Home Improvements: Spare Bedroom #1 Makeover



It doesn't take a genius to spot that my sewing productivity has been somewhat lacking this year, but I've been busy y'all! What with a demanding 'new' job and home improvements on the go, there's been precious little time for stitching. Don't panic though as I have a few exciting projects under my sleeve and our fun-packed #VintagePledge schedule for July is really taking shape.

On the plus side, I do have another epic room makeover to share with you...behold our biggest of the spare rooms!




Before we tackled it, the room was a mismatched furniture dumping ground and rather green...light green walls, green floral wallpaper and dark green carpet. Also, when we first moved in over two and a half years ago, we replaced and moved the radiator only to discover an unsightly wallpapering job. It shamefully remained that way until recently.

As you can see, we stripped the walls right back to the plaster and painted them a subtle grey to offset our loud geometric wallpaper. We freshened up the ceiling, revamped the woodwork with a lick of white satin paint, varnished the door for a richer look and, with the help of Charlotte's dad, we replaced our tired old carpet with good quality laminate (it has a tangible grain and everything!). In hindsight I'd have opted for the slightly darker laminate, but you live and learn!

Anyway, it was all pretty straightforward, but it still took about six weekends worth of work...painting rooms with high ceilings, coving, dado rails and skirting boards is not for the faint hearted...hah!





With this being a spare room, we decided to compromise in the way of furniture so we could spend more on our own bedroom makeover. So the bed, side tables, chest of drawers and wardrobe are from our old bedroom. We've had them for eight years so although it's not the style we would have chosen now, it's held up very well and isn't exactly offensive.

At least we had lots of fun with soft furnishings and accessories. First came the artwork, which inspired the splash of orange lampshades, then we added some much-needed storage boxes and picked out a new rug and curtains. We're not sold on the duvet we panic-picked after a long day at the shops, but it'll do until we find something a bit more fun.





In case you like what you see, Charlotte compiled a handy shopping list for you! And if you want to see more of our home improvements, I've almagamated them under a new tab at the top called House.

The good news is that we now get to enjoy this room while we decorate our own. The bad news is that we've settled in a bit too comfortably and with the stumbling blocks we've encountered with our room, we might be here for a while... 

12 comments:

  1. What a fabulous transformation, the room looks great! You're going to be inundated with guests lining up to stay here :)

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  2. It looks lovely Marie, very calm and relaxing. The artwork is beautiful.

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  3. Ohhh I really really love the wallpapert, you're very good to share the link to where you got it! Thanks for the lovely glimpse into your gorgeous home! :^)

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  4. I love the artwork! Thanks for sharing the link :)

    The entire room is a gorgeous transformation. Great job!

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  5. Looks brilliant, so light and airy!

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  6. Oooh! So pretty! That painting is lovely :)

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  7. You have done an incredible job! The painting really makes the room for me. A practical guest room that is fresh and modern with classical touches. Love it!!!

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  8. We've been doing home improvements for the past 27 years and I am so impressed at how quickly you're doing yours. Loving your style!

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  9. This looks great! I love the colors- the grey is so soothing, and the pops of color make it really fun! I'm trying to plan out in my head the improvements to the guest room in our new place, and boy, it's exhausting trying to make so many decisions! Your place is really inspiring!

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  10. This specific seems to be wonderful! I like your colors- your off white can be so relaxing, plus the leaps involving coloring help it become genuinely exciting! I am just looking to prepare out and about inside my go your changes on the guests place in your brand-new position, along with son, it can be stressful looking to create countless judgement!

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  11. I'm home improvement lover. Basically I love DIY projects. Your artwork is so nice.
    Thanks for sharing with us!

    Maria@BedtimeDeal

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