Stanley Furniture Coastal Living Cottage Collection

Allow me to introduce you to the perfect furniture for your beach cottage or summer house. It's the Coastal Living Cottage Collection from Stanley Furniture. I live in Jacksonville, Florida and own the bedroom set that epitomizes the furniture I always dreamed of having.

You might already know Stanley Furniture for its painted furniture. The Coastal Living Cottage Collection offers furniture in pretty colors from three different palettes inspired by coastal landscapes. "The sea, in all its many moods, plays a central role, as do the dunes, marsh grasses, shells, sun and boardwalks of America’s coasts." Stick with one color or select a mix of colors from one of the palettes like I did!

Coastal Living Cottage Collection
Summerhouse King-Size Bed in Sea Grass

Throughout the years, I never owned any painted furniture until I set my eyes on the Summerhouse bed from this collection. I knew I had to own it. Take a look at that bed as I saw it in the store.

It was actually the second time that I viewed the same Summerhouse bed at Avenues Home Furnishings. In the store, the bed was presented against a warm, red-orange backdrop. That rich color really sets off the pretty painted pastel color of the bed.

In the picture you get a glimpse of 3 more pieces of bedroom furniture from this collection. It wasn't my intention of also purchasing those pieces; however, after researching the Coastal Living Cottage Collection further online, I recognized the value.

Avenues Home Furnishings was going out of business and had reduced their prices to make this an attractive buy. As they were holding my bed for delivery, I simply added the 3 pieces to my order.

Coastal Living Cottage Collection by Stanley Furniture
Summerhouse King-Size Bed in Sand Dollar and Bed End Bench in Shell

Coastal Living Cottage Collection by Stanley Furniture
Getaway Dresser in Saltbox White and Piecrust Mirror in Saltbox White

When this bedroom furniture was finally delivered and set-up in my home, I went back again to Avenues Home Furnishings. Much to my delight, another piece from the Coastal Living Cottage Collection had come in. It was a beautiful chest of drawers in pastel yellow. Yep! I bought that piece too.

Coastal Living Cottage Collection by Stanley Furniture
Chest of Drawers in Saltbox White

Did you notice all the pretty colors? My bedroom set is definitely not a monotone of colors. I have 4 different pastel colors which blend perfectly.  I painted my master bedroom and bath with Sherwin-Williams SW6908 Fun Yellow. It is such a happy color that truly works with the Coastal Living Cottage Collection of painted furniture.

What's really fun about this type of beach cottage or summer house furniture? You can add other colorful pieces to the mix.

These three colorful pieces of furniture are also in my bedroom complementing the Coastal Living Cottage bedroom set. I sourced the teal dresser and green night stand at my local HomeGoods store. The green and yellow decorative dresser in the middle was found at another specialty furniture store that went out of business. I have two of those.

What is the perfect "matching" chair? I did have a little space left in the bedroom. I was shopping at Haverty's and saw a cottage chic, overstuffed white chair.

I found the lime green leaf pillow at HomeGoods - what a wonderful store! And, how about a hand for Target? You see the teal drapes and the lime green rug? Yep, Target. Oh, and at the right of the picture you get a glimpse of a special lamp that I also found at Target. It is a brushed silver base floor lamp with 5 different color, adjustable cone heads of lights. It's like that lamp was made to go with my particular bedroom set because of all the colors! I actually have two of them in my master bedroom.

How about bedding ideas? Check out the Green White and Black Floral Bedding that I've used in my master and guest bedrooms.

Well, I hope you enjoyed the show. And, I hope you got some ideas about how to decorate a beach cottage or summer house bedroom. Do you like a colorful bedroom like mine? I'd love to hear from you! Gosh, you only live once - why not enjoy it? Think a little outside the box with your decorating ideas. No point in being boring; you know?

Resources:

• Coastal Living Cottage Collection by Stanley Furniture - check out Stanley Furniture's website to see the full line of Coastal Living Cottage. It's not just bedrooms, you know?
• View the eCatalog for the Coastal Living Cottage Collection.
• Download the Coastal Living Cottage Collection 52 page brochure. This is a fabulous publication.
• Take a look at the Coastal Living Cottage Collection bedroom furniture.

