Today I'm going to share with you our guest bedroom. I have resisted showing you this room because, well, I'm just not happy with it. Now, don't get me wrong, it has come a LONG way from where we began.
These pictures were taken right before we started the remodeling project.
As you can see, the office was in here - along with a bed. That's about it.
Mountain Man used this room as his "staging" area before we did the remodel - see his shoes and suitcase on the bed? Don't ask me why - Why do men do half of what they do?
Anyway, the only major thing we did in this room was close up a door.
Now, once again, please excuse the quality of the next few pictures - they are pictures of pictures - so the quality stinks, but I wanted to show you what I mean.
This is a picture taken from the living room looking toward the guest bedroom.
Do you notice something strange (beside the ugly cornice board on the sliding doors)?
How about this one?
Well, there are three doors leading into the guest bedroom.
One that leads into the hall/bathroom, one into the room, and then another one into the room.
Really? Three?
Who needs three doors into one room that is about 10 by 12?
This is the door that we decided to close up.
(BTW, this was a pocket door - which we removed and Mountain Man used it to replace the regular door that lead to the bedroom/bathroom.
This shows where the door was from the bedroom side of the room.
The other door is the one off the hall and bathroom.
Right after we finished the remodel this is the bedroom.
Not much there - a bed a couple of lamps, ugly nightstands.
At least the blinds matched and the quilt on the bed was one my mom made.
However, this just wasn't "cutting it".
So, we updated some things.
First we bought a night stand.
Then we also got the cube thingy from IKEA to use as a night stand on the opposite side of the bed.
Then, at a garage sale a few months ago I found this shelf. It was ugly brown, but I thought that we (meaning Mountain Man) could paint it white and mount it over the bed.
So, after we (Mountain Man) painted the shelf and mounted it - we needed to decorate it (meaning me).
My daughter (the mom-to-be) gave me this sign for Christmas a few years ago. It is something that Mountain Man and I try to live by.
Then there is the dresser - another IKEA find.
The mirror was one that my daughter that lives in Atlanta gave us when we moved into the house. It had a black frame, however, we (Mountain Man - do we see a pattern here?) painted it white. So, much better.
Just a few things that we had on hand for the top of the dresser.
This is a painting that Mountain Man did last summer - yep, he painted it all by himself.
He is pretty talented huh?
Now, everything I've shown you so far - I'm pretty happy with. There are a few things that could be "tweaked" some, but really - not too bad.
However, we move to the other side of the room.
Remember those ugly night stands. Well, we haven't gotten rid of them they were just put together with another piece of the same furniture.
We hate it!
You see, this is going to be Lorelai's room when we are babysitting her. So, we need to make room for her crib - and we hate these pieces. We have looked at bookcases from IKEA, but we just can't decide what to use.
I know that these have GOT to go.
We still have to have a place for the television and some storage, but the crib will take up a lot of this wall.
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Then there is this side of the room - I'm not happy with it either. This table just doesn't go with the rest of the furniture.
I've talked to Mountain Man about painting it white, but I'm not sure I want to do that.
I've also thought about painting it the same blue as the dresser.
Then there is the lamp.
I've thought about painting it - not completely sold on that idea.
I've thought about doing a twine treatment - I'm not sure about that one.
So, you see my problem.
Half the room is okay - the other half not so much and I'm sorta stumped.
This summer (when we aren't on vacation, but before we start keeping the baby) I'll come up with the right solution.
When I do, I'll be sure to share.
You guys have any suggestions?
Hugs -
Carol
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