Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh! *pitter-patter, pitter-patter* (That was my heart doing somersaults!) I absoutely adore that room! I'm printing the picture and taking it home with me, since I had already planned to do some sprucing up in our bedroom over the weekend. This gives me much to ponder. I love the mix of rustic with feminine, and I think I could do more of this in our space. There are built-in bookshelves that I could focus on filling with pretty ironstone and English china, instead of the more hodge-podge look it currently has. I have quite a few Navajo rugs displayed in this room, and definitely want to keep them. Then again, I do think the cowboy boots in the inspiration pic fit in just perfectly with the prettier aspects of the room. I definitely think the masculine/feminine combination is an appealing one!

If anyone has further ideas on how to get more of the look above, please share! Our master bedroom is an attic conversion (from 1948) and retains the original knotty pine paneling (which I don't want to paint - but that gorgeous wallpaper really does make me hyperventilate - in a good way!). I don't have current photos showing the entire room, but the pics below might give a taste of the feel of the room. Oh, and the duvet on the bed is this one from Pottery Barn (pic from outside source):
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Hmmm ... Looks like my pic of the duvet isn't showing up anymore. Let me try another source:

I'm so glad you responded, Auntjen, because I've been wanting to tell TT/TheFoxesPad for hours how much I thought she absolutely nailed your aesthetic, but I didn't want to cause the post to move down before you saw it. While it's not my style, I adore the bedroom TheFoxesPad posted and would love to spend a weekend in it!

I'm so glad that you like it! When I saw that I was on a mission to show you ASAP! Right down to the cowboy boots that I could envision you wearing on a night out. I think that it's so perfect. I'd love to spend a night in it.

Could you do something like wallpaper foamcore board cut to snuggly fit a wall or two?

Aunt Jen, you could paper over that paneling and later, when you remove the paper, the paneling will be exactly as it was. The only thing is that if you do some walls but not all, the wood will be darker on the walls that were not covered by paper. The point it, the paste won't hurt your paneling at all.

I love the painted molding on the windows and maybe you could make a stand up screen and staple a similar fabric as the wallpaper or find a good wallpaper to mimic the walls. You already have a lot of coziness going on.

Perhaps consider just painting the surround on the fireplace -- which is new wood -- and not the vintage wood ....

And perhaps just the scalloped edge over the window?

Thanks for the ideas! I've been pondering this room since I saw it here last week ... just can't quite get it out of my head! Since I've never wallpapered before, I think I'd be a bit leery of trying it on my paneling - but I do love the idea for making a stand-up screen. I could easily do that with a pretty floral fabric. Also like the thought of painting the fireplace surround. But what color? White? Soft green? And would you do a high gloss paint? Hmmmm ...

Soft green like the trim in the pictures! Would look great w/ the paneling!

I do have about 3/4 can of BM Guilford Green left over! ;-) But it is in eggshell finish. I'd probably want a glossier sheen, no?

Just in case you want to get the fabric, this is the best price I have found online.

I papered my parents bedroom in that paper several years ago, and I adored it. I called it their bed and breakfast room, as that is the cozy vibe it gave.

Here is a link that might be useful: Online Fabric Store

Yes, that is Norfolk Rose! Love, love, love that pattern! In fact, it's what I chose for my new kitchen valances ...

I'd switch out the rocking chair for a chair covered in the flora fabric and the sheers for more of the flora fabric. It will give you the pattern you want without having to paper the walls.

I thought that was your kitchen valance! You HAVE to use the paper, absolutely...and the cheery green trim.

AuntJen's house is the charming home in all the storybooks I used to read....I've never lived in it but it makes me nostalgic, nonetheless...

kswl, thank you so very much! That's incredibly sweet of you to say ... however, when you see the pics I'm about to post, you may think otherwise! I love carol_from_ny's idea to bring in the floral pattern via new curtains. I am not married to the curtains I currently have. In fact, I'm really not married to much of anything here, except for the duvet (which is fairly new), the vintage print over the fireplace (it's rather kitschy, and hung in my grandparents' home for years - it's pure nostalgia for me), and the knotty pine paneling, which I definitely don't want to paint.

