Hello everyone! Today I’m so excited to show you my guest room refresh that’s now complete with a new swoon worthy headboard, bedding, wall art and decor! I’m sharing the design process and the items I chose for the space so you can see how I created this look and how layering is so important when styling a room. I can’t wait to tell you about all of the gorgeous furniture and decor I chose to add personality and style to this once blah room!
Our guest room is now officially ready to pamper our guests in style and has become a little oasis for our out of town friends and family to stay and relax in:
With out of town friends visiting us next month this makeover is finished in perfect time! I think they will really enjoy relaxing in our cozy guest bedroom.
SHOP THE LOOK! CLICK ON THE PICTURES BELOW AND SCROLL USING THE ARROWS TO SHOP EACH ITEM TO COPY THE LOOK OF THIS ROOM!
Last week I showed you my Summer Home Tour and my beach style decorating ideas – one room that I didn’t show you was our guest room… but now it’s finished! And here it is!
I’m so in LOVE with it and our guest swoon over it too! That makes me so happy!
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Guest Room Refresh Plan and Ideas
Our guest room started out very basic and very boring: a mattress and box spring, a basic bed frame, a dresser, one night stand and white blinds on the window. It was fine, but pretty lackluster and ho-hum.
The first decorating decision I made was to decide on the look and style I wanted this room to embrace: a cozy vacation getaway vibe with a light, bright coastal look.
I wanted neutral bones with pops of indigo and watery blue accent colors. Maybe our guests will feel like they’ve escaped to a Caribbean destination retreat!
Then I created a list of functions I wanted this space to have: comfortable sleeping, good lighting for reading in bed, storage for clothes and a spot to sit.
Next I started off making a list of what I needed to achieve that list of functions I just made and to match the feeling of the room: add an upholstered headboard, 2 night stands, table lamps, curtains, wall art and accessories to create a cozy space.
New paint was a top priority too – Sherwin Williams Mindful Gray is the color we choose for this room. It’s my go to gray color – see all of our homes paint colors here.
Let’s go through the furniture and decor that I added to our guest bedroom:
The Headboard: The first thing my guest room needed was a neutral colored headboard to create a focal point and add comfort. A mattress on a basic frame just doesn’t scream ‘Welcome to our home’!
This ivory Upholstered Headboard is such a stunner! It also fit three things I was looking for: a neutral color, upholstered and tufted.
It’s curved shape and the button tufting add loads of elegant detail and personality.
These Blue and white drapes are absolutely gorgeous!! Everyone loves them too! They have a stunning fresh trellis print that goes with everything!
Nightstands: The second thing to check off the list – nightstands. I fell immediately in love with these bleached wood Pedestal Tables !
The curved legs mimics the curved headboard and I love the beautiful simple finish that shows the wood grain. The bleached wood look fits right into the vacation getaway vibe I’m after too!
As you can see you don’t have to use standard night stands for your bedroom!
Guest Bedroom Refresh: Layers
Bedding: A bedroom refresh isn’t complete without new bedding! I love adding euro shams to our beds – they add an extra layer of comfort and are a great way to add pattern and color to the room.
These gorgeous Euro Shams with a bold navy border add a shot of blue to the bed and tie into the blue and white wall art.
It looks like my shams are sold out in the navy and white color -but these gorgeous blue and white shams are similar and are stunning!
Wall Art: Fill up empty wall space and add style and color with art!
These Indigo Coral Shadowbox Prints – they are called I II III and IV – are perfect to hang on a window wall – two on each side.
Indigo blue is the top trend color for this summer and is such a gorgeous shade of blue. These prints add another layer of blue in my room and tropical pattern.
Indigo Coral Shadowbox prints I II III and IV
Decor Accents: It’s time to accessorize! This is the final and a very important layer to add to a room! Decorative accents fill in empty spaces and are a fabulous way to add more personality and coziness to a room.
These Jute & Glass Lanterns add gorgeous texture and a seaside feel to my chalk painted dresser.
I love the jute rope handles and jute wrapped sides. Adding some sea shells and a candle adds another layer of texture and vacation getaway style to this end of the room.
