Guest Bedroom Makeover On A Budget

Guest Bedroom Makeover

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Do you love a room reveal? Me too, and that’s what’s happening today. We painted the guest bedroom or as we call it when Sofi is here “the granddaughters bedroom” white. But no worries, you guys know me, there is still plenty of color in the room.

It was time for the bedroom to grow up along with Miss Sofi. The yellow we painted the walls many many years ago didn’t make a statement. It was too pale to be dramatic and it had too much color to be a soft shade of white.

Guest Bedroom Makeover Before And After

I decided on white walls and a whiter trim for contrast. The white walls are a blank slate and I can use any colors in the bedroom, changing the decor often…..as I tend to do.

Click here to see how I choose the right white paint color.

This is how the bedroom looked before the makeover. You can see the pale yellow walls and also all of the colors in the décor mix. I learned something about overdoing bold colors when putting the room back together that I will share later. The first thing the JTS (aka Junktion Technical Specialist, aka hubby) and I did was remove everything from the room. We took all of the nails out of the walls and filled the holes with putty.We also removed the switch plates and took down the overhead light so we could install a ceiling fan. More on the ceiling fan in a later post. No room makeover is complete without painting the ceiling. I cut the ceiling in using a paint pad made for the process. You might notice the ceiling paint looks gray compared to the original white. I was definitely worried about that. The paint was supposed to be plain old ceiling white and it was after it dried. Maybe the paint is meant to look gray when wet so you can tell where you’ve painted and if that’s the case it works for me. The JTS rolled the ceiling. Using the roller is his specialty. Once the ceiling dried we moved on to the walls. Painting a room is a process and it’s best to start at the top and move down. I cut in the walls then the JTS did his thing. No photo of him rolling the walls. Sometimes I forget to stop and take photos in the middle of a project. Once the walls were dry it was time to paint the baseboards, trim, and doors. I protected the walls with FrogTape® . I use FrogTape because I get crisp, clean paint lines and no bleed through.

I used the FrogTape to protect the carpet too. I’ve tried getting paint out of carpet, not fun.

Don’t forget to wrap the door knobs with tape before painting the doors. We have paint on our door knobs from past paint jobs.

Bedroom Makeover With White Paint

As I mentioned earlier…..work from the top of the room down. The white paint we selected for the trim is premixed and the sheen is satin. In the old days we always used semi-gloss for the trim. Not this time. I wanted a softer look. Tip: Always remove the FrogTape painter’s tape before the paint dries. I usually wait no more than 10 to 15 minutes for the paint to dry. The white white paint for the trim is a nice contrast to the soft white we selected for the walls. I’ve noticed a trend lately to paint the trim the same color and sheen as the walls. Nope, I want contrast. We had the vinyl windows installed a few years ago. Our house was built in 1965 and the old wood windows were drafty. I would hate to get paint on those windows. FrogTape is the only painting tape treated with PaintBlock® Technology which means the tape reacts with the water in latex paint to form a barrier against paint bleed.

The guest bedroom looks so good with the walls painted white. Fresh and clean.

 

The JTS took a break while I put the room back together. I used the same comforter and pillow shams on the bed but bought a couple of new pillows in turquoise to change up the look.

 

 

I fell in love with the bedding set at first sight. It makes me smile.

The wood frame is a salvage find and the hat has been in my junk stash for a while. The Paradise pillow is solid turquoise on the backside and I can flip it around when I want more color. In putting the room back together I let go of some of the colorful items. I never noticed how they competed with each other for attention. Adding the neutral wood frame, hat, woven basket and other details lets the colorful bedding shine. I have to do something with the orange piece though. Too much color. I think I will paint the outside casing off-white. I kept the original curtains. After washing and pressing them (ugh) I hung them using new curtain clips instead of the ugly gold ones I had before. It’s nice to add a few personal touches to the guest room. The soft velour pillow and the cording on the “paradise” pillow adds more texture to the room. I love texture.

That hanging candle holder on the wall is from Candle Lite and I’ve had it for years. The curtains were Martha Stewart from Kmart and I bet they are 15 years old. I’m surprised they haven’t come apart in the washing machine.

Bye-Bye dingy yellow paint.

Guest Bedroom Makeover Before And After

Find bedroom makeover number 2 here…..Navy And White Bedroom Makeover Reveal Before And After

What was your favorite part of the makeover? Are you ready to paint and redecorate? Leave a note and also tell me what you think about painting the orange piece of furniture. As always thanks for being here and have a great day, Kathy