Home Away From Home

We have a guestroom downstairs, right off our family room. It's been pretty ho-hum since we moved in. It had hand-me down sheets (meaning my mother-in-law gave them to us unused!) and a cheap bedding set I picked up. Looking back it seemed a bit juvenile. See below it's sad state:

 

And here's it now! I bought a new (crisp & clean) white down alternative comforter, white (crisp & clean again!) sheets and a charcoal gray bed skirt. I can't find the link for that but all I can say is upgrade! I got everything for super cheap because of coupons and sales!

 

 

 

 

The flowers on the night stand I found at TJ Maxx ($14!) and the 2 pillow shams too ($12 each). The throw pillow is from Target. To finish up this room I want to spray paint the lamp base a glossy white and find a more contemporary lamp shade. In addition, I want to get wall art for above the bed. But for now, I'm content with how the project has started!

We have bedding!

I posted a week or so ago about how Mike and I just got a new (KING-SIZED!) bed. Well because of that I only had sheets for the bed. As a comforter ...welllllllll... we had two fleece blankets. That counts, right? I know - not really. But now we have REAL bedding:

I've been searching high and low for bedding. I loved Centsational Girl's blog about her bedroom makeover - it's been my inspiration! So I'm very excited to have found this similar pattern (especially since I didn't want a duvet).

My search was really an adventure. I went to Kirkland's, Bed Bath and Beyond, Steinmart, World Market, and I'm sure I'm missing more but just can't remember because it' a blur. By the end of the day I was tired and pretty done with my search. So I went to Target for relief (I just love Target), and behold, I found bedding! The shade of gray helps to make the walls look grayer (they tend to look blue sometimes). Next up for us is making a headboard out of one of the doors we're getting rid of. Of course, there will be a post for that!