I'm a little embarrassed to post these pics, since I feel like this room is such a mishmash. And I'm beyond horrified to see how freakin' dusty the fan is. Oh well. Such is my life.

Notice we don't have a headboard or footboard. The stairs leading to this bedroom won't allow us to get a king-size head or footboard up there. We've tried. It's not really a big deal to me anymore.

Oh, and don't you love the way I've "made" the bed? Messy, messy! Now that I look at these pics, the current curtains really are rather dreadful. (And my duvet isn't as washed out as it appears here.)

The ceilings are low and the windows are a funky size, so any curtain I did buy might need to be shortened - although I can also picture something at the window that would puddle a bit on the floor, unlike what I currently have. (I'm not a seamstress by any means, so can't quite envision making curtains myself.)

The fireplace surround really does blend into the walls, doesn't it?

After seeing the inspiration pic, I really want to bring more of a romantic cottage look to this room, but I also want to keep my more masculine elements, such as the Native American pottery and rugs. I know there's a lot of tweaking that needs doing here. Just not quite sure where to begin! I feel like I want to do away with a good number of my current "accessories" which, as I said, are just a mishmash of things. I need to straighten up the bookshelves and perhaps start collecting a few English pieces - ironstone pitchers and platters to display there perhaps?

Would curtains like this (or in a ticking stripe) be a better choice than the floral? Then I could introduce more florals into the room in pillows and accessories ...

Also found these curtains advertised on Etsy. There are 4 panels, which is exactly what I need, and the size is about right too ...

Please bear with me while I play around with pics to compare colors. I dunno ... Is this curtain too "sweet" with the duvet? Since it seems to be a slightly smaller scale, I'm thinking it might work ...

Oh dear me ... no. After seeing the last pics I posted comparing the rose-strewn curtains with the duvet, it's clear that what looked like it might be an ok match on my monitor at work doesn't even come close to going together, viewed on my monitor at home.

::sigh:: I really want new bedroom curtains now, but just not sure which direction to go. Any thoughts?

I have just bought (on Etsy) pillows in this fabric, Waverly Rose Sonata:

Aaaaaaaaaand, that fabric is discontinued. Never mind.
:-(

I'm probably just talking to myself at this point (;-)), but if anyone does read this, just wanted to say that I went ahead and bought the Waverly Norfolk Rose panels - same fabric on the wall in the inspiration pic. I took down one of my kitchen valances in that fabric and carried it upstairs to see how it would work with the duvet, and I actually loved it! It will be quite flowery, but the Norfolk Rose has such a vintage feel to it that I think it's going to look like it's just always been in the room. I plan to buy some nice down pillows for the bed and dress it up more. Will mix in some stripes or plaids to help offset the florals a bit. I was fortunate to find two pairs of the curtains (from different sellers) on eBay for less than $100 for everything, so I think I've made a good choice.

Now ... paint that fireplace surround???

Jen, are the bookshelves on either side of the large window built in? I was wondering if you painted the fireplace a green like in the original picture, could you paint the bookcases as well as the bridge between the cases the green as well? It would allow you to bring a light color to that area and help tie in the fireplace? Also would give you an opportunity to introduce color/light without painting the pine elsewhere. Just thinking here.....

I think you need more creamy white in the room. The FP surround would look nice in a white. As much as I love the green in your kitchen, I think if you did the surround that color it won't lighten the room very much to give it that cottage feel.

Another thought is putting your quilts in a spray painted basket, or fold and put them on a table. I used to hang mine on a rack also, but noticed they stand out more when folded. Weird, I know.

You can buy shelf scarves to lighten the bookcase area, which will save on painting.

I love your room, I've never seen it in it's entirity!

