Guest Room Before and After

I was talking with an interior design friend of mine about how some people seem to have a knack for decorating.  She said, "You either have it or you don't."

I want to preface this post by saying that I don't have it.  Inner design sense, that is.  Nevertheless, I enjoyed the challenge of sprucing up the guest room using mostly things I had on hand.

Guest room before:

And...the reveal.  

Guest room after:

 

This painting is my favorite thing in the whole room.  My grandfather painted this in 1958 and it's a treasure of mine.  Mitch's father made the frame out of wood from Mitch's maternal grandfather's old barn.  

These doilies are also treasured heirlooms.  They were made by Mitch's maternal grandmother.  I decided to pull them out of our storage chest, starch them, and display them.  I love them on the wall at the head of the bed.

I sewed the white pillow from a cotton t-shirt.

My sister gave me this darling white canister, and my in-laws found the beautiful antique table at a garage sale.

This frame is made from more of the barn wood and the singing mushrooms were a gift from a childhood friend.

My father-in-law built this bench out of an old twin headboard and footboard.  The rug was made by my mother-in-law.  Another of my grandfather's paintings hangs on the wall.  

My goal was to create a soothing, comfortable room for my friends and loved ones to stay in.  And I loved being able to showcase things that have meaning for my family and me.