As a child growing up in Southern California, when most kids were busy skateboarding, going to the beach or hanging up Keith Partridge posters in their bedroom, you could most likely find me re-reading a Little House book and obsessing about all things Laura Ingalls Wilder. I was the girl that actually belonged to the Laura Ingalls Wilder fan club at the local library. I would have jumped for the opportunity to give up my banana seat Schwinn, Toot a Loop radio and Morey boogie board, in exchange for the pioneer girl life of churning butter, shopping for calico and traveling the country in a covered wagon. The highlight of my childhood were our family vacations were we left the crowded suburbs of Huntington Beach and travelled deep into the Oregon coastal woods. These rustic wilderness trips were always short lived but planted the seed for my own future move to Oregon and the purchase of my own Little House in the Big Woods outside of Bend. This weekend my husband and I spent some time at the "little house" updating our master bedroom. Ok, so Brian actually spent his time chopping down some trees and I fixed up the bedroom - but he drove so he gets an honorable mention. This house has a definite "lodge" interior including lodge pole furniture (which is perfect as this home does double duty as a lodge resort rental). However, the bedroom had a funky traditional polyester tapestry and velvet comforter set. The prior owners had also painted one wall of the master bedroom a brownish/rust color. I wanted a more casual look to the room and wanted to incorporate more organic natural fabrics and was totally prepared to paint out the accent wall. I found a stunning bedding set at Pine Cone Hill that ended up working so well we left the accent wall as is. I also incorporated a fun blanket ladder and switched out the fancier lamps for these beauties. Overall I am very happy with the look. I didn't plan on this but the colors also coordinate with the patio furniture right out side the bedroom's sliding glass door. The room has its own little private patio with a hot tub (another selling point on the home) and I had repurposed some old patio furniture my parents give me not knowing how everything would tie together in the end...Destiny!
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Master Bedroom Patio
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