Searching in the Garden

Today I decided that chasing moths on the patio wasn't quite enough so I walked around the skirt of brick to the window end of the party room. Here I am contemplating the flower bed..... doesn't that rose bush look great? THEY need to trim it some more...The Annabelle hydrangeas are coming along as you can see behind me. I have to admit the lawn looks good. It is ready for Kendall and Kagen's wedding next weekend.
That's "smoke" on the mountain seen in the background is why other parts of the Appalachians are called the Smokys!
Today reached a whopping 78 degrees. What a summer! Before I forget: don't miss the rhododendrons on Roan Mountain. Now is the time to see them. We are only 45 minutes away (not that I drive...)
Mast General Store--a great place to shop for many interesting kitchen and home items and Yahoo in a bottle-- is celebrating its 30th anniversary this Sunday afternoon at the original store in Valle Cruces, NC. It is quite likely THEY will attend, only 23 minutes away. Personally, I plan a nap.

**THEY are the innkeepers at Prospect Hill, Judy and Robert, who call themselves my owners.

Dreaming of Spring (in the wallpaper)

Freshening "In the Garden" - Inn Room #3

We've always called this room's bath The Rabbit Bath. Drove our contractors crazy when we readied it for guests 10 years ago (the wallpaper border below the rail was the last item to go in....)

In The Garden Room is our least expensive room with some of my most favorite decorating--I really like the bronze bed with lacy valance. The price is based on the fact it has a a large shower and no bathtub. The room is large enough to add a twin bed for a third person.

This room was once the bedroom of the Rambo daughters, complete with French provincial furniture. From the beginning, I saw it as having a flower and garden theme. It's large (about 16x16') and has a fine, heart pine mantle with high tech (electric) fireplace, a love seat and a bathroom which might have been the Victorian trunk room (for their long-term visitors).

The bathroom is our target tomorrow...

I LOVE the 29-inch tall border around the bottom featuring a white picket fence, black and white rabbits and lots of flowers, including sweet peas. It is very sweet.

The background of this paper is vanilla, not readily available today. It also has a good bit of teal and olive in the plant leaves (have you tried to find anything teal anymore?) Besides, I want a fresher, younger feel to this room.

The bathroom's upper wallpaper tended to curl from the start so it's time to change it. My inspiration is a tea towel from the Mast General Store which has tiny stripes in a dark eggplant (purple), a limey green and a lighter raspberry. Wish there were matching wallpaper! So, with the help of Lowes I selected a Sunworthy wallpaper which is a medium raspberry color with a texture like hand-troweled plaster. It goes with raspberry touches in the sky above the picket fence.

Now, I KNOW this is my small bathroom. I've read a darker color will NOT make a small room smaller.... I hope so. Tomorrow the flowers above the rail will come down. It's only two rolls. Stayed tuned!