Our guests will love cuddling up with this gorgeous throw blanket in slate. Even though it’s called ‘slate’ its a stunning blue and ivory color.
It’s so incredibly soft and I love the fringe accent! The elegant blue-grey color ties in beautifully with the gray colored walls and blue accents.
Recap – Click on the links below to Get the look!
Wall color: Sherwin Williams Mindful Gray 7016. I LOVE love love this paint color! It’s a warm gray that goes well with other neutrals as well as accent colors. See my tips and get your FREE checklist on How To Prepare a Room for Painting
Regular blue and white pillow shams
Indigo Coral Shadowbox prints I II III and IV
white sea shells
Throw blanket in slate
Shop my guest bedroom! Click on each image to see where to get the items!
What do you think? Do you like my guest room choices? I can’t wait for our guests to see it and spend time here!
I’ll be sharing more details on the room makeover, paint and other decor items next week so stay tuned!
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susan says
July 1, 2016 at 9:16 amHeather it’s really pretty! I’m loving the blue and white!!
heather says
July 1, 2016 at 5:41 pmThanks Susan!! I’m so glad you like our guest room – come visit me! 🙂
Karla says
July 1, 2016 at 12:15 pmStunning!!! Where did you get the ghost chair?
heather says
July 1, 2016 at 4:28 pmHi Karla! Thank you! This is the one here (affiliate link): http://amzn.to/29f6zv4
Martha says
July 3, 2016 at 1:04 pmLovely! Is there a link for the quilt and shams?
heather says
July 5, 2016 at 9:05 amHi Martha – here are the affiliate links to those items and I’ll be posting more about this room next week, stay tuned! 🙂 duvet cover http://rstyle.me/~8zaHq and shams http://rstyle.me/~8zaHu
Cyndi says
July 3, 2016 at 8:30 pmWhat a cozy and welcoming room for your lucky guests.
heather says
July 5, 2016 at 9:05 amThank you so much Cyndi! So glad you like my room refresh 🙂
Paula says
July 4, 2016 at 6:42 pmYou put together such a pretty room. After looking at this post what seems like a million times, I just pulled the trigger and purchased the same headboard for our bedroom at the lake. I can’t wait to get it.
heather says
July 5, 2016 at 9:00 amFabulous Paula – I’m so glad you like my room refresh!! You will love this headboard – it’s so comfy and gorgeous with the button tufting! It will be stunning in your lakeside bedroom! Enjoy! 🙂
linda (burlap_blue) says
July 5, 2016 at 7:52 pmThis is amazing! That headboard is so lovely. Checking out Birch Lane now!
heather says
July 7, 2016 at 9:17 pmThere is a lot to drool over there Linda! 🙂 The headboard is so so comfy!
Leanne says
July 6, 2016 at 12:38 amYour guest room looks so peaceful and welcoming. Love the whole look!
heather says
July 7, 2016 at 9:16 pmThank you Leanne!
Amy Anderson says
July 6, 2016 at 9:19 pmEverything is so pretty! My favorites are the wall art and the lantern . . . beautiful!
heather says
July 7, 2016 at 9:13 pmI adore the coral wall art too Amy! It really makes the room! Thanks for your sweet comments 🙂
Diane Smith says
July 7, 2016 at 12:44 pmYour guest room is VERY pretty! But I’m guessing when all was said & done, you spent over $2000! I would not be able to do that. How about some tips for those of us on a tight budget?
heather says
July 7, 2016 at 9:24 pmHi Diane – No I didn’t spend that much! But I’ll work on a post for tight budget bedroom decor tips 🙂
Kiley says
July 8, 2016 at 9:53 pmI’m so glad found this room! Its beautiful and will help me put the finishing riches on my room. Where are the curtians from? I need them!
heather says
July 10, 2016 at 7:07 pmHi Kiley – so glad you like my room! The curtains are beautiful!! You can find them here (affiliate link) http://amzn.to/29qgYp2 – I’ll be posting all my room sources later this week in a new blog post too so stay tuned!
