Yes....my $99 guest room!
I'm hoping that sweet daughter who is coming home for a family love visit from Texas on Saturday is comfy/cozy in this space. She's a go getter, always busy working & traveling, so her time to visit is precious ♥
Our home is pretty large I guess you could say...with 4 bedrooms, but at the moment they are all taken up with things...so I had to get creative and carve out a spot for her somewhere else. I came up with a $99 spare room and sharing some photos and tips below to inspire. You could do this anywhere...even in a basement if you have one!
Our home was built in the 60's, and has a useless large formal living room. I mean, who has those anymore? Years ago we broke through the kitchen to create an open concept with the family room....so other than as my photography studio the living room never sees any action.
So....
I made a little room within a room by temporarily dividing off a section, carved out just sweet girl in mind. I put up my photography backdrop screen on one side, and one of my clothing racks (left over from the days that I used to do shows) on another.
What looks like barn board siding is a roll up screen. On the clothing rack is a white sheet that is clamped on. I left the "room" open on one side so that she can get in (obviously!) and the other side is against the wall. When I took this photo I wasn't quite finished with the outside...looks better now:-)
Then I went to work making it a little cottage haven if you will....
Soft pillows with faded fabrics....
I added some more ruffled white sheets loosely draped inside the room for more privacy and because they look pretty!....
A tiny vintage Florentine table for her with some pretty pink roses...
Oh yeah....the $99 part? This is an Aerobed that I bought and it's REALLY comfy! Everything else was found and scrounged in my stash of stuff. If you don't have stuff....ask your friends, someone will!.....
She was a ballet dancer who went to a special high school for dance and although is working at a different sort of job now, still loves ballet...so I themed "her room" around it....
Soft place to land her feet with a vintage rug and some favorite magazines....
A pair of her old pointe shoes and a couple of white paper poms I just poked through the sheets for a sweet touch...
A yummy fringed throw for lounging, and some dried roses...
The nitty gritty.....rolling rack. You can find these inexpensively these days so be on the lookout at yard sales and such. I use mine so often for many things...
You may not want a photographers backdrop, but mine sure comes in handy...
Clips...you NEED some in your workroom and/garage, and can be found at Lowes/Home Depot, Amazon, or any hardware store.....
A bunch of magazines....I love InStyle and anything to do with interior design...
Stick~um or earthquake putty are great for hanging things up temporarily or holding in place. I hung the ballet painting up in "her room" with it, since it's only for a few days...
Something to think about if you need a spare room and don't have one....
See you soon, I'm going to spend time with my family over the next week and hope that you are enjoying your own summer!
