Reader's Bedrooms: Keely's Yummy Gingerbread

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Welcome to Keely!

We moved into our 1910 gingerbread house almost 3 months ago, and the bedroom is the tiniest room in the house, so we've had to manage by making the bedroom only for sleeping, and turning our office into a dressing room...

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this arrangement has actually worked out wonderfully, as the bedroom is cozy and only contains our bed and nightstand, while the dressing room has ample space for us to pose in front of the mirror and toss clothes on the daybed.

I drew the tree on the wall, and the two small paintings in the
corner are also my drawings. I am happy to send more photos if
you're interested, and more pics of our house can be found here.

Thanks,
Keely

Comments (22)

Paint color in the office, please!

posted by Diane on 2007-03-01 12:32:23

I love your dressing room - that could be an entire New York City apartment! Beautiful colors. And your cat-shaped decorative pillow in the bedroom is very sweet. ;)

posted by Joy on 2007-03-01 12:36:47

I like th elook of this place , reminds me a little bit of Teddy Roosevelt's haouse

posted by Fritz on 2007-03-01 12:38:19

Love it! I want to see more pictures (more details too!) but link doesn't seem to work, at least for me...
Where are the pillows on the daybed from? They look fantastic.

posted by anna on 2007-03-01 12:43:19

Wonderful dressing room. Amazing color - love how you have made the (west elm?) daybed look old world. Great room!!

posted by oklahomagirl on 2007-03-01 12:45:17

Oh, look at little Poe on the bed! Nice tree too. You rawk!

posted by Nicole on 2007-03-01 12:46:26

Love the tree; nice arrangement overall.

Please fix the broken link to the rest of the photos; I'd like to see more of your house.

posted by Sydney on 2007-03-01 13:14:41

i just checked out your blog, keely. the rest of your house is lovely as well! so homey.

posted by rebecca on 2007-03-01 13:27:51

Thanks so much for all your comments! Here is the link to more pictures of our house (or else I believe you can click on my name at the top of the post):

http://unrealrealm.blogspot.com/2007/01/were-all-moved-in.html

posted by keely on 2007-03-01 13:34:03

Great colors throughout. What are the paint colors for the office/dressing room and the living room?

posted by ADM on 2007-03-01 15:47:23

Gorgeous. I'm collecting non-garish warm colors... paint colors in dressing room and living room please?

posted by mi.jo on 2007-03-01 13:50:26

I love your house! It's exactly the kind of look that I would love to use in my apartment, but I always chicken out and go more modern. Fabulous guest room!

posted by Kristen on 2007-03-01 13:50:40

Love it !! In the old days your dressing room was probably the master bedroom and the tiny bedroom was a sewing room.

Your use of color is great.

posted by Diana on 2007-03-01 14:11:48

I'm a longtime lurker, but Keely, you've inspired me to post--I'm another who wants to know the paint colors in the dressing room and the bedroom, please. I'm about to move and have been dreaming of exactly those colors for my new place!

posted by jan on 2007-03-01 15:40:12

It's all quite beautiful - the dressing room office is gorgeous in particular - it has such a lovely feel to it. And the tree on the wall is also fantastic. So come on Keely - give up the paint colors already!

posted by Amanda on 2007-03-01 17:07:18

the office color is Ralph Lauren "climbing lily", and i'm hunting down the other paint colors, i'll post them as soon as I get them, promise!

posted by keely on 2007-03-01 17:19:44

Forget the cat - the husband's cuter! :)

Love the colors and I am way jealous of the color of the office. I tried to get a similar color for my livingroom but it does not look as wonderful as yours. Congrats all around!

posted by Jean on 2007-03-01 22:11:56

Keely, I just checked out the photos your blog, and I am crumbling with envy. Everything is so warm. I especially like what you've done with the louvred doors (in the...dining room?)--they're generally a big dislike of mine, but you've made them blend very well.

Was the kitchen like that when you bought the house? So fabulous!

posted by slapdash on 2007-03-01 22:59:18

Your house is so special. How on earth did you find it?

posted by cm on 2007-03-02 00:01:52

What is the name of the camp that your beautiful house is in? I've never seen such a place and would love to know more about it.

posted by Jenny on 2007-03-02 10:12:07

Lovely! I'm curious about the windows in the dressing room. Is there a reason why they're different sizes? Only curious. I love to know more about older homes and the reasons for how things were built back then.

posted by maria on 2007-03-02 10:14:08

Ok, "gingerbread house" has just been added to my dream-home list.

In addition to the amazing house itself, I really appreciate how you've perfected an eclectic look. You've managed to include so many different styles from one room to another, without any of the rooms looking out of place.

PS: Can I move in?

posted by Nicole on 2007-03-03 12:27:09