Happy Monday! We had a house full of guests this weekend and I think we’re all still recovering. Remember how I said I did a lot before the guests arrived? Well, this week, I’ll show you those projects, starting with getting the guest room ready for our guests. In true Dogs Don’t Eat Pizza fashion, I couldn’t just vacuum and dust to get ready. Oh no. I redid the guest room.
Here’s what I started with:
Clearly I needed to clean up and put things away, but I also decided to recover the headboard and change the rug.
Once I changed the fabric on the headboard (it’s from JoAnn Fabric, FYI), I wanted to change the duvet cover and shams as well. (I also bought a new duvet for my father-in-law, who is always cold.)
It was so easy to change out the fabric on this upholstered headboard – just unscrew the board from the headboard frame, remove the old fabric, then staple the new fabric to the board and put it back. (Here’s the post about how I changed the headboard to begin with.)
The rug was in the dining room before I redid that room, too.
My desk area before:
Such a mess. Now it’s functional, clean, and organized:
I also retiled the vanity area. You may remember that the vanity area was my craft area, but I decided it was too small of an area for that. I had added peel and stick tiles to the area, then removed them, but underneath was ugly linoleum and I didn’t want to pull that up. So, I retiled the area with more contemporary-looking rectangular tiles:
Still peel and stick, but I grouted them this time and it looks more like regular porcelain tile and will hopefully be more durable.
I moved the Expedit that was in the dining room into the guest room for storage for my craft and DIY materials:
And the guest room is done – ready for company!
BEFORE:
AFTER:
Hope you all had a wonderful Thankgiving!
A "recovering lawyer," I turned in my power suits for power tools and a life of DIY. I believe in merging old and new to make a house a home.
Wow! Looks great! I love the new tiles and the new fabric headboard really makes the space!!
Thanks, Amy! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!
Wow, it looks great! I especially love the refreshed headboard and the luggage racks—how practical!
Thanks, Jennifer! The luggage rack on the right came from a thrift store – $6! They don’t match, but they are practical.
Room looks great. You, apparently, don’t mess around.
Still stunned by the Iron Bowl loss. Insane ending. We will have to be content with 15 NC until next year. ROLL TIDE
Thanks, Sylvia. Yes, we were sad Bama fans this weekend – had a house full of Bama fans, in fact. Oh well. 15 will have to do! 😉
Wow, you have been busy! The room is so calm and welcoming now! 🙂
Thanks, Courtenay! I wanted to create a calm retreat for my in-laws, especially my mother-in-law, who has kind of a crazy life right now. Thank you!
Looks fabulous!!! You have been a busy girl 🙂
Thanks, Kristin! Yes, busy, and now I think I’ve hit the proverbial wall! I needed a nap today. Thank you again!
What an awesome before and after! GREAT job, Karen!!
Thank you, Claire!
My bedroom looks like your before – laundry strewn everywhere. I need to get my act together and shape up like you – great job!
Kelly
Thanks, Kelly!
You’ve done a wonderful job of that space – it’s very welcoming for any guest!
Thank you, Heather! Happy Holidays!
I LOVE IT!! Karen you have the most amazing creative ideas!! Thank you for sharing them.
Thank you so much, Felicia!!