{Guest Bedroom Updates}

Back in September I posted about our guest bedroom.  It was okay then but after looking at it for a while I realized the yellow was tired looking.  I know it's a very trendy thing right now but I'm so over it.  I think mainly because the room has been like that for 4 years now. 

Anyway, here's the room today. 

We took the yellow & gray pillows off along with the gray & yellow quilt.  I added the linen duvet cover from the Shabby Chic collection from Target.  I need an extremely fluffy duvet insert to but inside so it'll be full versus flat. 

I want to have our monogram embroidered on the white standard shams in gray. 

I am still completely in love with the headboard. 

A few things we've added since the post in September are:

I just realized that the pictures are a tad crooked and the sign needs to be adjusted to the center of the gallery.  I love the way this wall turned out.  It's very simple but just the touch the wall needed. 

I also threw this together & love it!

 I bought the urn 2 years ago in Dallas.  I never knew what I wanted to do with it & it's just been sitting in the room holding magazines. 

Well, my husband started picking cotton in late November & I went out to take some pics & it hit me like a ton of bricks.  I love the look of cotton.  It's so beautiful to me.  And it doesn't hurt that we have an unlimited amount of cotton at our disposal. 

The room is not easy to photograph.  I need a wide angle lens which is on my list of things to purchase. 

We need a rug, , find a chest, paint the ceiling & add crown molding.

I'm falling in love with this room. 

{No Ordinary Nighstand}

One of my favorite blogs is Nine & Sixteen. 

Tessa's home is amazing. 

When I saw her bedroom makeover a certain piece stood out to me & my brain hasn't stopped thinking about it since. 

I love everything in this room.

My favorite is the small chest turned nightstand. 

So after seeing this & finding my inspiration I did what all normal women do & headed to Pinterest.  I was blown away by the images I found.  I especially love all the gorgeous vignettes!

I love the idea of using a small chest as a nightstand or even an end table. 

It's something different from the ordinary. 

In our guestroom we have a bookshelf that we use as a nightstand on one side of the bed but I want a small dresser to replace it to give the room more storage.  The closets in our house are SMALL.  It's one thing I really dislike about our home.   

I'm excited about finding the perfect piece.  We will be traveling to Texas next month for 3 weeks & I know I can find an amazing piece there if I don't score one here first. 

How do you feel about using a non-traditional piece as a nightstand or end table?

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

{ I Love a Good Surprise.... And Find}

A few months ago we finally ordered a new headboard for our guest bedroom .  We struggled for months on which one to purchase & after West Elm had an amazing sale of 25% off furniture during the holidays it was easy for us to make our minds up. 

Our favorite was always the Scroll Headboard.   We both loved this one but neither of us {especially my husband} could justify spending $449 plus $60 for shipping on a headboard that doesn't get much use.  So we saved our design dollars {we have a WE credit card} & patiently waited.  It went on sale & we ended up spending $100 bucks out of pocket for the piece.  Not too shabby if I say so myself. 

We got a call on Monday telling us that the bed would be delivered on Saturday between 8:30-10:30. 

I was excited. 

Really excited. 

Well I got a call today from the delivery company & they said they were way ahead of schedule & could we accept delivery today in like 2 hours.  Uh, YES!

The minute it came in the door we dragged to the guest bedroom & installed.  It's gorgeous!  

And I LOVE the height of it. 

We purchased 3 of the Convex mirrors from West Elm 4 months ago that we'll have to rehang above the bed.  I'm hoping they'll still look good with the new height we've added.  

This room is coming together nicely. 

We have a few more things we'd like to do like purchase a new rug, paint the ceiling, add crown molding & maybe stencil a wall. 

My husband says I'll never be finished with the room but I'm on a mission to prove him wrong!

After the awesome call I got today I decided to press my luck & head to my favorite local used furniture store to see if I could find a score. 

I totally did. 

It's a 1940 blonde mahogany buffet.  She's gorgeous as she is but I have amazing plans for her.  She'll be used as our tv cabinet & I can't wait!

More on her later....

Today was a REALLY good day!



{Roomspiration: Guest Bedrooms}

I'm participating in the Roomspiration Blog Hop & Link Party & today it's all about guest bedrooms!   We have one guest bedroom & it's probably one of my favorite rooms in our home.  Mainly because it's almost done. 

It has definitely come along way from where it originally started.  All of the before pictures are on our old computer that evidently has some sort virus because we can't get on it.  Insert sad face.  

We refinished the original hardwood floors last year.  And we did a great job if I say so myself. 

The green chair is a find at one of the local used furniture stores.  It was in great shape, cost $39 & just needed some love.  Unfortunately I have yet to give it the love it needs.  I want to do a white or cream slipcover.  That's on the to do list. 

The next things on the list are to paint the ceiling in Martha Stewart's Zinc, add crown molding & Layla Grace's Provence chandelier.   

 We want a headboard but can't decide between these two.  These are both from West Elm which is one of my favorite stores right now!  I love the curves of the first one but I also love the nailhead in the second one!  What's a girl to do?

We are debating on this rug from IKEA too.  I love the texture it would add to the space.  We currently have a yellow & white rug from Pottery Barn in there.  It's too obvious to me though so it has to go. 

Well that's our guest room.  Hope you enjoyed! 

I'm linking up over at DIY By Design.