Guest Room Cozy-- Visitors Welcome!

Here was the beginning of my guest room.

 Here it is this now.  

The bed frame is from Ikea.  Hydrangeas from my side yard.  Euro Pillows from Target.
Bird Pillow from steinmart. 

 Frame is Laura Ashley, needs to be filled.
Lamp was from Marshall's.

The side table is an ikea table with some fabric thrown over the top. 

  It serves as the guest/craft/mom's time out room.  I go in here and lock the door to take a break from the 3 kids when I need it.:-)

Mod Beds

Nothing makes me all warm and cozy than a beautifully made bed.  If you haven't been converted to making your bed every day I highly encourage it!

[ Please excuse my daughter modeling by all the beds, gotta love 3 year olds.]

 I love the fresh color!

And for our male readers...*wink*  I loved the elegance of this room.

Photos taken at the Logan Parade of Homes 2008.

Guest Room Design

Much Needed Makeover

A peek at my guest room in progress.

 Blue and I are friends again, after an awful separation dating back from the 80's.  Blue tells me he's changed, and promised he wouldn't get dusty or invite his friend "mauve" around. The paint color is "Salt Glaze" by Martha Stewart (looks gray in the photo but is really a pale blue).  I am sticking to a monochromatic color palette of blue, black & white.  I found the lamp at Marshalls, white pillows with shams at Target. I threw in the two simple accessories before our guests arrived for the weekend. [the clock is from PB for our wedding, and small pitcher came with our dishes].  I purchased a mixed bouquet and nabbed a few of the roses for this mini-pitcher to brighten up the corner.  I threw a yard of fabric I had over an old nightstand.  I think it looks pretty serene.  I love walking by the room, (I think it's even prettier than my master bedroom) it also serves as my craft and sewing room.  Other projects I am working for this room are: spray painting the other lamp white, a lampshade makeover, paint the desk chair, and ruffling curtains.  More photos to come. 

Improvising

Window Before:

Window After:

My original plan  included white ruffled panels for the window treatments (but I haven't added the ruffles to some old panels I got on clearance yet).  And I wanted to have something  as a window covering while our grandparents where visiting, so I was lucky my sister sent me these black and white pillow covers a few days earlier.  I just folded 4 of them up over the decorative molding that came with the blinds, and ta-da, instant no-sew window treatment.
*You can see the light blue wall color a little better in this photo under the window.

Elephant Eyesore

Its fun to find a pal you have a lot in common with.  Stacey and I were both were ice cream girls, but coincidently got hooked on milkshakes at the same time.  We also love Cheerios.  Same goes for interior design tips.  So, here's another EASY example to freshen up your home on a budget.  For my son's 4th birthday, grandma and grandpa got him a big boy bed.  As I have yet to get him a headboard,  I hated looking at that box spring below the mattress on that cheap metal frame. I had seen this idea on Martha Stewart a while ago. Enter the coordinating fitted sheet, and say goodbye to the elephant eyesore in the room.

Before:

After:

My boy's room is a pretty simple Red/White/Blue color scheme, and I got the reversible duvet cover (minus the down comforter for the summer) with pillowcase at Ikea, the twin sized star fitted sheet at Target. 

It's not a huge transformation, but I love things looking a little more put together. 

Head Boards..What should I do?

So currently my husband and I are knee deep in the middle of bathroom remodel for my mother in law. I've taken a break to do this while he muds the ceiling, rough I know. It will be amazing when it's finished, a completely different bath! She deserves it!

But for the moment I want to switch gears and post a few head board ideas I've been toying with for my master bedroom. We currently don't have one and I want to make one. I need something simple that I can either leave or won't take up to much room in a truck....of course that's never stopped me before.... so what do you think?

This is a piece of wall paper that has been cut along the graphic pattern. I like it! Very clever.

This is a trellis that has been painted and hung vertical.

This is an old door, I actually have an old door so this idea is top of my list.... I might tweak it a little bit. You could also just make this with lumber from the home improvement store.

Ok, this is just an idea I like instead of doing a bed skirt. Take a fitted sheet and wrap it around your box spring for a more tailored look.
This I thought was just fun. A ladder as a side table! Great for a guest room.

Thanks for taking a moment to read..Keep checking back for more posts and for the final result of the Master Bath remodel!