Mary_lu, the bookcases are indeed built in. I thought about painting them - or even just painting the inside portions - but I am so hesitant to paint that old wood! I think for now I will concentrate on bringing in ironstone pieces and just generally tweaking the books and decor displayed there. Something I just realized last night is that I'm displaying a lot of sentimental items there - photos of babies who are actually big ol' kids now, little stuffed animals and books from my childhood ... and while those things are very special to me, I feel they're not quite conveying the overall look I'm envisioning, because they're not cohesive (if that makes sense). But how does a person pack them away? That will be hard to do! ;-)

Oakley, I do like your suggestion to paint the fireplace a creamy white. I can envision that more easily than I can doing it in green - plus, I think you're right that it would brighten the room better than the green would. I know what you mean about the impact folded, stacked quilts have in a room! I used to have an old hutch that I displayed quilts in (it's long gone now though). I want to keep the quilts that I'm currently displaying on quilt racks though, since my Grannie made one and her mother made the other, and I'd be just devastated if one of the cats decided to do something "naughty" on them. I might look for some old cutter quilts though to fold and display somewhere in the room.

My wheels keep turning! I think I can turn this into a much cuter, cozier space. I feel like I've been neglecting the upstairs while I focused on painting downstairs these past few months.

What do you think about BM Antique White for the fireplace surround? It seems to have that creamy quality!

Sunny - how do you feel about painting any of the lamp bases green? Specifically right now I am looking at the floor lamp beside the FP.

Thoughts or considerations on painting the quilt rack green too?

Or better yet - how about a mix of painted pieces? Say green and then pick up that pretty soft blue in the throw pillow?

Envisioning the FP surround painted cream as suggested by OakleyOK. Paint some of the frames on your wall cream too.

Okay - here's a crazy thought: Can you attach a long curtain rod to the wall or ceiling at the head of the bed and hang sheer white curtains? It could simulate a headboard and give definition/ presence to your bed, soften/ lighten up all of the wood paneling, pull in that element of sheers like the inspiration pic and there was something else that I was thinking that it would do but I forgot.

Add a throw folded lengthwise at the end of your bed in a soft color that works w/ your current duvet, white bedskirt and sheets.

Swap your lampshades for white ones. Maybe you could find something w/ a sweet mini check for the accent lamp on the FP.

I love the paneling in your room, Auntjen! It's exactly the cottage bedroom I would expect in your home--a bit lake cottage perhaps. I like the idea of the rose curtains. Have you thought about (and maybe someone has already suggested this) using a white quilt on the bed and folding the duvet at the foot so you don't have as much floral going on? Great idea to mix in some stripes/plaids. And the florals do seem to blend, but if it seems too much when you get them all together, white or cream would be nice!
Love your house!

Thanks for the ideas, TFP! I absolutely would paint the lamp bases! Love the idea to paint the floor lamp next to the fireplace. That poor lamp - the shade's gone a bit wonky over the years, but it's got a vintage floral design on it (impossible to detect in my crummy photo) and I still just love it. I have two mid-century toleware lamps in this space - one an off-white and the other red - and while they do evoke a certain nostalgia for me, I'm not 100% committed to them. For one thing, when lit, they give off a rather "clinical" feel with the metal shades.

I would also definitely paint one of the quilt racks. If I keep it. (I bought it at a garage sale for $5 and it has that cutesy-1980s-wannabe-woodcrafter look about it, if you know what I mean.) The other is on loan from my mom, so I'd have to check with her first before painting it.

Boy, I really did take some terrible photos ... My bedskirt is actually a light tan and red plaid! It's very tailored and I've thought about replacing it with something a bit more voluminous. I do like the idea of hanging sheers on a rod over the bed and will think about how I might actually do that. My current over-the-bed decor is pretty pathetic - a resin frame from Walmart filled with baby photos of DH and me, and an antique frame from a yard sale just sorta slapped up there on the wall around it!

I'm truly loving these ideas! Although - I'm a bit torn between whether to thank you or throttle you, TFP, for posting that gorgeous inspiration pic! (OK, I'll thank you - although you do realize you've started me on another obsession now, right? ;-D)

It's all a part of my Master Plan! Muwahahahaha!