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One Room Challenge Guest Bedroom Refresh

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Wow, I’ve made it to week 3  of the Guest Bedroom Refresh for the One Room Challenge hosted by
Calling It Home! If you’re new here or not sure what the One Room Challenge is, it is a challenge that brings together lots of bloggers to try to overhaul one room in 6 weeks! Crazy, right?


One Room Challenge

In case you’ve missed the first two weeks and want to see more:

Thursday, April 2nd (week 1) – Introduce your space, and tell us your plan.

Find week 1 here.

Thursday, April 9th (week 2) – Show us your progress. What have you accomplished?

Find week 2 here.

Thursday, April 16th (week 3) – Have you encountered any setbacks? Any happy accidents?

Alright, so onto week 3! Whew, this past week has been a whirlwind. I finally got all the painting (walls, trim, doors, etc.) done and I’m so happy with the outcome. It seems to be the case in our house that if a paint color isn’t tried and true, then it takes multiple tries to get it right. Much to my surprise, that wasn’t the case this time around. I did two sample pots and poof, I LOVED it. That’s extremely unusual over here. I would say picking paint colors that will actually look good on a  full wall is not my forte. =)

Here’s my test picture:


Testing Green for our Guest Bedroom Refresh

In that picture, I had started painting the doors on the right bright white, but hadn’t touched the door on the left. That’s only one coat difference (I ended up doing 2-3 coats) and it’s still a drastic difference!

Alright, so my inspiration was a bit all over the place. Originally, I wanted a moody room. My husband wasn’t a huge fan of that and, since we do projects together, I always feel like we should both like what we are working on. So, we compromised and came out with a room that has a moody and light feel. It’s modern and unique and I’m not going to get bored because we don’t have anything like it in the house. Ready to see?


Half painted moody and bright guest bedroom

I am totally that last minute blogger, so I took these photos yesterday when it was RAINING (rain = minimal natural light). But, I’m thrilled with how much of a mood setter the green is. Yet, the room still feels fresh and bright.


Half painted moody and bright guest bedroom

Do you like that little campaign nightstand? I found that for $20 at a flea market last month. I seriously jumped for joy. Well, I did until the owner told me he had the matching credenza but sold it the day before. =( Just my luck. The nightstand is staying but it’s not a pair. I’m not sure what I’m going to do on the other side of the bed. I have a few options, but I may end up not doing another nightstand as well. The room is pretty small and we are upgrading to a queen (for guest comfort), so I may ditch the second nightstand.

Up next, is window dressings. I scored some velvet nailhead curtains from West Elm on a deep clearance a few weeks back.


Window Curtains from West Elm

I’m excited to hang them. I think I’m going to layer some roman shades underneath them. I have that look in most of our rooms and I really love it. I have some extra ones that fit (magic, right?), but if I didn’t I would have definitely gone the
DIY route like I had before in our
master bedroom.

I revised my mood board and have now come to this:


Guest Bedroom Mood Board

I’ll be back next week with hopefully lots more progress!

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    • Ashley Mayes

      Thanks Cassie! I’ve loved it for quite awhile, but wasn’t even considering it until my husband vetoed the idea of going completely dark with the walls. So, it was a happy compromise. I’m loving it even more than I think I would have loved the dark walls. So yay!

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    • Ashley Mayes

      Thanks Char! I wasn’t for sure they were going to work, but I had already bought them so I thought if they didn’t then I would just change them out with the ones in the master bedroom. I think they look good though… so it’s a win.

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