{Before and After} DIY Guest Bedroom Decor Makeover Progress

Our second home in Arizona has been a kind of lab for me this summer…not so much in terms of decorating, but for broader creative expression, DIY, and artful exploration.

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I spend a lot of time composing at the piano,

for example.

Yep, I have a piano here, and

it was one of the first things I bought

for the place…not a baby grand, btw.

There’s a teeny budget available at

this getaway, I have to be seriously creative with

thrift store finds, neighborhood estate sales,

and serendipitous dumpster discoveries.

While the DIY fixer upper in Chicagoland definitely

feels established now and reflects a modern farmhouse

decor style, the DIY home makeover in Arizona

is a challenge in a different way–no structural issues to

remedy, but the task to furnish it on a budget and help

it feel personal without our things from home.

Before we peek at the guestrooms,

I shared the DIY decor progress in the

master bedroom right here :

as well as

the kitchen remodel here.

Our home has 4 bedrooms, and we are using the 4th

as a music room, and you’ll see below
it’s a vintage piano I rescued and
gave a makeover.

Wall Paint Color: Valspar Salute (7006-12).

My husband made all the DIY plumbing pipe curtain rods

for an industrial stroke, and we added a chandelier

I forgot to photograph!

Bless, you, Craigslist piano for $300!

The sound is incredible, and my dad

transformed it with chalk paint so

I could feel completely at home at it.

You may remember the Paris art print

above from another story.

In this music room/studio,

I tackled a thrifty but time consuming

DIY shabby chic daybed.

I created a twin-sized “daybed” from one

half of a hand me down bunk bed set

we painted white (shocker!).

The bunks are from a family member

living in the neighborhood.

(I’m not just thrifty, I’m tres nostalgic!)

The Ikea Hektar floor lamp adds industrial plus

Scandi-modern style…and the white quilt

is vintage.

For the other two guestrooms, we outfitted them

with queen-sized beds and linen upholstered headboards

as well as Vittsjo desks (Ikea).

Here’s where bedroom #1 began when

we bought the getaway home!

And how it’s coming along now as it

evolves into a calmer retreat…

For bedroom #1,

on the bed right now is a vintage Pottery Barn

aqua quilt…but here’s a quilt I have my

eye on for this bed.

I added two chairs snagged for just $5 each!

The first one…a Louis armchair, was found
at a neighborhood estate sale and still had

its store price tag on the bottom ($500).

Cool beans.

The second one…is a thrifted, vintage,

Swedish-inspired wood chair to use at the desk.

I placed a Mongstad floor mirror from Ikea

in both bedrooms for function and light.

At the aforementioned estate sale, I also

snagged some really bad art in good frames which

I simply spraypainted black and stenciled

quickly and crudely for some edginess.

The Roman numerals (I used these in our master as well)

above the desk, represent our eldest son’s birth year…

when my heart

grew to a hundred times its previous size.

The lamp from Homegoods is one I like, but I’m

not loving it here, so it will probably mosey

and be replaced by something modern like

this lamp (which are in our Chicago living room).

Kids.

When yours is a teeny tiny budget,

you indeed spray paint a thrifted .69 plastic giraffe gold

and call it a day.

This may reflect a low low budget

and a lazy but loving decorator,

but frankly I’m okay with
how the vintage chair

and modern desk work with

wonky art and

thrifty finds in a

tight space.

Bedroom #2 looked like this when we

bought the place:

For bedroom #2, the Roman numerals appear

again in our younger son’s birth year, when

my life as a mom of two bloomed into

a dreamy chapter of parenthood.

I learned to love as if I couldn’t be hurt,

and I laughed so hard and so much,

my abs were tiiiiiiiigggghhhhht, mama!

On the bed is a vintage Pottery Barn quilt,

and a comparable beautiful one is right here:

I found a soft blue throw with fringe (similar throw right here),

and created a linen patchwork custom pillow

with Shabby Chic Couture fabric.

Next to the bed is a small round side table

(similar table here)

and lamp with industrial/farmhouse style

(similar lamp here).

Above the Vittsjo desk is a quote panel I painted,

and on the desk a 1960s marble

base lamp thrifted for $7.

I removed the ugly covers from some

thrifted vintage books to add some

texture to the side table.

No brain surgery or overthinking required.
Simple, thrifty, and serene.

Secret:

The linen patchwork I created for the pillow

was born of scraps from the dining room

chairs my dad recovered for us!

Don’t you love it when you can squeze

a maximum amount of style out of

your splurges?

An Ikea Mongstad floor mirror

is great in a guest room.

Thanks so much for visiting our

progress at the Arizona getaway,

and I can’t wait to share more

updates with you!

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Peace to you right where you are.

-michele

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