Be Our Guest, Be Our Guest.....

Once upon a time, our guest bedroom was not a very welcoming place.  The walls had numerous and very large holes in them that marked where the former owners had hung various pieces.  As you can see, I got a bit ahead of myself, and forgot to take a pic of the room before I stripped the old items out.

 Before Take 1

Before Take 2

I went ahead and painted the room a wonderful robin's egg blue.  It is called Woodlawn Blue by Benjamin Moore.  I just absolutely love this color!!!!  Also, I gave all the hand-me-down furniture a new fresh look with the some black paint from Benjamin Moore (you will have to forgive I am not listing the color because I am too lazy to walk down stairs and look).

Getting closer to a final product...

Almost there....

Another shot of getting closer to the final product...

Final product as the room looks today.... Take 1....

Take 2.....

Take 3....

Take 4.... You might remember this little side table I sanded down and repainted awhile back...

Take 5.....

So there you have it..... It took about a year to put this room together, but I am happy with the results.  There are a few things that I would like to add (crown molding and a chair, but in due time we will add these items).  My goal was to provide a restful retreat for our guests, and I think I have done exactly that..... So often we rush rooms, and repent in leisure.  I am glad I took a slow approach to putting this beauty together.

For those that may have missed my paint mention above, the paint color is Woodlawn Blue by Benjamin Moore in a satin finish.  It is just the right robin's egg blue color.... Can't get enough of this color!

The Guest Suite Part Uno:Furniture Facelift

So I have been jonesing to revamp our guest bedroom since we moved into our house. However, the wedding planning took precedent before any major house projects could begin. Then, once the wedding was complete, I started to begin projects on our first floor. At any rate, the last week has been dedicated to overhauling the guest bedroom. First on my to do list was to turn our drab dresser and bookcase into something fab. I knew it could be done since we were working with a good foundation.



Here are the before pics......

The drawers that slide into the bookcase are sitting on top of the bookcase in case you are wondering where the random drawers belong that are floating on top....

As I said above, not to shabby.... Now, all I had to do was get my sand on.... Let me tell you, this step took a little longer than I had originally thought, but it was well worth it. Here is the dresser all sanded down.....

Next came the tinted primer. Because I was painting both pieces black, it was important to use a tinted gray primer. This step ensured an even tone of the final color once applied (I applied three coats of primer). By the way, the pics make the primer look sort of purple, but trust me it was really gray.

Just begging for their final coats....

Next, I applied three coats of the final color to ensure even coverage......... And for the big reveal.....

I am so lovin' it! These pieces could not have turned out any better.... It just shows you what a little paint and lots of elbow grease can do.....

Now I just need to get that chair on the right refinished.....There is always something that needs to go done, right?