Home Tour- Guest Room

Guest Room Tour

My guest room has been a catchall since we moved into our house over two years ago and it's been driving me crazy. A few weekends ago I finally got around to taking everything out and painting the room. We filled in the hundred nail holes the previous owners left for us and applied a fresh coat of paint. It's amazing how much a new coat of paint can change a room. I wanted a white with hints of cool but not too bright. I went with Sherwin William's alabaster which I think turned out just like I wanted.
Once the walls were done, I only moved in what I wanted to keep in the room. I moved board games and books upstairs to the bookcase, got rid of junk, and organized what was left. Even though our guest room isn't technically a bedroom... it's supposed to be an office... I so happy to have a welcoming, neat space for our family and friends when they come and visit.

Mirror is from Homegoods. Lamps can be found here. 

Mirror, dresser, and fan are antiques.

I bought the side tables off Craigslist, gave them a fresh coat of paint, and some new hardware... Tada! I love how they turned out. 

I forgot to get a picture of the door with my camera so I took one on my phone but I wanted to show the doors. Even though you can't see through the curtains, I want to get some that are white and a thicker material. 

Before

After

I hope you enjoyed my guest room tour. I have more plans of things to add (like maybe a blue rug and some art) but I'm happy with it especially compared to where it was. What else do you think I need to add?

Also, today's my little sister's birthday. Happy Birthday, Melanie! No matter how old you get, I'll always be older and you'll never let me forget that. 😉

Finding Inspiration- Guest Bedroom

My guest bedroom is uninspiring to say the least. It has become a free for all. Filled with all the stuff that didn't seem to have a place but now I'm at the point where I'm ready to clean it up and get make it into a respectable room for our friends and family. I've started cleaning it out and organizing all the crap, but now I need to get proper furniture and wall decor. I've been searching Pinterest and have so many rooms that bring me inspiration, so I just wanted to share a few.

This lovely room is by the impeccable Joanna Gaines and featured on Fixer Upper

Such a bright, light room and I love the striped wall. Room found here. 

I like the mirror over the bed and white side tables. Room found here.

Again, the side tables, but also the lamps and iron bed. Room found here.

This sad room is my current guest room situation. A better room is to come!

I bought some end tables from a guy off Craigslist that are a work in progress. I'm currently in the process of refinishing them. I also have two of these pretty lamps to go atop my tables once they're ready. 

Above the bed, I was thinking would really like to put a large mirror, at least 40" diameter, but all the one's I like are more than I want to spend. This mirror is the one I'm lusting after and the price isn't outrageous, but I'm still going keep an eye out for a sale. In a recent episode of Fixer Upper, Joanna used a smaller (maybe 16"x 24") scalloped mirror above the bed and it worked, so I may rethink the size. 

I have been buying pieces here and there, so I hope to have this room done in the next week or so. I'd also like to paint the room since it's still builder's grade cream, ewww, but again, I'll have to find the time to get it done. When I do find the time to paint, I'm sure I will keep it light with a nice white wall.