Guest Bedroom

Today I want to show you one of my favorite things about my house...my guest room!

I love to hang out in here...and since we only have 2 bedrooms, I hang out in here a lot! We live in an old home built in the 1950's when apparently people only had 3 outfits and they all fit in a one tiny closet. Since my hubby and I have a few more ensembles, we have to get creative in terms of using our closet space. Solution: Graydon's our clothes got farmed out reorganized to the guest room. Since Graydon we spend some time in there getting dressed and putting away laundry and what not, I wanted it to feel relaxing and peaceful. Also in case we have guests, I guess.

This was our very first bedspread when we got married. Got it on sale at the Pot (Aka Pottery Barn, also known hereforth {henceforth? herethro? good thing this isn't a blog about spelling and correct grammer} as pot because it is so crazy good and addictive but badddddd).

I also got lucky in the awesome family department, because that beautiful, thick, fat, fluffy bedskirt was handed down to me from my aunt, as was the lovely white pickstitch quilt at the foot of the bed. It's actually got a lovely floral design on the other side, but since we already had this duvet set, I wanted to make it work with what we were workin'. Work it! Ok back to the room. I broke down and bought the crazy expensive Euro shams from the Pot, but made the rest of the pillow set. I love a good pillow set.

That trunk was $20 at a yard sale. I saw it, grabbed it, threw my money at the peeps, and ran off before they could change their mind and charge more or decide to keep it or otherwise prevent me from having it. As I lugged it to the car where my husband was waiting, he looked at me like I had lost my mind and called it ugly and smelly. UGLY! Can you believe that? MEN.

*It was kind of smelly though. Just keepin it real.

The lovely reading corner, as I call it. No one ever actually reads there, but doesn't it look like it would be cozy and relaxing if you did? I knowwww. It really does.

That sweet little blue table was $5 at a yard sale. I didn't really need it, but I mean really. Who ever doesn't need furniture for $5? And the accessories all came from Goodwill- a New Orelans print, a Charleston print, and a cool white pinapple thingybobber that looks cool. I snapped those up for about $6 for the whole bunch.

Close up on my reading nook accessories. This is my favorite grouping of things in my whole house. I love it all- the tray, the frames, the books, the stuff in the frames, and the table. LOOOVE. it all.

The table is one of those *primative* (for lack of a better term) round tables made out of sandpaper or cardboard or something gross and ugly and scratchy. I made this lovely, pleated burlap cover for it and I looooooove how it turned out. I was befaffled trying to figure out how to 1) do a circle 2) do the pleats and 3) try to keep it from looking like my dog did it.

I also love these frames!!! The one in the wayyyyy back is kind of not in this picture on purpose- it's a work in progress. Hub's Grammy gave me a photo of his aunt and mother when they were little girls. It's adorable, but not the right size for the frame I'd like to put it in. So I need to scan that baby up and print it out right sized before it gets included in any photo shoots.

The middle frame is my mom and her dad when she was little. I've always really liked that picture. And the front...well. That's my cute as a button little hubster and his bunny rabbit as a baby. Awwwwwwwwwwww. I made the frame that picture is in. It was super easy, and super cheap. I've seen frames like that all over for $40 and up, and excuse me, but I don't pay $40 for frames. Even from the Pot. Especially not from the Pot.


So I made it. Doesn't it look cuuuute? One day I'll make another and do a tutorial on it.

The pile of books under the piano man are my favorite books of all time. You know, I'm keeping them handy in case I ever sit down in the reading nook to read. Just in case. If you know my family, you know why the piano man is special. We have some lovely piano talents and I cherish the reminder of them all. One day, we are going to have a piano in our house so my hubby can fill up our home with beautiful music.


And who wouldn't want this guy in their reading nook? Doesn't he look like a mad scientist? Or like he just had a crazy day and is telling a funny story about it all?

I bet you almost didn't even notice this little guy. Don't you want to put your feet on that? Or maybe you don't because it's so cute. It was a Goodwill steal for $3. I bought some foam, covered it (badly I might add) and voila. I have an ottoman. Hate me.

There's my guest room in a nutshell. Maybe actually a coconut shell, since nuts are small and that post was long. Stay tuned for a room makeover post later this week!