HELLO GUEST ROOM: GOODBYE PLAYROOM

A house-related update! The plan was to go through and do posts for all the rooms in the house, but it's been a very gradual process so they come when they come. So far, I've posted about the kitchen, master bedroom, bar room, girl's bedroom (although I need to do an update on this one too) and the playroom...which is what has been transformed here. We loved the playroom, but more and more I found the girls would play in their bedroom and then we needed the extra guest space, thus, the update. 

As a reminder, this is what it looked like before when it was the playroom:

I posted about it here, which was the first iteration of the room, and then we made some additions and alterations that I didn't document, but here is an additional photo of one of the corners with a craigslist drawer and baby Lola!

                             

And now.....

So different! It's not quite done because I would like to eventually add curtains and change out the light fixture here, but it's almost there and it is super cozy.  We've already housed many a guest here, and I really like how it turned out as a guest room, especially since this is actually a really small room.

I switched the rugs between this room and the girls' bedroom, we got this nifty bedframe from Amazon and then most of the other items here are thrifted from Craigslist or Goodwill.



I put the dresser in the closet space, along with a bar that holds empty hangers for guests to use.

Should I paint that chalkboard wall back to white? I'm thinking about it.  Although I still love it and we still use it occasionally.  Plus, I sort of like the look of the dark wall as contrast. Maybe I'll add some art to the top of this wall to give the room more texture and dimension? 

Chairs are SO expensive and finding a comfy reading chair has been top priority for months now. I found this one that fit all my criteria for $40, and I like to read it in sometimes.

I really love those prints of the ships that are above the bed. I found them at antique mall in Columbus, OH and they were the inspiration for the whole room. I also found that little desk on craigslist for $10 and it fit perfectly here to function as both a nightstand and desk. 

This was fun, I'm motivated to keep these going. I have posts about the sitting room and dining room coming up eventually!