Hi Jilly, so sorry to hear you were hit with both COVID and strep! Glad you've recovered and are back. Your new items look great!

Thank you, Arapaho! 🤍

Welcome back!

Thank you, porkandham! 🤍

Well that sounds horrible - so glad you're hopefully bouncing back. And also, WELCOME BACK - I missed you here a lot. You're such a sunny, positive presence and we need all the positivity we can get.

Yay!

Thank you, Ally and eld! 🤍

You all are putting a big smile on my face today. :)

Welcome back. Your positive attitude and kind strength have been missed. Hoping you continue getting your health back and that your DH , Dad and DD and SIL

are all doing well. 🙏

Thank you, C! 🤍

Wow I was so excited to see this post and to see it was actually current!! You've been missed greatly. Your finds are just so perfect and you.

Happy to see you back!

Thank you, salonva! 🤍

As you can see, you have been missed!!! The lamp is wonderful and the quilt-so cozy and perfect. I want them both. ;-) . I adore the Horse Eats Hat poster. I think I really need that, too. Relax and enjoy all your changes while you continue to get well!

Thank you, cyn! 🤍

That poster makes me smile every day. :) I ordered it from this site:

https://vintagraph.com/products/horse-eats-hat?srsltid=AfmBOoqS2daI1EJ20qLGaQ8x5ehXIlNxyq3OeJyHiSdawKyLO23V-Ju6&variant=40368066887726

I’d never heard of them before, so wasn’t sure how it would go, but am super pleased with the transaction.

Ida and I mused on what kind of frame to get, so many would work. We both imagined a cool and hip Art Deco frame, but couldn’t find one. I decided to just go with a sort of rustic wood frame for the particular room it’s in (and being horse-y). :)

So glad you’re back, Jilly! Stop AND Covid- that sounds like a wallop. I’m happy you’re on the mend and sharing your good cheer here one again!

Howdy! 🤠 Welcome back! Sorry to hear you've been sick.

I started a post, years ago about that table. I purchased it in a square shape. I put a white veined marble-look tile top on mine. Pal knew the original maker, it's a knockoff of a classic....

China and nicole, thank you! 🤍

I like that square shape, nicole! Good idea to add tile.

Jilly, glad to see you're back and feeling good again. You were missed!

The bedroom looks warm and inviting. I like all your finds, but especially love your new metal table.

Glad you are back. Sorry you were so under the weather. Your sconce is adorable.

The sconce is fabulous. So glad you have returned!

Lizbeth and Kendrah, thank you! 🤍

Lizbeth, I’ve been moving that table all over the house. It would be good for a drink table next to Olive 1 (one of my velvet sofas). But I kind of like it in the guest room for a purse or whatever. That room is so tiny and the bed so big. :D

Thank you, friday! 🤍

I saw a cool coffee table on IG that made me think of you. It was similar to yours, but yours looks better. :)

Welcome back, Jilly! I missed you. I hope you continue to recover from your illnesses. Your guest room looks great.

Thank you, Jana! 🤍

Welcome back!

I was certain it was an old thread when I saw your name and did a double-take with a big smile realizing yeah, Jilly's back!!! (Love how the neat wall lamp highlights the horse print in a pool of warmth.)

Thank you, jill and Indigo Rose! 🤍

Indigo Rose, it’s so cozy at night! I can’t wait to find the little table for that side. :)

Such a cute sconce! The new quilt looks great on the bed. Such a cozy room.

When you mentioned curtains (prior to horse art install photo), I thought having the curtains to each side (on walls) was the answer. Does anyone really sit in the window? With the art on the left, it seems installing inside the window niche is the only answer.

Glad you are feeling better.

Jilly, so nice to see you posting again! Funny that you crossed my mind a couple of days ago as one who we still missed, and bam, here you are! Glad you’ve mostly recovered from the illnesses as they sound awful to hit together. Love your warm, welcoming room, and that sconce and vintage horse print especially.

Jilly, your doorstop is very similar to my lamp made from one..

So good to see you here, Jilly. Sorry it has been such a rough few months and hope you are 100% soon.

Love your sconce. Now i have to look up Horse Eats Hat! Can you link the new bedspread. I too am a fan of matelasse but I am having trouble finding what I want.

Welcome back, Jilly, you've been missed.

I love the sconce and the macrame piece. I have a macrame hanging in our bedroom and it makes me happy.

Glad to hear you're on the mend.

Love all the room updates, your bedroom looks so serene and the style is uniquely you ❤️ Sorry you’ve had such a rough time and thrilled you are back! Please say Hi to Ida, we miss her too 😢

Thank you, Allison, Outside, Mtn, orchid, and Ks! 🤍

Allison, my lamp! I’ve always loved it. :)

The door stop is so old, I can’t even remember where I got it. It’s very heavy cast iron. Close-up of my old, handsome boy:

Re: the curtains — placement is the dilemma. You said my first thought, having them on the outside. But the room is so tight, I just wonder if they’d take up too much visual space. Does that make sense? What do you think about a French return rod a few inches above the window and the curtains puddling on the window seat just a tiny bit?

Would you just come do them for me, please? Your curtains are always so exquisite and that’s not my forte! :D I love that window, but man it is a challenge!

