Wednesday, September 11, 2013

The guest bedroom is now open for business!

I have a guest bedroom now!  I got to make over my son’s bedroom since he moved into his own apartment. He is a sophomore now and lives close so I still get to see him.  The room was a bit of a disaster, I deep cleaned and shampooed the carpet and touched up the paint and spackled, and well you get the idea!

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I’ve always loved the morning sun this room gets…

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This little desk was mine as a child…built by my grandfather in 1965.  I think all five of us girls got one like this and the boys got a more business like desk.  The original stool is long gone but I found this little vanity stool at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore for $1.  I recovered it with some chevron fabric and it was ready to use. I am still looking for the perfect lamp here.

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I moved a little bookcase into the corner of the room and added some bright colors in a beachy/ocean theme.

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The ombre basket that I painted goes well here!

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So does the dictionary page saying in a thrifted frame…

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The walls in this room are grey, I didn’t care for it at first, but it goes great with the blue, yellow, cream and red that I used. I bought very little for this room makeover, much of it I had accumulated over time.

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I did make the headboard for the bed.  And the quilt on the bottom of the bed.

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And these two quilts which I tucked into a thrift store painted basket.

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I love this coat rack; I made it from hardware store faucets and actually cost very little.

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The little red glass lamp came out of my closet and the embroidery hoops were collected and I used scraps to put in them.  I made the dust ruffle from a thrifted fitted mattress pad and some muslin that was 70% off at JoAnns.

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Mom got me the beach sign for my birthday and you can see how I made the wreath here.

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You can see the little pine chest here…it is called a “shoe chest” in my family.  Again, my grandfather made it in 1965 and I think all of us had one at one time.  The square pouf I got at Target for $11 (Wal-Mart had them for $20 even)!  It was on clearance and recovering it is on my to do list.

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10 comments:

The Thriftiness Miss said...

I LOVE that beach wreath! So cute.. Pinned it :)

Al@PolkaDotsandPaisley said...

There is so much I love about this room... the headboard, the colourful quilts, the hoops on the wall, the coat rack... Fantastic!

Abby said...

That looks like a lovely cozy spot for a guest. The hoops on the wall are super cute! You really did a nice job.

Mikelina said...

It's so cozy an colourful. It really shows how much love and care you put into this room. Your guests are so lucky!

Karen said...

What a bright, cheerful and cozy room! Your guest will love all the special touches. You are so creative! I really love the quilts.

Shelly said...

What a cool room!!!! Thanks for sharing on DIY Sunday Showcase!

Shelly @MinettesMaze

Unknown said...

I would love to stay a night in your guest room! So creative! We are moving in a few months. I bookmark your guest room.
Love from Amsterdam!

Jill said...

Just beautiful Ellen! Now all you need are some beautiful house guests to put in it!! :)

Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
Hope you have a fabulous week!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/

Crafts a la Mode said...

Thanks for showing the makeover! I love it. Great work. Now I need to do some of my rooms.... Linda

Linda said...

Beautiful. And so up-to-date. I need to redo some of my rooms also. Your friend, Linda