NOTHING NEW GUEST ROOM

My lovely parents took on thier own Nothing New challenge...to give the spare room/study/gym/dance studio a make over into a proper guest room, without buying anything new. 'm soo pleased they are taking a keen interest in my ideas, but I have a feeling they were just as keen on saving cash! Take a look at the before and afters...

BEFORE

 

 

AFTER

 A closer look at the items that really made it work -

Lloyd Loom wicker chair comes out from the attic, with a pretty vintage lace tablecloth

Vintage cupboard that was being used as garage storage! Revived with a lick of Annie Sloan chalk paint £24.00 from Green's near Coventry

Detail of the really pretty handles on this circa 1940 piece

Amazing carved finials £20, Brackets £21.11, Curtain rings £7.50 all from Ebay, Curtain pole £4.00 local tip shop

Making a feature of the blank wall using all the best watercolours hiding in the attic

Crochet cushion cover from a charity shop ages ago, mixing + matching old bedclothes into new combinations!

Small side table (one of a nest of 3) £15 from a local furniture sale, Laura Ashley lampshade £9.00 incl postage off Ebay, marble/stone lamp base £1.00, Action 21, Leamington Spa

Metal framed bed from the garage and storage basket from the attic once again

Curtains that used to hang in my parents bedroom, were dry cleaned, made a little smaller and some tie backs made from the remnants.

Frosted glass ceiling light £30 Portobello Market, London

Clothes horse from the attic once again, also given the chalk paint treatment

Bedside lamp £35.00, Laura Ashley wallpaper £59.00 both from Ebay, Oriental Willow pattern jug + bowl from the attic

There were 6 items that were bought brand new but these could not really be avoided; paint, wood + webbing for bed slats, beading around edge of floor, electric cable to wire up bedside lamp and a mattress. Overall I am so proud at how much they stuck to it and the lesson really is to not throw anything you love away, as all the pieces that really made it came from either the garage or the attic! ...and the total bill came in at just over £400 for the lot which is brilliant value too. Two very happy Nothing Newers with a guest room now fit for the Queen!