Mtn, glad to! Here is mine, I got ”oatmeal”:

https://www.thecompanystore.com/pintuck-tufted-cotton-quilt/51452Q.html?dwvar_51452Q_color=OATMEAL&cgid=ein-bedding-type-bedding-quiltsandcoverlets-solid

I’m very happy with it … not too heavy, not too light. It’s has a more tailored look than I was wanting for that room, but has grown on me. Ida had to listen to me go back and forth for days! Maybe weeks. :D

I considered this one, after seeing it on IG:

https://www.thecompanystore.com/company-cotton-solid-color-scalloped-quilt/51489Q.html?dwvar_51489Q_color=WHITE&dwvar_51489Q_tcs_quilts_2024=TWIN%2FTWIN%20XL

On IG:

But I’m not a fan of the edging pattern up close:

Ahhh, the Matelasse search. I’ve literally searched for years for another one. I didn’t care how much it cost (not usual for me), and won’t even consider one not made in Portugal. My beloved was made in Portugal and I got it over 30 yrs ago for our first house. It’s soft as butter, has the perfect softly scalloped edge (I don’t like sharp, overly defined ones), and a very subtle pattern. Before retirement:

Sigh. Lots of memories! It has graced many rooms over the years.

I did see a Ralph Lauren one months ago that was a contender, but decided it wasn’t The One.

orchidrain, you made me rethink keeping my macrame! We have plenty of art in this room, so maybe I need the soft and lightweight qualities it adds. :)

Ks, I’ll tell Ida! She just got back from a wonderful trip and of course always finds unique treasures for her gorgeous home!

Allison, some more horse decor in there ….

This ring was in our barn when I was growing up. We usually just hung a halter or lead rope on it:

I found this whimsical little mid-century trinket dish at the antique mall:

This art was from an online company in NY that sold pages from old books. They seem to be gone now, which is sad as they had some really unique items. Iirc, my page is from the late 1800s:

The room is warm and welcoming and so captivating with all your personal touches. I adore the sconce! I'm sorry to hear that you've been sick and like everyone else here am so glad you're back!

Thank you, jojo! 🤍

Jilly, it's so nice to *see* you again! What a lovely guest room. The sconces are so pretty, and I love the horse print. Hope all is well with you, and that you're feeling better.

Thank you, Feathers! 🤍

Ha! I thought the fence was the front leg lifted. Couldn't even tell it was a fence on my phone. Lesson learned. The horse head ring is lovely. I'll take the print as well. ;)

Also cannot tell the room dimensions in photos. In that case, on the wall would just close it in more. I had French return rods in our last house, loved them. I am not a puddle person, but then I've almost always had cats.

Thanks, Allison!

I agree with you about puddling with cats. Same here. :D

I think the room is around 10x11, plus a small entry area. Tiny room for a queen bed with hefty headboard and footboard. The closet has lots of storage … good thing since there’s no room for even a chest or dresser!

Such a charming and cozy space! A++++. Welcome back and I'm glad you're feeling better. :)

Thank you, Bluebell! 🤍

Sounds like our smallest guest room (12x13). I squeezed in a queen canopy bed (DD said I had to keep since that's where they slept at Gma's house), a small two door armoire, two small night tables and a vintage shallow table by window. There is not much room between the bed and armoire. A large chest of drawers that came with the house is in the closet. This has became my sleeping quarters after DH fractured his back. It is nice and cozy.

Goodness, Allison, I’m sorry to hear about your DH’s back! Sure hope he’s recovering well.

Ahh, I love canopy beds, had one as a girl. I know yours must be a beauty … and I love that your DD has good memories of it. I wish I had my grandmother’s antique bed.

My DH sleeps in our guest room when his snoring is ramped up and says it’s very cozy in there. I might sleep in there myself to see. :D

The bed was my DD’s, but she didn’t want to take it when she moved out. I was going to sell it on MP, and this board talked me out of it. I’m really glad, it’s very nice and well-made. Can’t tell in my awful pics, but it has a subtle aged/rubbed black and brown finish.

I was more shocked she didn’t take her zebra pillow! She, her late dad, and I were browsing Pier 1 one night when she was a kid, and she had to have it. It makes me happy in there, thinking of those days. :)

Sweet memoriy, Jilly. I bet she asks for it one day.

Thanks. It has been awhile, and at that time he was told it had been fractured previously as well. He thought that one was a pulled muscle. So he is not a good sleeper. I did not realize how much my sleep was disturbed by his nighttime movements.

I used the canopy bed in a guest room in our last house, so you've seen at some point.

Allison, oh yes! The one custom made for your mom! Stunning. 😍

Allison, your DH must be one tough cookie to think a fractured back was a pulled muscle! Hope he's recovering well.

Jilly, welcome back and glad you are on the mend as well. The guest room has so much personality and the sconce is perfect!

Thank you, gardener! 🤍

Awful, Allison. Back pain is so terrible. My DH has back problems (sciatica), but nothing like what yours has had to endure. :(

I meant to ask you — do you still have that awesome paper towel dispenser? It was pottery style and enclosed the whole paper towel roll. I’d like to get one for my dad. :)