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Young House Love » Reader Redesigns » Reader Redesign: Gussied Up Guest Room

| By John Petersik | July 30, 2010 | 57 Comments

Reader Redesign: Gussied Up Guest Room

Shannon reminds us a bit of ourselves (well, mostly Sherry) since she completed an inexpensive room update while very much pregnant (I’ve yet to accomplish that feat). Check out the simple but awesome makeover she sent our way:

I thought I’d share our recent guest room makeover that got done with zero paint, $300 bucks, and an 8-1/2 month pregnant belly. I’m sure you can relate ;)  It is a large open space over our garage with slanted walls that make the room awkward and angular. I wanted it desperately to be a warm, inviting guest room, especially for our post-baby visitors.

Shannon Before

Shannon Before Other Side

Here are the deets:

  • I used a lot of the existing pieces and went “shopping” in my garage and basement for furniture and accessories.
  • The size of the room, plus the short time span, plus my bloodhound pregnancy nose made painting the walls a no-go.  Same thing for replacing the builder’s berber carpet and contractor-pack light fixtures. They were all staying.
  • I’m a cheapskate… everything came from Craigslist, Ikea, HomeGoods, TJ Maxx and Target.
  • I finally made my own headboard! And I also managed some no-sew throw pillow covers. Add some free artwork from the interwebs and I was DIY’ing all over the place!

Shannon After

Shannon After Other Side

It took me about 3 – 4 weeks to pull it together and with six weeks left before baby, I was feeling much more prepared! There’s more info and pics on my blog Shannanigans too. Thanks! -Shannon

Shall we all give Shannon a round of applause for this $300, paint-free room refresher? It looks totally warm and ready for guests. It’s also a great reminder that room projects don’t have to be backbreaking (especially if you’ve got a baby on board and your back hurts enough already). Here’s an early congrats on Blinky’s any-day-now arrival! And we’d love to know what you guys deem your favorite part of the makeover. We’re especially loving those sculptural bedside lamps.

Psst- YHL will be down for an hour or two on Sunday morning EST due to some server upgrades (which will hopefully result in faster loading and site navigation). Fingers crossed…

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Comments

  1. Avatar for Rebecca @ BeckRebecca @ Beck's Chic Life says

    August 2, 2010 at 9:42 pm

    Great job Shannon! The space looks like it’s right out of a magazine!

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  2. Avatar for heather s.heather s. says

    August 3, 2010 at 10:57 am

    Looks great! I actually really like the builder-picked carpet that was installed since it has depth and a pattern to it.

    Reply
  3. Avatar for KrystaKrysta says

    August 4, 2010 at 10:52 am

    What a great make-over and at 8 1/2 months pregnant!

    Also, I’m a reader of the Maggie Rose blog and saw that Maggie provided e-decorating services for this make-over. You can check it out here: http://www.maggieroseonline.com/2010/05/21/e-decorating-shannons-guest-room/

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    • Avatar for YoungHouseLoveYoungHouseLove says

      August 4, 2010 at 11:42 am

      Didn’t Maggie do a great job?! She emailed us after we posted this makeover and we loved checking out her mood board!

      xo,
      s

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