A Fire Stand and a Tour of the Master

There's something new in the Master Bedroom

See it?

It's between the fireplace and the chaise

The fire stand

It's one of those "always wanted"

And I have passed one by eons ago because "it wasn't for sale"

but then someone bought it -- sigh

And a few years ago in Dallas, I found another

And somehow had one of those

"do I really need this moments"

And so passed it by!

Thinking once home

What was I thinking?

And then in our little town

in my favorite shop,

The Iron Star

I found that little beauty!

It's simple

And looks English to me

It's painted

while the others have been handwork

Although they date from the 17th and 18th Century,

they were popular decorating items in the

Colonial Revival times of the 20s

So most of them date to the 20th century

Although you can occasionally find a Victorian one

And, of course, I wanted it

The price was right

But when Barbara pointed out the back . . . 

Christmas 1923

Ethel painted picture

Everett made frame and stand

I knew it was mine!

And once home

 We found more writing on it,

although I've not been able to decipher it as yet!

And because I was in the bedroom,

taking pictures of the new "fire stand"

I thought I'd share more pictures

It's been a while since we've been in the Master Bedroom

The dressing room alcove

Which is really a closet with drawers and a big window

But the Sheraton sofa table fits handily in the space

In front of the window

And serves as a perfect dressing table

A Christmas gift mirror on stand for primping

And an old fashioned Christmas cactus

keeps my silver and Waterford dressing table accoutrements company

The wallpaper is a pink floral

Pink floral wallpaper seems to follow us wherever we go

Husband Jim is destined to sleep in a room of pink flowers!

The bed is a four poster -- not old a 25 year old reproduction,

an English bamboo side table on my side because I'm the one who reads before I go to bed

An Empire chest for Husband's things with another mirror on stand on top

And the chandelier

We love how it's light is reflected in the mirror over the mantle!

It originally was in Daughter Sarah's dining room and I coveted it --when she was transferred,

I bought her a new light fixture and this one came home to Linderhof!

We have a small seating area in front of the fireplace

A chaise, a chair and a small French provincial loveseat,

anchored by a braided rug.

The new fire stand echoes the black and pinks of the needlepoint top of the footstool.

It's a comfy bedroom,

And I love the muted colors of the room.

It really isn't all that pink!

It is Monday and I'm sharing our bedroom and my new fire stand with Susan at Between Naps On the Porch for Met Monday

And on Tuesday I'm sharing our bedroom and my new fire stand with Marty at A Stroll Thru Life