Cue the music..."At laaaaaaast...."
I love before and after pictures on blogs. Rarely can I pass over a suggested blog post or article that has before and after pictures. I had expected that when the guest room was finally complete, I would feel the same thrill I get from looking at before/after pictures but on an even larger scale. That might be the case for a lot of people, but I was just tired.
Now it's been a couple months. My parents stayed in there for a week and two brothers were in there for a couple weeks. Now we've moved in. We couldn't help it - we like the bed too much. When I wake up and look at the mouldings that I painted and helped hang, and look at the small marks on the floor that indicate where that ugly old closet used to be, I start to feel a little bit of that thrill. I'm wearily proud of all the work I put into it. I can't believe I actually did it (with a ton of help!).
So without much more in the way of explanation, I present the completed guest room. The first room in the house to be complete.
Guest Room Inspiration Board
Day 1
Progress
Complete!
Some stats:
We took out about half the walls and replaced the insulation and dry wall
We added three new light fixtures all with light switches - this room previously had no light switches.
Replaced all the window trim, floor and crown mouldings - painted in SW Westhighland White
Contracted out having new windows put in
Painted the walls in SW Wordly Gray
Left the original wood ceiling
Added a custom stained door with sliding barn door hardwood over the new closet space
I love it! Definitely glad I didn't know how much work it would entail, or I would never have worked up the courage to start it. I owe my father-in-law for life for giving up Saturday after Saturday to help me.
Hope you enjoy the pictures!
