We finally did it!  We FINALLY transformed our empty spare bedroom into a respectable guest room. This means we can actually have guests over.  Crazy idea right?  For the longest time I have wanted to create a cozy “boutique” style bedroom for our guests and this weekend we decided it was finally time to make it happen.

I had a few hand me down pieces from my mother that I wanted to incorporate into the room.  The first one was an old “buffet” that had seen better days. In fact, my mom was using it as a place to showcase her “plant” collection and as you can see from the second photo this buffet had suffered from lots of water staining on the top.

I knew I wanted to paint this piece black and in fact told my mother I was going to do it and she still agreed to let me have it!  This piece has been sitting in my basement for about 6 months so it is a good feeling to finally have it done.  Here is what it looks like after Barry sanded it and we painted it.

We wanted to give it a rustic look so we didn’t even use a paint primer.  We simply sanded it down, cleaned it and then used a Latex Enamel paint in black right over the bare wood.  After it dried we roughed it up a little by sanding down some of the edges so that the original wood color would show through.  The only thing left to do is to spray paint the hardware and attach those to the drawers.  I can honestly say I love it so much more now that it is painted.

Next up….an old chandelier I had lying around the basement.  It was the perfect candidate for a high gloss spray paint effect.

Yes that chandelier looks good in this room!

We also added a 3/4 size antique wrought iron bed that I also received from my mom.  When she gave it to me it was RED.  Which was fun but we decided it would look better in white so a few years ago we spray painted that white and it has been sitting here just waiting for a mattress set ever since.

The side tables were a thrift store find and I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THEM.  Only $40 each they were already “shabby” and distressed to perfection.

I do have to admit…..the comforter and the bedding pattern isn’t the most ideal option and not exactly my style but I was forced to settle because it is extremely hard to find full size bedding sets. The full / queen options are just too big. I found this one at Target and it was the only one that had the exact measurements we needed.  There is a strong possibility I will replace it later…LOL!

So…that’s it!  It is now ready for overnight guests.  Although I still need to add some pictures and accessories to liven it up I think the hard part is finally over.

-Rebecca

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