Kev and I surprised my Mom with a quick “happy birthday” guest bedroom makeover this past weekend, so I thought I’d share some pics of what we put together for her here on the blog today!
It’s always fun to hang out at my Mom and Randy’s. There are pretty kitties at almost every turn…
…and there are so many fun things to look at around their house…
We started the redo by gussyin’ up their guest room bed with some new linens we got on eBay and at Target the week before. After that, we went out to pick up a few more things for the room at some local flea markets. We took my Mom with us, but we didn’t let her see anything we bought for the room. I snapped this funny pic of her over my shoulder on our way to Alyssa’s Antique Depot in Milton, FL…
Kev found an armoire he thought would be perfect for the room while we were at Alyssa’s. Here’s a little video he shot right after we got it loaded into our vehicle…
(Apparently Mom and I both like blue and white striped shorts!)
The next day, while my Mom was at work, we got to work making over a couple of our flea market finds. A pair of brass wall sconces got sprayed with Rustoleum’s oil-rubbed bronze spray paint, and an old parlor table got cut in half and painted Magnolia White. (Some leftover paint my Mom had in one of her closets) We also added a 12″x18″ piece of wood (we got them cut at a local home improvement store) to the top of each half (with Liquid Nails), to give them a little more surface space. We anchored each table-half to the wall with little metal L-brackets from the home improvement store.
Here’s a couple shots of the guest bedroom before we cleared everything out…
And here’s what we had fun putting together that day!
Of course the antique Jenny Lind bed stayed, as did the lavender walls, which are painted a Martha Stewart color my Mom picked out several years ago. She can’t remember the name of it, but she said that it looks very close to a couple of new Martha Stewart colors called ‘Phlox‘ and ‘Orchid‘. The ceiling fan came down, and my Mom is on the hunt for a pretty little chandelier to put in its place. The basket above the bed came from the Pottery Barn outlet in Georgia a couple years back, and the letters I hot glued inside it came from Paris Market in Savannah, Georgia. The wood and metal-trimmed letterpress boxes on the wall to the left of the bed came from Alyssa’s. They were $7 each and I just hot glued some of my Mom’s shells inside each of the compartments. The accessories on top of the armoire and on the bedside tables also came from Alyssa’s.
The Matine Toile duvet cover and standard shams (in “Lilac” by Pottery Barn) were eBay purchases, and the white channel-stitch F/Q quilt is from Target. The green-trimmed (white polka-dotted) sheet set is also from Target, and the (Pottery Barn) accent pillow in front was another eBay score. Here’s a close up of what it looks like:
We would have loved to throw in a new (old) painted hardwood floor, and maybe a great, Dash & Albert-style rug…
…but this was a one day fluff, and we were pretty plum-tuckered by quittin’ time that day!
(We did everything while my Mom was at work the day after we went shopping together and revealed it to her when she got home!)
All in all, it was a super fun room to revamp and we’re thrilled that Mom and Randy are happy with the new look!
Happy Weekend!
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Layla, love the new look you and Kev gave your mom’s guestroom. Looks so much more cohesive and inviting.
I am so glad to know that I am not the only one who will sit buckled up with another person in the car in the name of getting something I bought home. : ) You and your mom are too cute in your matching shorts.
LOL @ Kev, he was right about not wanting to get eveyone dizzy with that pan to the back of the car with the camera.
Thanks for sharing.
LOVE IT! Amazing what you can do in a few short hours.
Love the room! I was so surprised when you mentioned Alyssa’s because I shop there all the time. You never know what kind of goodies you’re going to find and usually at very reasonable prices.
Love love love the serene feeling! I love purple and green together and have stronger tones of them as a combination in my living room. =)
Love the QUIET artwork.. what a fun idea!
Shame…Shame on you for painting those spool side tables! HA! I love the spool bed! I bought one just like it for my daughter’s room.
Your mom’s room looks beautiful! She must be so proud of her talented daughter and son-in-law!
I think it is really sweet that you did such a nice thing for your mom! What a wonderful memory, good times.It turned out really well. I just LOVE the flea market! Enjoying your blogs.
Not into purple…but that room is beautiful. Great job.
