Last year I bought a house! Hence why I have not blogged in a while. It was incredibly gratifying but also scary and costly. As a condition of my purchase there were a few things that I had to fix… two months over time and thousands of dollars over budget I got a beautiful kitchen and basement (Pics and highlights forthcoming).

This meant I had no energy, money, or imagination left for the the upstairs. That was until now. I realized that since I bought my place I have steady stream of guest. A couple months back I had a house guest with their stuff strewn across my living room and it was clear  it was time to start making some changes.

So here were my constraints: Time, money, and space.

I had a limited amount of time before I was slated to have three house guest over a three week period. This meant whatever I did would have to be done quickly and efficiently. I could not have the never ending project so hiring contractors was out (Lol…Contractor humor).

I didn’t have a $1500 or more to redo the room. I would need to get everything I needed (including a bed for under $400. I know this seemed a daunting task but I saw it as a challenge that I could conquer. I am a great shopper and am always getting amazing deals on a dime.

Finally, the room is not BIG at all. My house was built in the 1940 so the guest room is literally 11 ft x 10 ft. With a door, window and weird vent situation on three of the four walls.

The first thing I do with any room or move is sketch out a plan. I get the measurements for the walls, items I own and things I am considering purchasing for the room.

I knew that I wanted a bed for the room but I have tried a queen size bed in the room and it ate it all up. So I took it back old school and started searching for a daybed. The bed would have to be black or white and coordinate well with my design inspiration the Essentials 33′ x 20.5″ Trellis Montauk Wallpaper from Wayfair.  It was a steal of a deal at $.34 a square foot. I purchased the wallpaper last year and it was one of the many task my contractor failed to finish (still upset a year later).  The paper is classic and modern in a beautiful bold repeating pattern.

I had hoped to put it on all of the walls because I wanted to mimic the high design I had seen in some of my favorite design magazines. Everyone told me only to do one wall. I was determined to do everything. Can you imagine who won this argument?

Avec Amour,

Tiffany