Guestroom Reveal [Spring 2015 One Room Challenge]

Spring One Room Challenge Finish line – check, CHECK! It’s time to shine the spotlight on the newest finished space in our home. Today is the Guestroom Reveal Day! Welcome back if you’ve been following along as I’ve plowed through the last 6 weeks working on our guestroom for the One Room Challenge with Calling it Home. If you’ve missed out on where we’ve been, have a peek below:
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5

Creating this space was such a highly charged and inspirational process. The timeline, for starters, seemed quite lofty and the to-do list was miles long, which made for some highs and lows each working day in the room. The encouragement from readers and fellow participants was just what I needed to keep chugging along through those tough moments – so thank you! It was without a doubt, a CHALLENGE. no joke! This project pushed me creatively and it felt really, really good! I experimented with color, while sticking to what I like and know best: black, white and gold. I went a little wild with pattern play, crafted up a few eclectic gallery walls and took several personal design risks. Overall, it was seriously the coolest thing to be a part of! Thank you, Linda for hosting!

I will dish more on the finer details of everything you see today, including a source list & a few DIY tutorials in follow-up posts…

But now, let’s get to these photos, shall we?!

Remember back to these shots?

And now, for the new and improved space…

DIY Upholstered Headboard Tutorial

A small trinket tray for guests to place their jewelry on before going to bed. A lightly scented candle, fresh flowers and a water decanter & glasses make for a lovely nightstand for overnight company. Black & white framed photos I took white we were on vacation in Asheville, North Caroline a couple years ago flank the bed.

The lower photo ‘Inn on Biltmore Estate’ was edited to create a teal background for the sign in the photo. No, I didn’t accidentally leave the photo insert in the frame! Tutorial coming!

New furniture hardware throughout the room, but I especially love the pop of color these pulls add to the bedside tables.

A few mags rest on a gold rack by the bedside for easy access.

A tucked away spot for towels behind the door hung on the most darling gold pineapple hooks.

[Top art print | Bottom art print]

A luggage rack to keep a suitcase off of the floor and can be folded up and tucked away when not in use. [See the DIY Luggage Rack Makeover here!]

I am SOOOO in love with the art in this room.

Some real greens to help make the room feel fresh. That’s a good thing in a guestroom, right?!

And the chair. Oh, the chair.

It was my first upholstery project: floral + houndstooth cane chair. I’ve shared several posts on how it came to be and I have to say, I think she is so perfect in here.

In case I haven’t said it enough, I’ll say it again now. This fabric selection nudged me into redoing this guestroom altogether! I just had this feeling I could do something fun with it. Mix old with new. Loud with soft. The chair and the room do this for me.

The gallery wall surrounding the chair is a blend of thrifted and new frames filled with personal photos, DIY art and handmade art purchased from Etsy. I went for the open, floating frame look here, as well.

Isn’t that the truth?!
Another pineapple on the wall! My mom has always been into them and first taught me the symbolism –  warmth, welcome and hospitality. Quite appropriate for the guestroom, I thought 🙂

 I am so pleased with the outcome! Here’s to hoping our family & friends will enjoy the new space when they are here for overnight visits. Fingers crossed!

Now, if only our master bedroom was this finished 🙂 I can’t even go there right now because I have GOT to start focusing on our basement project… no more bedrooms for awhile!

Last, but not least, you must take a few minutes and see the other ORC room reveals – seriously, you MUST! The design participant reveals are here and the other linking participants, like me, can be found here! Absolutely jaw-dropping transformations. A-MAZING job, everyone – congratulations!

That is it for now, but thank you so very much for stopping by and having a look around our new and improved guestroom! I will be back with the goodies on this room and lots more, so please visit again soon!

Love what you see? Check out the full source list here!