My Guest bedroom bed and tables

A couple of weeks back I showed you my designs for our guest room

"One thing was for sure, the double bed would have to sit below the window at the end of the room and could not have a foot board as you would more than likely have to get in to it from the base. So I chose the Scandinavia solid pine white double bed with slatted headboard, a mattress, double duvet, pair of pillows, white fitted sheets and a white pin tucked duvet cover.
I really wanted to provide bedside tables so my guests could keep a bottle of water, alarm clock, nik naks etc close to hand. But as the space was too tight I had to come up with something a little different! After much thought I opted for a pair of L shaped shelves I could hang on the wall either side of the bed. I would need to paint them white but I just loved there unusual shape and how much storage you could get out of them. I also loved the idea of them housing a pretty glass bottle of water in the long sections. So both guests would have there own bottles!"

The Scandinavia solid pine white double bed from Argos came flat packed but was super quick and easy to put together. I love how clean and simple it is and a perfect fit for my space. I also received a airsprung Tetbury memory double mattress, duvet, two pairs of pillows, Silent Night anti-allergy double mattress protector and the Minimalist White Double Bed duvet set which features subtle linear Pintuck detail which I think looks elegant and classical. My guests now have a super comfy bed to sleep in...

The L-shaped pair of beech finished wall-mounted shelving units also came flat packed. I assembled them together in two halves to start with, so that I could spray paint them white. Once I had spray painted them white I then finished assembling them together and gave them a finishing coat of paint.

Spray painted white and hung on the wall

Now I am finally ready for my guests!

Have a sweet day!

My Guest Bedroom- Dressing table

Several weeks back I showed you my designs for our guest room

"I also wanted to provide my guests with a table that could be used for a laptop and some storage drawers so I chose the Scandinavia dressing table that matches the Scandinavia bed. I have bought a bright coloured Tolix chair to use at the table so my guests could use the dressing table stool as a luggage rack! "


The Scandinavia dressing table from Argos came flat packed and was easy to put together, but took some time as there are 8 drawers and a stool. As it was out of stock in white I ordered the pine version which I have painted white. I love how sturdy it is and how it matches the rest of the furniture. I changed the knobs to ceramic ones from Bombay Duck - more on that later!

Spray painted bottles, bunny jars

Stool used as luggage rack

To see all the before and after photos of my Guest bedroom check out my Facebook album, Guest bedroom- A Transformation.


Have a sweet day!

My Guest room dressing area

A couple of weeks back I showed you my designs for our guest room

"Due to the shape of the room I decided that a wardrobe would be too imposing but I still wanted to provide my guests with some hanging space."Why don't I make the little foyer at the top of the stairs a little dressing area!" I found the perfect answer in a white finished solid pine storage unit with four coat hooks and three baskets with cut out handles for easy access to contents. I could hang it from the wall placing a monks bench style laundry bin below, that also conveniently doubles up as a seat. To add colour, comfort and interest I'm going to make a comfy patterned cover cushion for the top of the bench."



The Solid Pine and Wood 3 Basket Storage Unit with 4 Coat Hooks from Argos came pre assembled and was super easy to hang on the wall using the fixings at the back. I love how it provides a little storage space and doubles up a shelf to display my printed tins and boxes on.

Spray painted hangers, fabric covered hangers

The monks bench style laundry bin came flat packed but I found it quick and easy to assemble. I then measured up the top and had foam cut to size. I made a slip cover using one of the same tea towels I used for my Pom pom trim boudoir cushions and some scrap fabric for the underside.

Love bird cup and saucer

Honeycomb balls, Emporium print, Pretty spools of ribbon, Mini printed shelves

To see all the before and after photos of my Guest bedroom check out my Facebook album, Guest bedroom- A Transformation.


Have a sweet day!

My guest bedroom cube shelves

Last week I showed you my designs for our guest room and last week all my lovely free furniture from Argos arrived! The first piece of furniture we put up was the Hi gloss geometric cube shelves...



They were super easy to put together and all the wall fixings came with them. So I laid them on to a large piece of paper and traced around the edges, carefully marking where the screws would need to go, by pushing a pencil into the screw fixings. I then masking taped the traced shelves paper to the wall in the exact position I wanted them, using a spirit level to make sure they were straight. With the paper still in place using a soft pencil I marked on the wall where the screws would need to go. Mr TJ then drilled the holes in the wall and fitted the raw plugs and screws. Then came the fun part! hanging and filling them...



