Needless to say, my decorating money is now going to other things. I couldn't bear waiting months with ugly rooms, so I'm doing what I can in the meantime. I set a limit of $150 for my guest room since I thought it would be an easy starting point and give me the satisfaction of actually finishing something since the room is so small.
Here's our tiny little guest room before I started (that's a queen bed and it takes up the whole room):
I decided to keep the headboard since it's in good shape and great for reading in bed and the fan is pretty new as well. The walls were a baby blue and the first thing I did was paint them pebble grey by Glidden. (with my wonderful friend, Sarah)
Then, I went to Ikea and purchased the Kjasja Blad duvet cover to make another set of no-sew curtains. I found a great deal on a Nate Berkus duvet cover set on HSN.com - $60 for duvet, comforter, bedskirt, and shams. Finally, I hung a row of Ikea mirrors above the bed (I've had them for 5 years, but they're still available) and added the two DIY pictures I posted about yesterday.
And here's the finished product:
(It's hard to take photos of an 8x8 room) I think our family will like staying in this room and I saved a lot of money that I can put to use in other spaces. Up next: my office. Painting begins this week!
