My Dream Guest Bedroom

I'm going to venture in a different DIY direction with this post.  This time, it's DIY decorating.  I find decorating a smidge easier than doing things around the house, but it's still a challenge.  I'm a very logical person and I have trouble seeing the big picture and end result sometimes.  That doesn't stop me from dreaming though!

My lovely home came with 3 bedrooms, one more than I needed.  I use one for storage and I hope to use the other as a guest bedroom some day.  Considering I'm starting from scratch, it's going to take a while.  So, to start off on the right foot, I've been collecting inspiration to help guide me to a beautiful end result.

When I think of a guest bedroom, I think of a few key words:  comfortable, clean, classic, and relaxing.  I don't want a room where someone is afraid to climb into bed.  A guest bedroom is supposed to be a home away from home!  I would also like to use a teal/aquamarine/blue color in the room as I can't include that color in my own guest bedroom.  So here are a few inspiration bedrooms:

Thinking Outside the Shower

This is going to be a short post, but sometimes complicated problems can have simply, easy solutions... if you think outside the box. When you move into a new house, the last thing you think about is 'Will my shower caddy fit in this shower?' I quickly realized that this was the case in the master shower.  Not only would my hanging shower caddy not fit..... none would fit.

See that really short shower arm?  It only sticks out 1" from the wall before it curves downward.  See that white shower?  It sticks out from the wall 1.5".  See the issue?  There's no room to hang ANYTHING.  

Closets, Closets Everywhere

I have a few unfinished projects around the house, but onward and upward!  While recovering from the holidays, I realized what a mess my closets had become.  I've never been able to put my finger on it, but they've just not been quite right since I moved in.

I have two 6.5' reach-in closets in the master bedroom that should provide plenty of room to hold all of my clothing.  I wish that were the case currently but I seem to have encountered a case of the Builder Basic again.  They set things up for success, but still managed to be failure!

I told you it was getting bad!

Laundry Room: Part 2.1

I've officially started work on the laundry area!  I've already done some basic planning and found inspiration of what my ideal laundry area would look like in my Project: Laundry Room, Pre-Planning post.  I went through a few iterations of ideas, but finally decided that I wanted a single cabinet with open shelving.  A little bit open, a little bit closed, the best of both worlds!

So far, this project has went fairly smoothly.  It's been quite involved, but each step has been manageable   I've had to call in some backup for sawing because.... well, I like my fingers.

Project Prep

Deciding on a final plan and the details was difficult.  This is what it looked like before:

I've been neglecting my blog, bad bad bad.

I know, it's been a while since I posted about my latest project.  Or any project for that matter.

I was trying to write an interim post about some older projects, but that just hasn't happened.  I've started on the Laundry area, but had to put the completion and finishing touches on hold.

I promise I have a good reason!  I had to have surgery and have been recovering.  After recovering, I had to catch up at work.  Then I had a trip for work.  Then I had to catch up at work.  Then it was Christmas.  And now I'm sick.  To appease my guilt on abandoning my blog, I'll try to get a post about the laundry area up ASAP!

And to all those new to my blog, feel free to repin any pictures you see here, but also leave me some feedback!  Ask questions, tell me your own stories, or just let me know what you think of my projects and posts!