More of a Closeup of the Things in My Bedroom - Nautical Collection

The last time I was here, other than for the Oatmeal Brownie recipe, which I just posted, I promised that I would show you a close-up of the things in my bedroom, because my bedroom redo post already had so many photos. I just want to start out by saying that most of the things in my bedroom I have found. When I first came to New York, that summer I lived at the beach. I went like 3 times a week - not to swim -- no, not that. I don't believe that YHWH meant for us to take our clothes off and reveal our near naked bodies to the opposite sex in that manner. Nope, I went in my clothes and walked, just soaking in His glory and His creation, singing hymns to Him and collecting things as I sent... you'll see them here. My husband wondered what in the world I was going to do with all that "junk" I found and brought in, but now... well, he's amazed at what I did with it. I don't believe in decorating with too much store bought things if one can get by with it. I love to shop at yard sales, thrift stores, etc., and get old, cheap stuff - when I can. That's the best say I think that one can decorate his or her home.

This is polished sea glass, which I picked up off the beach.



This will be placed in my living room/husband's office when he decorates it, speaking of the wooden shoe forms. I have several pairs of these. For some reason I love them, and am not sure why. I buy every pair that I come by. I just buy them and wonder who use to handle them, who worked with them... who made them. I love history and to ponder on things like this. The rest (duck and round boxes) stayed in the bed room.



I think that one of these "shelves" was a post at a peer, and the other seems to be maybe part of a mast on an old ship. I collected these as soon as I saw them - which was on separate trips. The shelves are filled with driftwood, seaweed and little sea creatures... a shell from a crab, and a shell from some other creature - I bought it.



This is a painting of a ship, which I just love. My husband gave this to me. Under it is a little wooden shelf that I paid $5 for with some little glasses and seashells on it. It needs some candles on it, I think. It looks kind of empty.




I am not sure what part of a ship this was, but it definitely was. I collected all this stuff, which had washed upon the shore. It has a buoy, which I found and a pulley, which I purchased for $20 hanging on it, and a photograph of a local unidentified ship pilot, which my husband purchased from a once-open thrift shop across the street, perched on top.




On top is a live saver ring, and on bottom is a lid to a crab basket, both of which I collected from the beaches here, but in the middle is a typeface drawer, which my husband gave to me, and which I have placed some of my shell collection.



Here are closeups of each.





This is an old wooden bowl, which I paid $1 for, filled with a conch shell, which I bought secondhand, and some smaller shells, which I also bought secondhand.





This is my small rock collection, which contains rocks, which I have picked up off the beaches. It has some interesting things in it.



Here's a closeup. My husband says that the rock with the open jaggedy stalagmites is made from salt within the rock. It's my favorite.



This is my bigger rock collection. It has some interesting pieces, as well.





This crate holds my bottles, which I bought for $1 each, some crab shells, some lava rocks and a basket of fishing line floats. The pirate says hello too.



Here are closeups.




This is the bulk of my buoy collection - all of which I have found, and some wooden ship parts, also of which I found.







This is a bag of shells, which I bought from my landlord. He owns a little novelty shop downstairs.



A box of seashells, which I purchased - I can't remember the price, but they were cheap.



Here's a closeup of my new sheets, bedspread and decorative matching pillow, which I will only put on the bed when company comes - due to my wallowing on the bed doing my school work each day. I don't want to ruin them.



This is the rug I have down. It looks more Native American in style, but the colors work for me. It was given to me years ago.



My mom gave me this clock, and I bought the shrimp boat at Habitat for Humanity in my hometown for $1. The seashells I collected.



This is what I think is an old keyhole, which I found washed upon the shore. It's probably my most treasured peace, because it is so unusual.



This is a gnarly old piece of wood, which I found. I really like it a lot too.



This is some driftwood I found, some seaweed, which I also found and a whale figurine my mom gave me. The old fishing box was given to me, and the lamp, which you can only see the bottom of - my husband purchased at Linens and Things several years ago.



This is an old boat part, which I found. I am not sure which part of the boat it's from, but it's also my prized piece, simply for its uniqueness and size. The ducks my husband gave to me.



This is an old glass bottle, with George Washington's profile molded into it, and a lantern, which contain seashells. Behind them in another part of a ship part, which I found.



This is a large piece of driftwood, which I found, some shells which I found, some starfish, which I purchased, and what I think it a shark egg sack, which I found.



And that concludes the tour of my bedroom. I really wish that my camera took better and truer colors, but I hope you enjoyed it.

Blessings,
Kimberly ♥

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Recipe for Oatmeal Brownies

I haven't been eating that much raw. I just haven't been in the mood for it with the cold weather, and all. I have made white bean chili in my crockpot one night.


The latest thing I made, earlier this week, was oatmeal brownies. I adapted this recipe. The reason I was looking for an oatmeal brownie recipe, was that my husband brought a small bag or brownie mix that didn't even go from corner to corner in my baking pan, so I wanted something to add substance. It turned out really good - king of like chocolate on a granola bar. We liked them. I did adapt it though, because I didn't have brown sugar, so I just used white sugar and molasses. The molasses gives it a little of the brown sugar taste. Here was the result.

 







Blessings,
Kimberly ♥

More Done to the Bedroom - Before and After

Well, when I left off the bedroom, I had started back to school. We painted, but didn't have time to finish, so I didn't hang anything up on the walls yet, and still had some moving things to do. My living room had been decorated in nautical things, and my bedroom had been decorated in more patriotic antique things. So we decided to switch. We moved my husband's computer, which is on a table, into the living room and moved some things from the living room into the bedroom. Our library is in the living room, and we honestly don't have much company, so we are making it into an office for my husband. I study on the bedroom, in bed, and like to have my privacy so I can concentrate, so now we are in separate rooms - though just across a divided wall, but I already miss him. He's my best friend! Anyway, my sister-in-law is here in New York, and I have never met her, so last week I took a couple of days off of school and we did all that is mentioned above, and cleaned from top to bottom. Now, I will show you our progress. I guess the best way is to show the walls, respectively, before and after.

This is the wall down the left side.




















This is the wall after.







This was where I was still working, and it was a bit piled up...



Here you can see my office... Since I wallow on the bed each day with my little desk and school items, I haven't put the new bedding on, but have pictured it here... The green and white bedspread, the crimson sheets and the green, white and coral pillow.



This is the wall to the right, before.

Honestly, I only have one. It is a photo, which I took of my husband, before I went to Tennessee in the summer of 2009. I took it so that I would have it on my camera, so that I could see everyday. He's shy though, so I had to black his face out here. You can see he's a handsome man though, at least in my eyes. :) The point is though that you can see the patriotic antique decor, which we are moving to the living room (office/library).



And here is the right wall, after.









(I still have to paint the door, or do something with it. It was beginning to crack, so I took the cracked paint off to see what was under, and this is what was left.)



Here is the back wall before. It's the wall, where my husband's computer table was.



And here it is after...





This is the front wall before...

This is the bed again... but it's the only picture where you can see a little bit of the front wall. I had a blanket hanging over the dividing wall, but now have hung my net there.



And this is the front wall after.





Next time, I will come with close-ups of my decorations. I hope you are enjoying the tour of my bedroom.

Blessings,
Kimberly ♥

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