Our Guest Room Makeover

I’m so excited to share our recent guest room makeover today! I’m really loving the lighter and brighter feel of this space, along with the more casual vibe. I feel like it really flows nicely with the new office, and it embodies the relaxed feel that I’m striving for in the rest of our home. I know a lot of you loved our previous guest room, so I’m going to explain a bit about why I decided it was time for a change in this space.

As much I loved the contrast the dark gray headboard brought into the space, it took up a lot of visual space in the room and made it too dark for me. I find that I love spaces to be as light and bright as possible, and no matter what bedding or accessories I pulled in along with the dark gray bed, it just didn’t feel like the right fit for our home and aesthetic.

The first thing I chose for the space was this super affordable slipcovered bed. I absolutely love the look and relaxed feel that slipcovered beds bring into a bedroom, and appreciate the cozy feel the footboard adds. As you all probably know by now, I have an affinity for vintage textiles, and I wanted more of a blank slate so I can have plenty of freedom to change things up.

The next thing I knew was going into the space were these woven sconces. You may recognize them from my Mom’s bedroom makeover that I did this summer. I have always been captivated by them, and love the balance of simplicity and dimension they add to a space. The nightstands bring a minimal feel to the space, and add in more warmth, while serving as a blank canvas for endless styling.

One of the biggest upgrades this room got was a rug! Our old guest room never really had one, and it needed one. This room is small, and requires a 9’x6’ rug, and I could never find one that I liked with the other furniture we had in the space. With the more neutral palette I had more freedom in what I chose, and loved this vintage style Loloi rug. The combination of champagne and warm gray tones bring just the right amount of warmth into the space and it’s SO PLUSH! It’s probably the softest, deepest pile rug of this kind I’ve ever felt.

Another thing this room desperately needed was overhead lighting! We’ve slowing been adding that throughout our home this year, since hardly any rooms had it when we bought the house. I moved our master bedroom light fixture in this space since I recently purchased a new light for in there, and can’t wait to show you that soon!

I’ve finished out the styling with some accessories from local shops, and added in these vintage pillows from two of my favorite pillow shops, My Haven Home and Cloth & Main. I’ve also ordered this art piece from McGee & Co. which should arrive in a few weeks. For now, I’ve added this faux wreath with bells for the holidays.

I’m so pleased with how this makeover turned out, and think this new space really feels more like me! I will be sharing some behind the scenes videos of the transformation in my instagram stories, so stay tuned for that!