Monday, February 19, 2018

New Home Tour: The Guest Bedroom


 Time to share some room tours before this new house becomes old!  (wink)  

The guest room was definitely one of my favorite rooms to decorate in this house and I splurged a little here and there.  What that means is our guest bedroom has soft, beautiful sheets while our master bedroom has old, close to threadbare sheets - ha! 


 While the majority of the rooms in our house were painted white, I went out on a limb here (exaggerating just slightly) and painted the guest bedroom a soft green-blue.  The color is Sherwin Williams Sea Salt.  If you do a little digging, this color is a favorite for many and I'm no exception.  We also had our master bath painted this color and nobody has guessed that it's the same color.  It can look a little blue in one room, a little green in another, depending on the light.


 Initially our plan was to use this room as our schoolroom while we gradually worked on finishing the bonus room upstairs, so I sold all our previous guest bedroom furniture.  However, we ended up completing the bonus room before moving in (something I'm thankful for every day... can't wait to share that room!), so this room sat empty for a while.  My mother in law so kindly gave us the twin antique bed frames, and they were exactly what I had pictured for this room. 


I found this sweet little table at a local antique store.  I went out one afternoon looking for something to place in between the beds, but I didn't want to spend much since I had already purchased so much for this room.  I passed up a lot of beautiful desks and furniture, but it all worked out, because I found this table at the last store we visited for $40.  Sold! 

 

 I think the star in this room are the roman shade curtains.  This was fabric I had purchased for our previous house in the dining room.  My mom sewed me floor length drapes for the room, but after we moved into our new home, I realized none of our drapes would work as the window placement is completely different.  High water drapes... no thanks!  So my mom and I spent an entire day (and I do mean an entire day) turning the drapes into roman shades as this fabric matched so perfectly and was essentially brand new.  

{Fabric is Buffalo Check Spa by Ballard Designs found here, although I found it on ebay}

 

I wish I had a good tutorial to share, but it was mostly trial and error along with several trips back to my house to analyze the roman shades in our master bedroom I had purchased.  There are some tutorials for roman shade shortcuts, but these actually do have the real roman shade hardware.  My mom and I both thought we didn't want to see another roman shade ever, but I think we both felt it was completely worth it once the shades were hung.  (smile)

{This is the tutorial we used as a guideline}


Since the beds are antique, I really wanted matelasse bedding to give that timeless feel.  The sheets I purchased in a color to match the walls and shades.  And wouldn't you know it, there was just enough fabric left over to make a couple throw pillows! 


 {Matelasse bedding by Pinzon Ivy found on Amazon here
Sheets are Restoration Hardware Vintage Crochet in Seafoam found here (and still on sale!)
Buffalo check throw pillows made in fabric linked above and toile pillow purchased here a few years ago}



 I purchased these thick gold frames for this bedroom, but they seemed too bold for the room when they arrived.  However, my husband said the room needed a pop of color and now I appreciate the contrast (smile).  I cringed while I cut out a couple prints from my Audubon bird book to place inside.

{Frames purchased here.}

 

  The rest of the decor in the room is what I already had on hand.  I couldn't wait to hang some of my transferware plates again.   


A look at the other side of the room... I didn't take a picture of the closet inside because it is so messy, but it's a nice sized walk in closet that we had lined with shelving for a linen closet.  The chair is a gift from my husband's grandmother and does anybody remember the mirror hanging above?  It was in our previous living room (smile). 


 Across from the guest bedroom in this tiny little hallway is the coordinating guest bathroom, which you can see here.

Thanks for visiting again!  I hope to get some pictures soon of another room to share! 



18 comments:

  1. I was so excited to see a post from you in my mailbox this morning, I grabbed coffee and sat down before I even drug out the homeschool books :) I love this bedroom, it is so tastefully and well done. And without being overdone. It's lovely to see a post and I hope that you are doing well! Thanks for sharing :)

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    1. How sweet, Kendall! I wasn't even sure if anybody would even see this post! :-) Thanks for your kind words. Actually a lot of times I wish this was our bedroom - it is so peaceful!

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  2. Andrea, this is such a charming bedroom! You chose the perfect color for it and the Roman shades turned out great. I've been looking for shades but haven't found what I want at the price I want. I may have to break down and make my own like you did. I love the artwork on the little antique table - especially the landscape painting.

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    1. Thank you so much, Jennifer! I bought some roman shades for our master bedroom and they were pretty affordable for roman shades. I can share the source with you if you'd like! Of course, I think you could do a great job at making some yourself - you are so talented! :-)

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  3. It’s a lovely room! I haven’t seen that sea salt color used in quite a while and it’s still beautiful!

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    1. Thank you, Elizabeth! Sea Salt is definitely one of my all time favorite colors - so soothing without being too pastel in color.

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  4. So lovely and serene. We have the same doors in our new craftsman in Bend, Oregon.

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  5. I love the clean fresh look, so inviting! Thanks for sharing.

    Esther

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  6. Loved seeing a post from you! The guest room is beautiful. Simple and elegant. I look forward to seeing more of your new home.

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  7. Hi Andrea, The wall color is just perfect. And I love how your roman shades turned out! Thanks for sharing the tutorial. I think I will need to reference it soon, as our old house has radiators under most of our windows. Roman shades sound like a good solution for window coverings. ~Miranda

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  8. We've missed you Andrea, but know you've been having fun decorating your home. Can't wait to see more pics and recipes. Garden season is right around the corner!

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  9. Absolutely beautiful. The roman shades came out so well.

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  10. It's so calm. The perfect country guest room. Thank you for sharing!

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  11. I love this table, what a nice find/steal. Fabulous hardwood floors as well.

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  12. I'm a fairly new reader of your blog and have absolutely LOVED going through your posts. Thank you for sharing so much beauty. I love to make my home a place of quiet beauty, but still with a welcoming air, and your pictures inspire me to not give up in the messy, busy days of mothering many little ones! Your guest room looks like the perfect retreat!

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  13. Thank you for sharing your lovely, lovely room. Can't wait to see the other rooms. Your style.............just so very nice.

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  14. I love the wall colour. It is so inviting and warm. The earthy tone of the wall uplifts the picture frames and all the decorative elements in the room. I love it !!

    Varsha x

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