Guest room refresh – beautiful, cozy bedroom design and decor ideas.
See my guest room refresh , upholstered bed, bedding, wall art and decor!
I’m sharing where I bought these bedroom items and how layering is so important when styling a bedroom.
These gorgeous furniture and decor add so much style and interest to the room!
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Our guest room will pamper our guests in style.
It’s e a little oasis for our out of town friends and family to stay and relax in!
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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 and boring night stands.
It was completely lacking in style, comfort and functionality.
1. The first decorating decision
The first decorating decision I made was to decide on the look and style that I wanted this room to embrace.
I decided on a chic elegant vacation getaway style with a light, bright modern coastal look.
I wanted neutral bones with pops of indigo and watery blue accent colors.
And for our guests to feel like they’ve escaped to a beach house or vacation home retreat!
2. Determine the room’s functions
Next, I created a list of functions I wanted this space to have:
- comfortable sleeping
- good lighting for reading in bed
- storage for clothes
- a spot to sit
Then I made a list of what I needed to add to the room to achieve these functions and create a cozy space!
- upholstered bed
- 2 night stands
- 2 table lamps
- curtains
- wall art
- accessories
- paint the walls
3. Neutral Wall Color For The Bedroom
Sherwin Williams Mindful Gray is the color we choose for this room.
It’s a gorgeous warm gray color that pairs beautifully with white, blue, ivory, beige and other neutrals.
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4. Guest Room Refresh – New Bed
The first thing my guest room needed was a neutral colored bed to create a focal point and add comfort.
A mattress on a basic frame just doesn’t scream ‘Welcome to our home’!
I chose an upholstered bed (instead of a wood or metal bed) to add lots of comfort to the room.
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5. Nightstands
Nightstands are important for your guests to set a drink, for their devices and to display table lamps.
For an elegant coastal look I selected light wood end tables.
If you need additional storage choose a nightstand with 1 or 2 drawers.
You can also select nightstands that have builtin chargers for devices!
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6. Chic Blue And White Bedding
A bedroom refresh isn’t complete without new bedding!
Duvet Cover and Sham Set
This duvet cover and sham set is absolutely breathtaking.
It has so many beautiful colors in it that you can pull from to use as accent colors: dark blue, light blue, ivory and sandy beige.
This duvet cover and shams wash like a dream and are so soft!
This beautiful medallion print is so classic and timeless
Euro Shams
I also love adding Euro shams to our beds .
They add an extra layer of comfort and are a great way to add more style, pattern and color to the room.
Gorgeous blue and white euro shams add a touch of blue to the bed and coordinate with the blue and white wall art for a stylish, pulled together look!
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7. Guest Room Refresh Wall Art Ideas
Wall art is such an easy way to decorate empty wall space, add style and color!
I added two framed wall art prints on each side of the window.
These coral prints are out of stock.
Here are some other beautiful options:
8. Decorative Accents
Next step is to accessorize!
This is the final step and a very important layer to a room!
Decorative accents fill in empty spaces and are a fabulous way to add texture, personality and coziness to a room.
Add a potted faux or real tree.
I love faux olive trees and fiddle leaf fig trees.
Decorate the dresser with candle holders and battery operated candles for ambiance.
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Guest Room Refresh Furniture and Decor Sources:
Here are all of the furniture and decor items in this bedroom refresh!
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Wall color:
Sherwin Williams Mindful Gray – a warm, timeless gray paint color
I can’t wait for our guests to see it and spend time here!
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Heather it’s really pretty! I’m loving the blue and white!!
Thanks Susan!! I’m so glad you like our guest room – come visit me! 🙂
Stunning!!! Where did you get the ghost chair?
Hi Karla! Thank you! This is the one here (affiliate link): http://amzn.to/29f6zv4
Lovely! Is there a link for the quilt and shams?
Hi 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
What a cozy and welcoming room for your lucky guests.
Thank you so much Cyndi! So glad you like my room refresh 🙂
You 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.
Fabulous 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! 🙂
This is amazing! That headboard is so lovely. Checking out Birch Lane now!
There is a lot to drool over there Linda! 🙂 The headboard is so so comfy!
Your guest room looks so peaceful and welcoming. Love the whole look!
Thank you Leanne!
Everything is so pretty! My favorites are the wall art and the lantern . . . beautiful!
I adore the coral wall art too Amy! It really makes the room! Thanks for your sweet comments 🙂
Your 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?
Hi Diane – No I didn’t spend that much! But I’ll work on a post for tight budget bedroom decor tips 🙂
I’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!
Hi 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!
Lovely, your guests will enjoy your new room.
Jeannie
WOW this is so pretty!! LOVE!!
The room is absolutely gorgeous!!
Thanks so much Lindsay! 🙂
Everything looks absolutely exquisite, Heather! I love the color palette you chose – perfection!
Thanks Mary Beth – I’ve never used this indigo blue before but am completely loving it! Thanks for your sweet compliments! xo H
What an inviting room and so soothing and relaxing too.
The blue and white with the textiles really do make our guestroom cozy and comfy – thanks so much Diane!
It’s just beautiful, Heather! I love all the touches of blue!
Thank you Jenna! 🙂
I love the room. What paint color did you use on the walls?
It’s Sherwin Williams Mindful Gray – gorgeous warm gray color! So glad you like the room Jacob – thanks for visiting!
I 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.
Hi 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! 🙂
I love this!
Fabulous Gabrielle!! I’m so glad you do! THanks for visiting!
Wow! This looks more inviting than a luxury spa hotel! I love the nightstands especially.
🙂 gwingal
What a lovely compliment – thank you so much Nikki!! Those nightstands are really spectacular, I love the wood grain and the carved pedestle and legs!
What a gorgeous bedroom!
Featuring you tomorrow on the blog… So pretty!
Thank you so much Desiree – you just made my day! 🙂
I have been looking for the right colors that I would fall in love with and I think the Indigo blue just made the list.
So gorgeous. I now want to redo my master bedroom.
Is the pottery barn bedding in the blue or taupe color? Love the room
Hello Yvette – it’s the blue color! Thank you for your lovely compliments! 🙂
This is one of my favorite bedroom renovations ever!!! Everything about this room whispers cozy stunning!
LOVE it!! Where did you purchase the bed skirt?
Hi 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!
Hi 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
Sorry I don’t know where you could buy it – maybe ebay?