Guest Bedroom - II

Oh my goodness, the diamond shaped paint technique I showed you in my last post took FOREVER. Unreal.  I'll be honest, if I had to do it all again, I would 100% hire someone with better math skills and more patience.  I like to "eyeball" things and the diamonds would not allow it!  The most important thing, though, is that it's finished.  :)  Here are a few pictures of the process of measuring, taping, painting, etc...

After the walls the next thing I went after was a pair of nightstands.  I found a really beautiful pair on craigslist for $25.  However, after the room started coming together they weren't the right fit.  So Matt and I decided they would be perfect in our room.  For now they are just sitting awkwardly in our bedroom waiting for something amazing to happen to them.

Now back to the guest bedroom...
So since painting the walls, I hung a floating shelf on one of the walls, bought two new nightstands, a mattress, boxsprings and bed frame, bedding, a couple stools, drapes and am embarking on a few "new" artsy fartsy projects in the room.

Now if you clicked on the links for the shelf and the nightstand, you'll know that both of these products are from IKEA.  I was reading someone else's blog (not a clue whose though) and they said that once they stopped viewing IKEA as finished products and started viewing it as more of a Home Depot or Lowe's they started to enjoy it more and started to see the products in a bit of a new light. With that being said the floating shelf is staying the same.  In fact, here is my inspiration photo:

I love the placement of the shelf with the floating bubble mirrors and the stools underneath.  As soon as I have this piece finished I will upload a 'late edition' photo.

Now onto the side tables.  You saw them before as the "Plain Jane" side tables from IKEA, but add a few corbels and gold leafing and you get this from some amazing IKEA Hackers:

The above picture is also known as next weekend's 1st project.  :)  yessss...  The stools are also getting a makeover, oh man - so busy!  Here is a picture of my inspiration photo:

My brother Alex may be coming for an extended stay in which case these will also be on the docket for next weekend's projects.  If his plans fall through, then this will just be getting done when I have the motivation.  :)

 

Instead of the fabric that I showed you in my first post, I found an amazing coverlet from Stein Mart that I am using instead.  Here's the fabric:

 

And the bed put altogether:

 

Today at lunch I went to lunch at TJ Maxx and found a great pair of lamps!  I love the color.  They are the same color as the teal/turquoise color of the bedspread and legs of the stools.  Here's a photo including one in the background and an up close look as well:

 

I sent some photos to Walgreen's tonight from trip to Bali  in June and am planning on blowing a few of the up for the artwork on the walls.  I'd be happy to get your feedback about which ones you think would match the room nicely...

 

So that's what's going on with our little house.  Hope you enjoy!

Katie