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Choosing Colors For the Guest Bedroom

After I lugged home my new-to-me bed frames for the guest room and shared them with you on the blog, I became seriously obsessed with the guest room decor plan.  I’ve had most of the room figured out...

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Guest Room Mood Board, Take 1: How [not] to Mix Patterns

Now that I’ve got guest rooms on the brain, I’ve been going crazy with Pinterest. Ok, who am I kidding – I’m always dying over the Pinterest boards! :)  But this time it really came in handy for...

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Guest Room, Part 2: Real-time progress

Having eaten my way through not one, but three, Thanksgiving meals over the weekend, I desperately needed to do a little physical labor on Sunday.  What better project to start on the beautiful...

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Guest Room, Part 3: Re-sizing Bed Frames

During the last few weeks I worked on several projects to kick-start my guest room makeover, but the one I’m about to share with you is the most exciting to me! Do you remember the old twin bed frames...

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Guest Room, Part 3: Temporary Wallpaper for an Accent Wall

Do you ever gather the supplies needed for a DIY or decor project, then procrastinate on tackling it out of fear that it won’t go well?  That’s exactly what I did with the Tempaper that I ordered for...

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Finally! Guest Bedroom Sneak Peek

Finally, I have made more strides in the guest bedroom makeover project. They’re baby steps, mind you, but at least they’re steps of some sort.  It took me forever to complete the refinishing and...

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Guest Room, Part 4: A Three-Month Paint Job

Ok, so I wrote a detailed post about how I transformed the guest bed frames, but it was so long that I decided to pull out the details on the painting process and share them separately.   Here’s how I...

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Guest Room, Part 5: Chevron Upholstered Bed Frames

Last night at midnight I finished transforming my (antique?) twin bed frames for the guest room. Now I finally feel like I’m really getting somewhere with the guest room makeover! I got the beds in...

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To paint, or not to paint?

The basement guest room is progressing very slowly.  I still need to buy sheets for the beds, but I am not sure exactly where I’m going with it, so I don’t want to rush and make poor design decisions....

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Guest Room Update – or –“Always buy a paint sample before springing for a...

As of last week I’m officially starting over with decorating our guest room.  Also, I’m here to remind you to always buy a paint sample jar before springing for the whole gallon. When I answered my...

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Roadside Find: Mid-Century Modern Dresser (in need of TLC)

This summer was a swell one for finding sweet vintage furniture and decor on the side of the road. The five chairs I found in June weren’t the only highlights – I also found a mid-century modern...

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Guest Room “Reveal”

This spring we are making some big changes in our borrowed abode, including – *spoiler alert* – dismantling the guest room. I never did finish decorating the room like I wanted to, but I did get it...

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Updated Rental Home Tour: Guest Room-Turned-Studio

Janery Studio (Formerly Guest Room) In this rental house we were fortunate enough to get an extra basement room in addition to our family room.  First it served as a guest room, and now it has become...

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Guest Room Mood Board, Take 1: How [not] to Mix Patterns

Now that I’ve got guest rooms on the brain, I’ve been going crazy with Pinterest. Ok, who am I kidding – I’m always dying over the Pinterest boards!   But this time it really came in handy for...

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Guest Room, Part 2: Real-time progress

Having eaten my way through not one, but three, Thanksgiving meals over the weekend, I desperately needed to do a little physical labor on Sunday.  What better project to start on the beautiful...

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