.:Updo:. Taylor Office/Guestroom

Towards the end of this Summer, Jake and I renovated our guest room.  It was always the room of our 2-story, two bedroom townhome that "bothered" me.  I wanted a space that could serve as a practical yet lounge-ish type office but a comfortable and relaxing guest room.  We choose a relaxing, almost sea green and matched it with tans and expresso browns in hopes of it one day being able to easily transition into a gender-neutral nursery.

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wall art in this picture: plywood covered with inexpensive placemats!

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 New Items:

• Hudson Daybed from www.daybeds.com 
• Expedit bookshelf/shelving unit from IKEA 
• Asker White storage cubbies from IKEA 
• Basic Tan bed quilt from Target

.:Taylored:. ~ Sam Ed's Bookshelf Up-do!

A couple weekends ago I had the chance to spend time with my good friend Samantha Edwards.  She had a plain 'ole wooden bookshelf that she had to move downstairs in her simple, neutral colored living room.  All of the furniture in her living room is either black or white or tan, so she wanted this wooden bookshelf to blend in, rather than stand out.  It's funny how even a small bookshelf can throw off the balance in a room if the color doesn't blend well.  Samantha was having a hard time with this, so in a day's work, we set out to re-do this bookshelf into a simple weathered, white bookshelf.  The results were are so pleasing! Check it out:

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We had sweet Copper's approval I think! :)