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Guest Room Reveal | Before + After

Hey! I hope that you’re having a great week! I wanted to to pop in share some photos and sources of our guest room!

First, here’s a photo from the old owner.

and from when we moved in. I know it’s controversial to paint wood, but I have zero regrets, it is SO much brighter!! And that makes me smile, do what makes you smile 🙂

First up, the bedding! It’s layered and cozy – perfect for a guest room! Striped duvet is from Target (a great price and the quality is great too!) The gorgeous indigo throw is from Danielle Oakey – I have my eye on a few other throws in her shop (we might reuse our old sofa that needs to be reupholstered, love the idea of layering a throw overtop to refresh it!)

The gray tassel throw is from Home Goods, love the texture that it adds!

Long lumbar is also from Danielle Oakey! The low DIY headboard works perfectly with two standard pillows.

Nightstands and dresser are from my Grandparents.

Gallery wall frames are from Michaels – prints are from Jenny’s Print Shop and my phone.

Took this photo before the dresser came crashing down after sitting on the edge for a photo. Whoops!! You can see here that the leg was already coming out (at least, that’s what I’m telling myself 😉 ha! I’m planning a gallery wall on this wall, but would love a smaller tv for the room, so waiting .. I’ll probably make the current one work though. 
Draperies are two panels pushed together to look like one large panel. I cut off the top grommets to hem and used small clip rings. Rod is a DIY – it’s inexpensive and heavy duty for longer stretches. Let me know if you’d like to see a tutorial for that. 

Finally the headboard! It’s a DIY and goes wall to wall – we used a similar technique to this tutorial, just didn’t attach legs. So that it would be easier to move, we made it in three sections.

The pups love this room – it gets lots of sunshine!

Nightstands, dresser and base are vintage (from my Grandparents) we did paint the base with left over sample paint – when we were deciding on a color for the exterior of our house. I share my furniture painting tips here, but I think I need to do an updated post – I really liked using Benjamin Moore’s Arbor Coat exterior siding and decking paint. We cleaned off the surface and applied without sanding – two coats. It went on great, leveled out and didn’t leave brush marks – it’s super durable too! 
white wash bamboo shades // art  art // pillow // duvet // throw // rug // draperies // sconces
I’ll keep you updated on the closet and additional art, but for now, I’m calling this room done! Nursery AND kitchen reveal soon!! We’ve been busy!  

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  1. Cassie Bustamante says

    November 15, 2017 at 7:20 pm

    oh sarah, i love it! the colors are so soothing and it's such a great retreat with those windows!

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  2. Deb and Charlie says

    November 16, 2017 at 1:15 am

    Absolutely beautiful! Such a bright and welcoming room!

    Reply
  3. Jana Bek says

    November 16, 2017 at 6:26 pm

    Wowsa Sarah, you are a genius! Obsessed with the headboard, and what gorgeous transformation!!

    Reply
  4. Jessica | Petal + Ply says

    November 16, 2017 at 10:27 pm

    So pretty! I love that headboard!! Looks great! Also, so glad to see a picture of those blinds in a room. I've had them pinned but wasn't sure how they'd look in real life.

    Reply
  5. Gail Becraft says

    November 19, 2017 at 11:07 am

    I love this guest room! A question about the drapes…after you cut at the hem below the grommets, did you do any additional sewing/hemming to keep from fraying? Thank you!

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    • Sarah says

      November 19, 2017 at 1:48 pm

      Yep! I used a no sew tape – it was heat free so super sticky tape! I’ve also used the iron on kind before too

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  6. Gail Becraft says

    November 19, 2017 at 11:13 am

    I love this room! A question about the drapes…after you cut below the grommets at the hem, did you do any sewing/hemming to keep from fraying? Thank you for sharing any info you can on this!

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    • Sarah Dorsey says

      December 12, 2018 at 4:08 pm

      No sew hem tape worked great!

      Reply
  7. Gail Becraft says

    November 19, 2017 at 2:41 pm

    Perfect (since I can't sew ��)…thank you! Enjoy your first Thanksgiving with your precious baby boy!

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