One of my summer to-do's was to update our guest bedroom. When we moved into our house, we bought new furnishings for most of the house.... with the exception of the guest room. We took the dressers from my childhood bedroom, lamps from my college apartment and Andy's old college comforter set. Needless to say, it was a little haphazard looking and not at all tied together. So, my mission was to update and brighten the room. We weren't in the market for replacing the furniture right now, so we were looking for cheap fixes to update the room. Take a look at the before and after!
Before:
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| As you can see, the bed became Andy's catch-all for clothes. |
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| Riley checking out the mess that was the corner of the bedroom where things went to pile up. |
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| Clutter and mis-matching. Ugh. |
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| TV stand wall. Borrrrrringggggggggg. |
So, I did some research on Pinterest and checked out color schemes that might suit a seafoam-green paint job (NOT my favorite, BTW). Then, I headed to my favorite stores: Target, Home Goods and Kirkland's for some cheap fixes. Here's the end result...
After:
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| Love the new yellow/gray colors |
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| Without a headboard for the bed, I got creative with a canvas wedding print and cute sign from Homegoods |
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| I semi-organized this corner of the room, hiding extra linens in the corner hamper from Homegoods and finally used the awesome VT posted gifted to me from a friend for Christmas |
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| Not drastically different (those animals are all of sentimental value-I swear!), but a new yellow lamp and fun clock brighten it up a bit. |
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| Finished result, a brighter, more organized guest room! |
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Without budgeting for new furniture, I love the new look! The colors really pop and I am so excited about the canvas print and signage above the bed. The yellow and gray make it a little more sunny in here :) Now all we need is some new guests to come test it out! :) Come on over!