Jeanie says
July 10, 2016 at 11:27 amLovely, your guests will enjoy your new room.
Jeannie
Jennifer Priest says
July 10, 2016 at 11:55 amWOW this is so pretty!! LOVE!!
Lindsay AFM says
July 10, 2016 at 4:21 pmThe room is absolutely gorgeous!!
heather says
July 10, 2016 at 6:55 pmThanks so much Lindsay! 🙂
Mary Beth says
July 10, 2016 at 11:25 pmEverything looks absolutely exquisite, Heather! I love the color palette you chose – perfection!
heather says
July 12, 2016 at 7:35 amThanks Mary Beth – I’ve never used this indigo blue before but am completely loving it! Thanks for your sweet compliments! xo H
Diane @ An Extraordinary Day says
July 10, 2016 at 11:47 pmWhat an inviting room and so soothing and relaxing too.
heather says
July 12, 2016 at 7:34 amThe blue and white with the textiles really do make our guestroom cozy and comfy – thanks so much Diane!
Jenna says
July 12, 2016 at 8:31 amIt’s just beautiful, Heather! I love all the touches of blue!
heather says
July 12, 2016 at 2:59 pmThank you Jenna! 🙂
Jacob says
July 13, 2016 at 5:48 pmI love the room. What paint color did you use on the walls?
heather says
August 8, 2016 at 2:53 pmIt’s Sherwin Williams Mindful Gray – gorgeous warm gray color! So glad you like the room Jacob – thanks for visiting!
Becky says
August 3, 2016 at 3:34 amI keep waiting for the update on the paint color of the room, but I can’t seem to find it. Will you tell me what brand and color it is. It looks great.
heather says
August 5, 2016 at 8:30 amHi Becky – I updated the post and the paint color is Sherwin Williams Mindful Gray – hope this helps! We love this color and have used it in many other rooms in our home! 🙂
Gabrielle Tyler says
August 8, 2016 at 2:41 pmI love this!
heather says
August 8, 2016 at 2:52 pmFabulous Gabrielle!! I’m so glad you do! THanks for visiting!
Nikki Gwin says
August 9, 2016 at 2:29 pmWow! This looks more inviting than a luxury spa hotel! I love the nightstands especially.
🙂 gwingal
heather says
August 10, 2016 at 2:18 pmWhat a lovely compliment – thank you so much Nikki!! Those nightstands are really spectacular, I love the wood grain and the carved pedestle and legs!
Desiree Campbell says
August 17, 2016 at 2:47 pmWhat a gorgeous bedroom!
Featuring you tomorrow on the blog… So pretty!
heather says
August 17, 2016 at 8:40 pmThank you so much Desiree – you just made my day! 🙂
Angela Grunwald says
October 21, 2016 at 9:03 pmI have been looking for the right colors that I would fall in love with and I think the Indigo blue just made the list.
trish campbell says
January 9, 2017 at 2:28 pmSo gorgeous. I now want to redo my master bedroom.
Yvette says
February 10, 2017 at 12:33 amIs the pottery barn bedding in the blue or taupe color? Love the room
heather says
February 10, 2017 at 5:07 pmHello Yvette – it’s the blue color! Thank you for your lovely compliments! 🙂
Josie Smith says
February 14, 2017 at 12:24 pmThis is one of my favorite bedroom renovations ever!!! Everything about this room whispers cozy stunning!
Janet says
December 30, 2017 at 1:07 amLOVE it!! Where did you purchase the bed skirt?
heather says
December 30, 2017 at 10:27 amHi Janet! Thank you – I’m glas you like my bedroom refresh! I bought it here (affiliate link) http://amzn.to/2CfiOHu Have a great day!
Deborah says
March 28, 2019 at 7:30 pmHi Heather,
I clicked on your pinterest post with a glam bedroom that features a frette duvet, but it linked to this post instead. I’d love to see the post about the frette duvet, and if you know anywhere it is still available for sale, (event gently used), I would love to buy it. Thanks!
Deborah
heather says
March 31, 2019 at 2:21 pmSorry I don’t know where you could buy it – maybe ebay?