I can’t disguise my being MIA from Peach and the Willow any more than I can disguise the great fun we have been having this summer!  Yes, I realize that peaches are literally bursting with peak summer sweetness, weeping willows are tenderly slow dancing under a waxing moon and you must think I’m missing it all!  Quite the contrary!  I am soaking it all up, squeezing it out, and soaking it up some more!  I promise that the blog will be the better for it!

Just like my recent getaway to Rosemary Beach, Florida.  Not only did my family and I do our very best to drink up every ounce of Gulf of Mexico goodness during the day…we had the exponential good fortune during the night of resting in a couple of the most blissful, most cozy, most tranquil and perfect coastal bedrooms in the village.  These bedrooms have the “it” factor and are worth studying and analyzing for use in our own homes.  Take a look!

My dear friend, Kim Jameson, and owner of this special house, has mastered the art of the bedroom…one that is relaxing, gracious and serene… and oh so pretty!!!   Ever since I was first invited to her Rosemary Beach abode, I have raved about these bedrooms…and how well I rest  in them!

The master and guest bedrooms are both painted in the same soft minty hue and topped with hipped ceilings wrapped in white washed pine.  This is a very special architectural detail and a feast for the eyes.  The colors and textures mimic the landscape of the Emerald Coast without “bonking you over the head” with the beach theme.  (You know what I’m talking about. Turquoise and peach color schemes and too many beachy knick knacks.  Eek!).  Everything here BREATHES…which encourages the home owner and her guests to also breath.  You know the ones…those unhurried deep breaths that allow the pulse to slow and the relaxation mode to kick in.  A bedroom like this makes you want to linger in the morning and look forward to returning at night.  Dear Kim…Dear Bedroom…job well done.

I am always emphasizing details in design and this is a perfect example.  Atop a luxurious king mattress are “grandma soft” linens.  Let’s stop there.  Does this resonate with you?  My grandma Berta had the softest linens I could ever imagine.  Her cotton sheets had probably been washed AND ironed a thousand times before I slept on them (or at least that’s what they felt like to me).  So do Kim’s linens!  And Kim mixes her textile patterns beautifully…floral sheets topped with a simple white down-filled duvet and striped blanket along with custom shams in a light blue and moss awning stripe with a gold threaded “J” monogram.  A custom slipcovered head board  in the color of sand complete the look.  The bed feels rich without being “stuffy” or formal.  Perhaps you’d like to make your bedroom look and feel a bit more luxe?  Spend your money on great sheets and a few custom details like these!

And then there is my favorite bedroom…This bedroom is the definition of tranquility.  It has a farmhouse feel (remember, farmland is a mere 20 miles north of Rosemary Beach) with its soft, billowy linens, soothing colors, beautiful artwork and velvety feeling heart pine floors.  I particularly love the headboard in this room.  This bedroom’s headboard slipcover is made from a blue and chartreuse floral quilt.  IN LOVE!  Both bedrooms have primary windows that open to the north in one bedroom, the south in the other …so drapes can be closed to block the summer sun and the perfect day napping can commence.

As you can imagine, the rest of this home is as lovely, warm and inviting as its bedrooms.  In fact, my 13 year old son’s favorite bedroom isn’t pictured.  It’s a tiny sleeping nook that only  this year he finds he is too big to fully enjoy (sigh).  Still…we love passing it at the stairway and smiling at it’s tiny proportion and colorful disposition.  It may be small in stature but it sure is large in personality!!!

To see more from my amazing friend Kim…follow her on instagram @kimjameson.  Her photo blog is stunning and she is working on a “Coming Soon” project in Columbia, TN that is not to be missed.  Key Word:  Vintage.  I can’t wait!

Kim…                                                                                               I must first thank you for being my dear friend and for loving me and my family the way you do!  Our faces in this picture tell the story perfectly…that God is Great and He  puts amazing people in our lives, the warm sun on our backs, sand and sea within reach and smiles on our faces.  Big  sloppy kiss for you!  Then…I must thank you for allowing me to display some of your private spaces on the worldwide web!  You are an inspiration to all who know you and this is but a glimpse into your bright and beautiful world!  Thank you!

Sabrina