Hi Layla!
When I saw that you were in Milton, Fl I almost had a heart attack! I live in Navarre!
By the way…LOVE the room
You guys made magic in this room! I just love the armoire, it really was worth the trouble.
Love it…looks so relaxing.
Great idea to cut that table in half! Love the room!
How I wish we were BFFs and neighbors or relatives in real life. You could help me SO much with room conundrums!
This looks so lovely and peaceful. Have a great holiday weekend!
You guys are just flat out amazing. I can not believe what you were able to pull together in one day and (I’m assuming) a limited budget. The “quiet” in the basket is my favorite touch. I think I’m going to have to re-create that look somehow in my guest bedroom.
Happy Birthday to Mom!!!
Another great makeover! You two are awesome! I love it! The bedding is lovely!
LOve it! Would love to see a closeup of those side tables you cut in half. What a great idea.
Looks fabulous! I’m sure she loves it, as will all her guest:) Happy 4th!
Oh my, what a difference. So refreshing and lovely. What a wonderful gift to your mom. I know she couldn’t be happier. Oh………I like blue and white shorts too, he, he.
I need to be better about taking “before” pics…That makes a world of difference when showing your makeovers! I bet your mom was crazy happy! So cute! Best, Katie
Beautiful transformation–and I love how you cut the table in half and used both halves as bedside tables.
Dang, I wish you were my daughter! I love the lights and the half tables and I love the bed but I have to say, it seems the foot is higher than the head which would lead me to think the bed was “backwards.” Am I confused? (Entirely possible!)
Hey Nancy!
It must be an optical illusion because the headboard and footboard are exactly the same height. 😀
Gorgeous! Some people have vision!
I love it! What a great idea with the basket and the letters. Did I mention that I love it!
I always have to smile at your beautiful work and beautiful hearts.
I.l.o.v.e.i.t.
You guys are amazing. I don’t know who wouldn’t want you to come to their house and fluff.
Wow, It looks Fabulous! I have that exact wardrobe in the back of the studio, now i need to go and pull it out and re-do it! thanks for the inspiration!
I hope you got my email regarding the cottage!
xoxo
AND Milton is about an hour away from me, I def need to check out Alyssa’s!!
What a beautiful, peaceful room! I’m next, right? lol Next time you two are in PA…we have a couple of bedrooms that scream chaos. Walking through the bedroom door induces stress and a fidgeting compulsion to organize, not relax! haha! 😉
Wonderful birthday present. It’s no surprise that she loved it!
Have a happy 4th!
you are both fabulously amazing…can I be your mom next time around?
Love that armoire…………hope she did too!
Oh my goodness I have one of those parlor tables! I wonder if I would be brave enough to cut it in half????? the room looks amazing!
have you ever done anything to transform mirrored closet doors???
We are trying to transform a couple of bedrooms.
Janita
Hey Janita! We actually added mirrors to our closet doors one time! LOL!
Here’s the link to our project:
https://theletteredcottage.net/master-bedroom-re-do-update-mirrored-closet-doors
I absolutely LOVE LOVE the make over! I so wish you both could just take a visit to my house & you can have full run! =)
Looks gorgeous, Layla and Kevin! I love those colors. 🙂
Great job……..again!
Thanks Traci! 😀
is the bed backward? it looks like the headboard is used as a footboard. true?
Nope! Must be an optical illusion. Their actually both the exact same height. 🙂
You are such an inspiration. I just love your ideas. sigh…..
I love the room! I live in Pace and actually have a booth at Alyssa’s. It is called “Clutter”. Small world:) I enjoy your blog, and think you are so talented.
L bracket’ing the half tables to the wall…brilliant!
I keep finding myself coming back to this post, I am just so smitten with what you all can do with a space… unbelievable!
xoxo,
Jen
You two are darling! Glad you got that seat belt on! Your mom must love the new room…you made points with moms everywhere! And who would have thought to cut the table in two for night stands?
Barbara, The Treasured Home
Your mom is a lucky woman.
I love what you did with that room!! So girly, soft and yet warm!! Love i t love it!
Loving the toilet/angel photo!