black and cream as it contrasts nicely with all the pastel colours downstairs but it just didn't seem to fit into the shabby chic style I was after. So last night I took the plunge and decided to change the washstand which is used as a dressing table. It was quite hard as it was a nice piece with a nice finish and I felt a bit bad painting over it but it didn't go with the room so thought I would just go for it!! As usual it was repainted, distressed and a touch of pretty paper added. Add the little extras including some sexy undies in the drawer! I did the same with the stool so they matched. I am glad I went for it as now I do feel it fits into the house better.

I then decided to do the same with a small mahogany table I had for use as a bedside table. This wasn't so easy!!! The mahogany stain kept bleeding through turning the cream paint pink! After 3 coats it obviously wans't goint to stop so had to come up with something this hide it. I added a little band of paper where it was still showing and a little brass handle to emulate a drawer. The end result turned out ok thank goodness.

Next was the wardrobe. Its a strange colour as its not really cream its more of an oatmeal. I have 3 different wardrobes and none of them seem quite right in this room, but I don't really want to buy another one at the moment so I did what I could with this one. I just rubbed it down a little and added some paper to match it in a bit better. Its not the best but for now its not too bad.

The new shelves were an Ebay find, they are Reutter bakers shelves. I just thought with the black and wicker they would make a nice addition to the room. They do look nice in place and its always to have somewhere to add little things as you come across them!

Love the overall effect of the room a little shabby but def chic! As you can tell I just love flower fairies and here are various little touches of them throughout the room. I love the Reutter plate rack, the readable Dateman book, the wall plate, the pictures on the wall (made from keyrings that were 50p in a charity shop!) and the cushion,  even a teeny tiny Tink. We all need a little pixie dust in our lives!!

I love pictures with no flash and the light on it just makes it look sooo cosy!

Had to just put one 'through the window' picture. It always makes me feel like a sneaky peak in to someones house. You never know what goes on when we aren't around!