Guest Bedroom Update: Paint it Black

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I know that DIY projects are not as fun when there are not before and after pictures, but for some reason I didn’t think to take before pictures. However, I thought some of you may want to see what we did in our guest bedroom, plus I need some friendly advice!


Let me begin by saying that we bought a bachelor pad condo from a friend. DH and I moved in and all the walls were painted the same color green. It’s nice and it’s kind of a brushed suede look, however, in every SINGLE room is a bit much….as I’m sure you can imagine.

The first step was to paint our guest bedroom. We chose to paint it a nice gray color and to change the trim from a beige shade to black. Different idea, I know, but my DH was really attached to the idea so I went with it. The good thing with paint is, if you mess up, you can always paint over it, right? Luckily, that is right because we got what we thought was a gray, painted the walls and then realized it looked more blue than gray. So, we packed back into the car, went back to Lowe’s, got more paint, and started over. Here’s the room painted below and my DH being a ham on our bunk beds we got from his family. His mom repainted them black for us and we found the coverlets at Kohl’s.

Next, I found a bookshelf on Craigslist listed at $75 and talked them down to $50 and you guessed it…painted it black.


I know this is not the best picture and we have since relocated the lamp to our new desk which I also found on Craigslist and touched up the black paint. You can see the desk below. The cool picture frame on the desk pulls out the cream stitching in the coverlet and was found on clearance at Pier 1 for about $5. The little desk organizer was a good purchase, because before that I was just using old Samford University cups to hold all our pens, pencils, paper clips, scissors…you get the idea.

Next, my sister-in-law (who helped me reorganize and de-clutter my life last time she was here), found this great picture to tie in the oranges, blacks, and just to give a little pop of something extra to the room.

So, I’ve gotten a good start on this room….but, my question for you is have you seen any great decorative pillows to pull it all together on the bunk beds? I can find this fiery orange color but only with brown. Do you have any suggestions?  Also should I put something on the wall above the bunk beds or leave it alone because we already have the huge painting on the side wall?

I’ve been to Pottery Barn, Pier 1, Kohl’s, Target, Ross and I am so sick of looking. Please let me know any more suggestions you may have. This domestically challenged newlywed always welcomes your input!!!

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