Decorating Bedrooms with Secondhand Finds: The Guest Bedroom Reveal

Today's the day!!

I finally get to show you the summer reveal of our guest bedroom. 

I've been working on this room for a month now, and I'm excited to finally be able to share it with you. I repurposed most of the items in this room, so I have tons to show you!

This room has been redone three times now because I'm still learning and evolving my style. Since I repurposed most of the items found in this room (see first reveal here and second reveal here), it never hurts to try out new ideas. So, in a few months when I'm all about manly colors and dark wood and this turns into a mancave, just smile and nod.
Mwuahaha!  Like that will ever happen! 

Until then, here's how the new guest bedroom looks today!

 I chose pink and green as my accent colors because I have a major crush on pink right now (if you follow me on Pinterest, you know this) and green has always been a fave of mine. I kept the rest of the room neutral because I will always deep down be a neutral gal. I'm just learning that I like a little color thrown in the mix. 

I realize that is a really weird statement coming from me. 

The redo of this entire room all began because of the bedding. After falling in love with a duvet cover from Bedding Style, I basically tumbled down the room-redo-rabbit-hole and decided to completely redecorate the room. It couldn't be helped. 

I chose a classic ivory duvet cover, pillow shams, euro shams, and a gorgeous linen bed skirt that all had the trellis pattern embroidered in a soft green color. Trellis patterns are one of my fave things on the planet right now, so naturally I kinda just want to sit and stare at this bed.

Adding a couple of my own items really pulled it all together, and created just the look I wanted.

Remember my DIY pillows I made with glue? Well, I made the pink floral ones for this room. For less than $3 each, they're a great way to save money so you can splurge elsewhere. I also decided that my 'P' pillow belonged in here, too. He really gets around.

The pillows weren't the only thrifty addition to this room. 
Oh no...there's so much more. 
Let's start with the breakdown.

I told you. I popped tags all over this bedroom.

Remember my thrift store chair I reupholstered just last week?

I chose a green and white trellis pattern, knowing it would be the perfect little pop of bright green for this room.

And that ornate oval mirror? That was a thrift store find, too. You may remember it from my trip to the thrift store.

It was originally a little too gold for this room, so I took it down a notch with some silver Rub n Buff, which is my fave thing ever for frames and such. The gold still peeks through, but it's a little more subtle now. I love gold, but wanted a softer look for this room.

Another thing you may remember from my thrift store trip

 is the bird lamp situation. Remember this?

Well, those brassy little bird lamps got a makeover with my fave high gloss white spray paint and some modern square lampshades ($8 each at Target). Here they are now.

They're simple and chic and look great on my new black side tables.

And those black side tables? 

They weren't exactly new, just new to me. A friend was getting rid of them because they looked like this:

They were totally damaged and falling apart, and just begging to be dumpster food. Naturally, I ran to them and stuffed them in my car. I took them home, patched the wood with wood filler, and spray painted both tables with Oil Rubbed Bronze spray paint. I've never used ORB on furniture before, but it created the coolest result! 

(P.S. The other day I referred to this spray paint casually as ORB to Jesse and I think he may have passed out for a moment from laughter. Even though I didn't know what that magical acronym stood for mere months ago, I like to assume that everyone shares my spray paint obsession, and I was shocked to find this to be a figment of my imagination.)

 It's kind of a black-brown with a really shiny finish. It turned out to be perfect. And they look brand new.

Thanks, ORB.

Total investment for 2 lamps and 2 tables: $10 total.

You can also see the headboard in the above photo. I don't have any before pictures, because I did that about a year before I began blogging. Dangit. It was originally really old and wood colored. I found it on Craigslist for $20 and painted it a soft white. 

Circa 2011 B.B. 

(before blogging).

I also created my own DIY art out of an old wooden shelf in my laundry room that was going to be thrown away.

Seriously, it used to be a shelf.

I'm like a hunter and this house is my buffalo. 

I use every piece of this animal.

I think it looks great on the wall beside the bed. I also hung a sweet family picture. It's the graduation photos of my husband, his father, and his grandfather. My mother in law gave that to me after she had it beautifully framed. 

 One of my favorite gifts ever.

I plan to make that small section of wall a gallery wall of family photos, but I'm still working on that one.

Won't that look great though?

Here's a view of the opposite way. You can see my little white chandelier. I actually got that one at Home Depot a couple years ago, but I DIY'ed one just like it in our office if you're looking for a thriftier version. 

So, that's the new guest bedroom.

A relaxing retreat for our summer guests...or a place for me to hoard random stuff...which is usually what happens to this guest room about a week after I clean it. 

I can feel you nodding in solidarity.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Don't forget to pin this post so you'll have these thrifty ideas when you get ready to decorate!

Of course, a big thank you to Bedding Style for providing the beautiful new bedding. I'm absolutely smitten.

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