Calm and peaceful guest room

Olivia has moved into her new room (I will show you where I am with that during the week), so it was time to makeover her old room into a guest room. I was going to make it in to my study but decided that at the moment I didn't really need one....maybe later.

The main criteria I had with this room was to do it as cheap as possible, reuse items from other rooms and make it calm and peaceful.

So here is a reminder of how it was before....

I am not changing the room colour but I have stenciled one of the walls (with the stencil I used in the dining room and left over white paint) and a little rearrangement....

The only new thing here is the doona cover and cushion plus the little print above the bed which I bought from Typo for just $12....it will do for now until I find something more suitable!

The bedside table is the ancient one from my bedroom which I spray painted white (the other one is in Olivia's bedroom - waste not want not!)

The lamp was in the lounge room and was a bit hidden away and rarely used, so out it came to shine in here.... ps, it was just a cheapy from Bunnings but looks great, it all depends on the context!

Search through your house for little bits and pieces for display, in this case I have some of my fledgling milk glass collection and some of my design books. If a guest is staying over, they will have something nice to look through!

I love the chanderlier in this room, I wanted to change it over into Olivia's new room but she likes the one that is already there..... that is still an ongoing discussion!

and of course I had to put in one of my favourite childhood images, from the original Christopher Robin and Winne the Pooh book. Funny how some memories stick from childhood, my mum had the original book and I remember being allowd to read it carefully when I was young...I loved the images, so much nicer than the Disney version!

Linking to

Mod Vintage Life

Savvy Southern Style

Delightful Order 

No Minimalist Here

From My Porch to Yours

French Country Cottage