House Tour - Guest Bedroom

Time for another portion of our house to be seen... it's been long enough since I did this.  AND there have been some significant changes around my house. 

I have never introduced you all to my guest bedroom.  Now, now, now, don't get too excited.  The white walls and completely mismatched items make it a definite dropping place.  And with not too many guests other than my family, I haven't worried to much about it. 

So... here she is. 
Funny how I consider all my rooms female.  hehe.
I should name her hand-me-downs. 

We bought the bed from one of my co-workers who was downsizing.  Left side table is from an antique store.  Right side table is one I bought when we first started dating (6 years ago) so we'd have something next to our bed.  The wicker storage bench came from my mother.  Lamps are from Goodwill and Target - I found one at Goodwill and went to Target to find another - and I did purchase those shades new.  They are from whne my bedroom was slate blue. 

I found this chair on Craigslist about 3 years ago and I instantly fell in love with it.  It's from a photography studio that was closing.  I couldn't pass it up for the $30 they were asking.  I'm hoping to try the painting of the fabric on this chair.  Wicker tables are from goodwill but they were actually from Target.  And what do you think about the lamp here with no lampshade?!?  LOL!  I totally forgot about that when taking the picture!

It's your typical guestbedroom.  Bed.  Chair.  Full closet. 

To do list in here:
{1} Paint Gray
{2}Frame some other maps
{3}Make headboard
{4}Paint Chair
{5}Find cool dresser

After that, we'll be closer to finished.  :)

And hop on over to Flip Flops and Pearls where I'm linking up for Home Tour Tuesday!




 

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-- Coming From All Different Places --

HoOne thing I love about my guest list is that we have people coming from all over! And when I say all over, I feel like singing that old Boys 2 Men song - London, Paris, Monte Carlo, Germany, and Rome. Different Places Different Faces still it feels like home. At least, I think that was Boys 2 Men.

Anyway, we have guests coming from Canada, Ohio, Indianapolis, Denver, Nashville, LA, California, Florida and probably places I can't even think of right now. I think it's pretty neat how many different places our guests will be coming from. It’s neat that we (mostly Mike) have friends all over the country.

But when it comes to booking blocks of hotel rooms for your out of town guests, how do you go about it? What is the proper amount of rooms to block? What is a good rate? Do you want to include a Brunch the next morning? What are the dos and don’ts for your guests?

Apparently you should always guess higher than what you think you will need. The hotel should agree to hold the rooms under your last names and make sure you use both yours and your fiancés. Also make sure to include all the hotel information in the invitation so that your guests know that you have reserved rooms at “this” hotel for “this” rate. Also include that the rooms will only be held until “this” date. Two weeks to one month before the wedding, the hotel should call you and ask you if you still need the remaining 5 or however many are left and you tell them if you do or not and that’s how this should go!

I just tried hotelplanner.com. It was interesting. You list everything you need - # of rooms, type of rooms, dates, room rate, etc – and then hotels can bid on the block that you are trying to get. We will see how it goes. Mike may be calling soon to negotiate for a room rate for all these guests! ;)