Guest Bedroom Before Pics and The Killer Guest Bedroom Plan
This April (three days after the One Room Challenge Reveal) my mom (AKA: Grandma Kathy) and my grandma (AKA: Grandma Jewel) hopped on eastward bound planes to pay us a visit. Our time together was completely lovely, and we made special memories. However, it wasn’t without a LITTLE embarrassment that I showed them to their guest bedroom (See guest bedroom before pics below). To be honest, the term “bedroom” feels like a bit of an exaggeration since it is smaller than some walk-in closets. There is nothing about the space at the moment that excites or intrigues, and that is no way to entice your family members to come visit. ?
I’d like to think we host a lot of people, but truthfully it is just family. My dad and step mom, and my brother and his cute family have been suffering in silence in this uninviting space….Check out the before images… It’s not pretty and we can do better!
Before Pics
So, these guest bedroom before pics are a problem, and like any like any problem, we need a plan…and OH DO WE HAVE A PLAN.
Now let me explain…
The headboard will be horizontal channel tufted. This SHOULD be a little trickier than upholstering with a solid, but I have been playing around and it seems like I might just be able to pull this one off.
While I’ve yet to find drum tables narrow enough to fit in the tiny end table space. Also, I’m not 100 percent certain that I can monogram onto velvet. However, the rest should be do-able. Fingers crossed!!!
Sources
Spoonflower Fabric for the Headboard
Metrie Moulding Crown | Panel
Sazera Drew Chandelier
Sazera Terpsichore Sconces
Velvet and fringe from Fabric Place Basement
To-Do List
Hand Crown Moulding
Hang Panel Moulding
remove sleigh bed and sell of FB marketplace
use Spoonflower fabric for head board
Iron Bedding
Install Metrie Moulding Crown | Panel
Hang Sazerac Stitches Drew Chandelier
Mount Sazerac Stitches Terpsichore Sconces
Frame Minted Art
Velvet and fringe from Fabric Place Basement
The good news is that this is a TINY room and I think I may be ok on the timeline this go round. Let’s do this! Let’s make this scare space awesome!!!
Just finished updating urs though it still needs lots of help with the storage. Just not enough closets in our old, old farm house. These days we mainly host family like you. But they sure enjoyed the refreshing I did this past weekend. Yours is going to look great.
THANKS LINDA! I appreciate it! I hope mine turns out have as cool as yours!
Looks like a good if not great plan, and Yes – You can embroider on velvet. You just need to put a sturdy stabilizer underneath the fabric and a sheer tear away on top of the velvet. Also a stronger needle to embroider. Very Doable.
Good to know! But will my hoop smash the nap of the velvet? Also…I need to remember how to use my embroidery machine?
Good luck, looks like you really do have a small space to work with. Might have to work with smaller bed. I am lucky that our guest bedrooms are large, but that is because we made sure they were when we built the house. I also invested in luggage rack, so guest have someplace to put suitcases rather than on the floor or on top of dresser.
Love what you do.
I didn’t recognize it as your living room, but did wonder about reusing the curtains and light fixture, when your bed posting came up today.
LOL>. I like to keep you on your toes. Thanks for taking the time to read it!