Confession: My guest room has been a dumping spot for stuff we don't need/want for awhile now.
It's time to come clean in the guest room. My sweetie helped me clear out the sleeping bags, moose antlers, old dining room chairs, a dusty elliptical machine, paint supplies, etc, etc...Once the debris was gone I suddenly felt inspired to give this room a face lift. The challenge is I do not want to spend very much money.
My Game Plan: #1 Re-purpose as many items as possible. #2 Buy on sale what I can't find around the house.
The bedding in the guest room was old and tired. Last Fall I bought a cute quilt for our RV. It dawned on me that I could use the quilt in the guest room for the majority of the time and take it to the RV when we go on a trip. Eureka!
Next I updated the brass lamps by adding a coat of metallic paint to give them a more modern look. These lamps were the first ones we bought as a married couple years ago. They are solid brass and sentimental to me so I wanted to make them work in our home. This picture shows the original brass (around the light bulb) and the new, spray painted color.
Don't these lamps look great? The paint cost me $5.
Then I went to Joann's and bought 1/2 yard of three different fabrics (on sale) that match the quilt and three 11 x 30 canvas artist frames (used 50% off coupon) to cover with the fabric.
This is my week for trying new things. I have not used a heavy duty staple gun before. All I did was pull the fabric tight and staple away!
I hung the pieces over the bed in the guest room. As you can see I still need to buy more bedding- it's a work in progress.
I may change the fabrics if I find something I like better. I have also thought of adding metal decor near the fabric wall hangings to add interest. I am sure it will evolve over time.
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Ooh! I've wanted to do wall panels. Those look great!
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