Guest Room Refresh – Bedroom Decor

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.

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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  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!

Blue and white drapes

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 in twilight color 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 diy chalk paint 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.

DIY gray wash finish tray

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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

Ivory Upholstered Headboard – is currently not available but this headboard in beige is a similar look and has very high customer ratings!

Bleached Wood Pedestal Tables  this gorgeous gray washed nightstand has a  similar look with a drawer and shelves!

Blue and White Euro Shams 

Regular blue and white pillow shams

Indigo Coral Shadowbox prints  I   II   III   and  IV

Blue and white drapes

Jute & Glass Lanterns

white sea shells

Throw blanket in slate

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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