The guest room has definitely been a labor of love. When we moved in, the room was a 3-year old boys room, with bright blue walls and red/white checkered drapery. Adorable for a little guy, not so adorable for a grown up guest room.
So, Matt and I got to work picking the paint color and refinishing the horrid closet. The paint color we chose is this gorgeous light green/blue that matches the ivory bedding perfectly. Too bad it took us months to finish painting. We had things to do, people to see, dogs to train and this room took a spot on our back burner. But because we had a New Year's Eve party, we felt that we had to finish it and we got to work.
First, we finished painting. The walls were incredibly difficult to work with in this room - slanted and cracked. A lot of coats were needed to make the paint look nice and then we had to take a tiny brush to make the trim/edges look nice. We finished - check!
The next project was my DIY project - refinishing my old dressers. Our idea was to create a weathered look and we went to Lowe's to buy all of the "ingredients". My simple, white, 10-year old furniture has been transformed! This was definitely hard work because I couldn't remove the drawers, but it was so worth it. Check it out!
The nightstand:
The small dresser:
The large dresser:
A close-up of my masterpiece:
And the layout, minus the bed (which is an upcoming post):
What do you think? If you are interested in refinishing old furniture, it's so simple...
You'll need:
A sander
A shiny base coat
Crackle glaze
A dull top coat
Clear protector
And it's an easy way to transform the look of a room in just five easy steps. Go ahead and try it out!
I can't wait to share the final result with you, minus wall decor and trinkets for the dresser. It's such a cute room - who wants to have a sleep over?
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