Category Archives: Bedroom

I’ve been eying a lamp at Target for awhile and then low and behold I found it on a clearance endcap for 70% off! Then came the moment of truth: Where could I possibly use a lamp at in our home??? Oh yeah, the guest bedroom – whew!
Remember in this post where I decided to substitute that blue vase for a “pretend” lamp until I found something better? Well, that day has come my friends! I used a vintage suitcase and chevron box top to even the lamps up.
I love how the glass bases and matching shades make it all work AND that we now have two working lamps in our guest bedroom! The waiting may be the hardest part, according to my man Tom Petty, but I’m so glad I did.

Anyone else have any “pretend” lamps in your home? Am I the only crazy person who gets out a tape measure to even up side table lamps? Who asks the “Where will this go in my home?” question before making a purchase?

When I was a little girl I had a full length mirror in my bedroom. I would sit Indian style in front of this mirror to get ready every morning. When we visit my parents I still love the nostalgia of getting ready in front of it.
I’ve had this vanity and ghetto-rigged mirror for years now, but the little Mo-mo inside of me longed for a thick, espresso wood leaning mirror.
I finally found exactly what I wanted at the West Elm Outlet and it was about 1/2 off regular price! I decided to “surprise” Ben so he pulled up in the driveway, saw the box and just started shaking his head:) Gotta love his humor!
Oh glorious leaning mirror how do I love thee? Let me count the ways!
I grabbed this cute basket at the WE Outlet as well to hold all of my beauty products. The organizer inside the basket is actually a purse organizer, but I’ve always used it for this stuff and it works perfectly!
Here’s a wider shot so you can get the full effect. It came with hardware to mount it to the wall, but it’s wedged pretty good between the wall and windowsill, so we’re going to hold off until toddlers are present in our home.
I had to find a new home for my make-up mirror which I only use once a week to pluck my eyebrows. It’s now conveniently across the room at eye level.
I knew from the moment I saw it that I would love this piece for years to come. It will look fantastic in any room! Most importantly, I am in nostalgia heaven every morning while getting ready in front of my perfect leaning mirror.

Have you bought a piece for sentimental reasons? Any other non-bathroom get readiers out there? Who else likes to surprise their hubby with furniture?

Have you ever started a project that snowballed into 18 projects? Last weekend I lured Ben in with, “Let’s switch the bedrooms, it should only take 30 minutes.”
Check! After we cleared everything out, I mentioned that we still needed to paint 1 window and the shoe molding in the “new” guest bedroom.
Check! Then I realized that that room was the only one we hadn’t replaced the electrical outlets and face plates in.
Check! Oh, and even though I switched out our existing curtains, I did buy new curtain rods which needed to be hung along with the blinds in 1 window.
Check! Then I realized it was time to drag the second side table down from the attic and paint it since this room was big enough for both of them.
Check! Oops, there was no art in this room – time to throw something together.
Check! I already had these floating espresso frames, so I just cut some burlap and found a few colorful cards that Ben and I had given each other.
I borrowed the lamp bases from our master bedroom until I find the perfect ones to go with these shades. I added the bamboo placemats on top of the side tables to break it up a little and add some texture.
The bed, side tables and that corner lamp are all the furniture in this room right now and I am loving the great wide open (holla, Tom Petty) space!
Here’s another view. I’d like to hang that sunburst mirror above the bed and maybe put a chunky wood leaning mirror against that empty wall.
The newly painted crisp white shoe molding and outlets give this room a fresh look. I’m going to attempt to color match a sample to touch up about 100 nail holes. If I can’t, we’re going to have to paint it at some point. We’ve painted every other room in our house… twice, but this one hasn’t been touched.
Now for the middle bedroom reveal… I still have yet to determine a purpose for this room. Ben has been dreaming about getting a comfortable leather reading chair and turning it into a library. If this room wasn’t so small, I would love to build built-in bookcases along that far wall.
I like these shear curtains in this room much better than the brown ones. They were too heavy for the darker paint color and made it feel like a dungeon.
For now, this is my giant closet/get-ready room and I’m loving it! I think overall that the furniture fits better in both rooms and I’m a happy stager:) Ben likes the changes, but I think mostly is glad that it’s all over.

What do you all think about the swap? Anyone else switch rooms or the purpose of a room (I keep hearing about people ditching their formal dining rooms for something they’ll actually use)? What never-ending project have you tackled?