I have a bunch of the Wallpaper* city guides for the places I have been and others on places I want to go. I pulled together all the ones I had in shades of green and purple and they were a perfect fit for the top cube. They would also provide my guests with some reading material.



I then gathered all my nik naks that were in shades of lavender, mint and white together and started to play around with them, after much deliberation...

In the central cube I placed my beloved Diana camera with a sketch book I bought in St Tropez many years ago and a pretty patterned tin box I bought on a Birthday trip to Copenhagen a couple of years back.


On the outside cube I placed another pretty box from said Copenhagen trip with a spool of crochet ribbon, mini latte bowls and a bird light.



On the lower cube I placed a beautiful vintage jug that my grandmother gave me alongside a Polly George mug draped with pom pom trim, I felt I needed something in lavender to sit next to my jug to balance the colour across the shelves. So I sprayed the inside of a retro coke bottle I had been saving with a lavender coloured spray paint and perched on top an owl bottle stopper that had been laying unloved at the bottom of a kitchen drawer!



To see all the before and after photos of my Guest bedoom check out my Facebook album, Guest bedroom- A Transformation.


Have a sweet day!

Designing our guest room

Last month I showed you how we had renovated our guest room. Today I want to share with you my design for the room...

A few weeks before we had finished renovating the guest room, the lovely Peeps at Argos contacted me asking if I would like to receive some of their products to style in my home and share them with you. The timing was perfect! we are having guests to stay next month and I had literally no furniture and next to nothing in the way of home furnishings to go in our new guest room so I jumped at the chance to be given £500 to spend at Argos...

I started to plan out my guest room by spending hours looking at inspiration and researching guest room ideas.

Here are my favourite top tips:
Think about what you'd expect to find in a 5 star hotel.
Choose a theme that is personal to you and go from there.
Give your guests a nice calming place to relax and feel at home.
Your guest room design should not only be comfortable but also a little fun.

So I started to think about what I have loved about my favourite hotels and all the added extras that would make my guests feel super comfortable.




With all my ideas whirling around in my head I came up with this colour and theme inspiration...

I was thinking white furniture with pops of colour in soft furnishings and accessories.

Then the hard part! Working out how I was going to furnish our quirky long narrow bedroom...



One thing was for sure, the double bed would have to sit below the window at the end of the room and could not have a foot board as you would more than likely have to get in to it from the base. So I chose the Scandinavia solid pine white double bed with slatted headboard, a mattress, double duvet, pair of pillows, white fitted sheets and a white pin tucked duvet cover.
I really wanted to provide bedside tables so my guests could keep a bottle of water, alarm clock, nik naks etc close to hand. But as the space was too tight I had to come up with something a little different! After much thought I opted for a pair of L shaped shelves I could hang on the wall either side of the bed. I would need to paint them white but I just loved there unusual shape and how much storage you could get out of them. I also loved the idea of them housing a pretty glass bottle of water in the long sections. So both guests would have there own bottles!
Whilst searching for shelves on Argos I came across the lovely cube shelves, a perfect place for displaying some coloured accessories and my pretty coloured Wallpaper travel guides. After checking the measurements I decided to go with them as they would fit perfectly on my sloping wall.



Due to the shape of the room I decided that a wardrobe would be too imposing but I still wanted to provide my guests with some hanging space."Why don't I make the little foyer at the top of the stairs a little dressing area!"
I found the perfect answer in a white finished solid pine storage unit with four coat hooks and three baskets with cut out handles for easy access to contents. I could hang it from the wall placing a monks bench style laundry bin below, that also conveniently doubles up as a seat. To add colour, comfort and interest I'm going to make a comfy patterned cover cushion for the top of the bench.

I also wanted to provide my guests with a table that could be used for a laptop and some storage drawers so I chose the Scandinavia dressing table that matches the Scandinavia bed. I have bought a bright coloured Tolix chair to use at the table so my guests could use the dressing table stool as a luggage rack!



My wonderfully generous order from Argos arrives at the end of this week and I can't wait to see what it will all look like. Loads of photos coming soon...

Have a sweet day!