Tuesday, August 18, 2009

To sleep or not to sleep

I have been wanting to post these pictures for sometime, unfortunately "Chateau Graves" had been full.


Since we moved into this house, over 2.5 years ago, our guestroom has been occupied. We have been the home for separated, broken-up men who needed a place to rest their head for awhile.

I spent some time between guests redecorating our guestroom. I am horrible at remembering to take "before" shots, but I have the "after" pictures! :-) It is just so darn cute I had to share.

I brought my old guestroom with me when we moved and was told it was a little much. Flowers, dolls, knick-knacks, it was quite over the top for any gentleman bunking there.

So I decided to switch it up. Out with the girly stuff and in with something more appropriate for all who come to stay.



The walls are painted lime green amd I spray painted the bedframe black. I bought the comforter set at Target and the throw pillows at Ross.

I couldn't find simple artwork that I liked so I created my own. I bought 3 colors of teal, brown and lime green and 3 blank canvases at Michael's. I figured if they can do it on TV, I can do it to. I found different sizes of circles around the house and started tracing. Then I handpainted each circle. They turned out perfectly!



I chose to have one nightstand and I bought a lamp and a round throw rug at IKEA. And then it was complete. I love it!!