UPDATE: You might not be able to find some of these colors in the Stanley Furniture Coastal Living Cottage Collection. I was looking online to find my bedroom set and discovered that there are different colors. I located some of this collection available through Wayfair. You can also find Stanley Furniture at Amazon.

I took a bit of time to research what is available online for the Stanley Furniture Coastal Living Cottage Collection. I can comfortably report that it is next to impossible for you to find a bedroom set like mine to buy; unless you buy it from me. I've put together a snapshot of the suggested retail pricing for a Stanley Furniture bedroom set like mine, including the king-size mattress set.

Stanley Furniture Coastal Living Cottage Collection
Suggested Retail Prices

That is one pricey bedroom set at over $11,000! If you are seriously interested in this personal collection, I might be willing to sell it if the price is right! Let me know by leaving me a comment.

Green White and Black Floral Bedding

I am more than a little amazed at how many beautiful selections of bedding you can find online. That's precisely where I found my bedding for my master and guest bedrooms. My pick was green white and black floral bedding with big, bold and beautiful flowers.

Green White and Black Floral Bedding in the Master

Green White and Black Floral Bedding in Master Bedroom

During the Summer of 2010, I was getting a divorce and leaving my ex our beautiful Thomasville bedroom set. I started looking for a replacement bedroom set and fell madly in love with the Coastal Living Cottage collection from Stanley Furniture that I found at a local specialty store. I was interested in the Sea Grass green Summerhouse four poster, king-size bed. The discounted price was still a bit steep at about $1,800; so, I opted to pass up buying the bed at that time.

Several months passed, the divorce was finalized. I spent 3 months visiting mom in Brooksville, Florida and returned in January 2011 to accept a new job in Jacksonville, Florida. I was living in an apartment, so I wasn't in the market for a new bed. In April, I put a contract on a house and knew that I would need some furniture to fill it. I wasn't set to close until June, so I had plenty of time to shop. In May, I dropped back by that specialty store and found the Stanley Summerhouse bed was still available and for a better price. I bought it!

Green White and Black Floral Bedding in Master Bedroom

Compare this photo with the very next photo. That is the very same Green White and Black Floral Duvet Cover! In this photo, the black and white flowers are more prominent. Simply by flipping the duvet cover, you can achieve a different look. Check it out below!

With a Sea Grass green bed, you have a variety of options for bedding. I opted for coastal chic bedding. I was spending a lot of my free-time hours searching the internet to find the perfect duvet cover. When I first spotted the bold green white and black floral duvet cover, I knew that was the one for me.

I had searched Amazon and eBay completely to look at every single bold floral duvet cover. I actually ended up sourcing my duvet covers through another website. I can't remember what bedding website; when I find that information, I will share it! Oh, I also found a pair of matching shams through that same website, but had to scour eBay to find a second set of matching shams!

Green White and Black Floral Bedding in Master Bedroom

In the cooler months, I've used the darker duvet cover as shown in the first picture. For the warmer months, I've switched out to a lighter duvet cover that is predominantly white with large black bold flowers and a light green bird. As you can see in the second picture, the duvet cover works very well with the pillow shams from the first bedding set.

Green White and Black Floral Bedding in Guest Bedroom

In my guest bedroom, I have a Vaughan of Virginia pickled oak bedroom set that I've had for at least 20 years. Although I have a queen-size bed, I've opted to use the king-size duvet covers which work in the Master. Again, I have carried my color scheme of green and white and black into the decor.

Green White and Black Floral Bedding in Guest Bedroom

The lime green floral and white duvet cover is of the same fabric as the second duvet cover. This green is a bit brighter than the other green; it works quite well with the bright green on the bedroom walls. I found the two lime green and white leaf pillows at Home Goods. Directly behind are two black pillow shams with white and yellow bold daisies and yellow piping. And, behind those I have a long, black body pillow.

I hope I have inspired you with my own home decor selections. Maybe you have found that you too love the Coastal Living Cottage collection from Stanley Furniture? I'll be talking about that gorgeous furniture in another blog post soon.

If you like my taste in bedding, you might like these delicious picks:

• Perry Ellis Asian Lily Collection Duvet Set
• Chezmoi Collection 7-Piece White, Grey and Black Lily with Leaf Applique Duvet Cover