Callie's Room Revealed

An update on the bedroom re-do--
Here are the "before" shots again:
The re-do included: sewing new bedding and window coverings, re-upholstery of the chair, the new lamp, addition of molding near the ceiling, new paint and hardware on the small table, a re-purposed rug, the splurge of the buttoned bolster pillow from Target, the addition of a few vintage accessories (like the bottle rack and spinning rack), 2 loads to Goodwill and LOTS of cleaning.

Here are the "after" shots:(yes, I know the dust ruffle is crooked in the picture---it's fixed in real life)

I was able to get things done just in time to host Valine and her daughter(Maegan stayed in here). Tonight four friends of Callie's (part of a touring band) will be staying here before heading back to Chapel Hill, NC.

A few things still on my "to do" list:
--a small table/bench
--artwork or wall-hangings (not sure what or where yet---right now everything is just hanging on existing nails)
--a few more pillows that are currently under construction
--painting all the woodwork white

Pottery Barn Lamp Knockoff

I've been coveting this lamp in the Pottery Barn catalog.

Pottery Barn

While the price is not terrible, it is way out of my price range right now, but I haven't been able to find anything else comparable at a lower price. I decided to hit the Goodwill Store nearby and see if I could find anything that could be transformed. I found this for $4:

While certainly not the same unique shape, it could be kind of interesting and it already had a hole drilled in the side of it. I took the top to a glass store and asked them to drill a hole in the lid. I thought this would be a rather simple task, but apparently it must be quite complicated because one day and $16 later----that's right, $16 (I thought I had misunderstood the lady--surely she meant $6?!?! Nope!)----I have this.

Despite the inflated cost of drilling a hole, the total cost was only $37.50----Much better than the $99 price tag at PB!

A Change is 'A Coming

Here's my main project for this week---Callie's bedroom. For the last few months, Callie's room has become the place I can hide stray items when company's coming or store the things that don't fit in their apartment. So, this is how it looks now----actually, this is WAY better than the way it's has been because I'd already moved most of the junk treasures into the hallway before I took this picture. Time for a makeover!! While I'd love to paint the walls, I think that's more than I can take on for this week, so I'm going with "clean out, re-arrange and make new bedding" instead.

I've seen lots of rooms that I love online and in catalogs.

Pottery Barn
I LOVE that room, but of course, I'm working with a daybed/trundle bed, a hodge-podge of antique furniture and blue, sponge-painted walls.

So, if I'm looking at daybeds instead, here are a few I like:

Pottery Barn

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Perhaps if I take a little from each room that I love . . . . .like the lamp from #1 and the table from #3 and 5, the pillows from #4, the wicker from #2 and a totally different color scheme (I'm thinking of going bolder than these pictures since I have this color scheme in my bedroom), I can come up with something that is at least fresh and clean and welcoming for guests.

Stay tuned for more!