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Decorating The Spare Guest Bedroom

This room was previously a child's bedroom according the the lilac carpet and pink disney wallpaper.

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The first job was to strip the wallpaper which was an easy job as the paper was the pre-glued type and peeled off like child's stickers.

The walls were then prepared by filling holes and then sanding down.

The carpet was heavily stained so this was removed and replaced with a bargain buy remnant that cost only £59 from a carpet shop closing down sale . The new carpet is a thick, short pile, hessian back in a wine colour.

The colour scheme for this room was determined by the bargain buy carpet. We decided on a neutral 'soft white' for the walls and used burgundy and gold bedding to match the carpet.

After...


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  1. Kristi @ Addicted 2 Decorating27 October 2009 at 07:12

    Wow, such an amazing difference! You did a fantastic job here.

    Since you welcome ideas... :)

    I would suggest adding an upholstered headboard (possibly tufted). You could bring in some gold that way in your fabric. You may already know how to make one, but I'm hoping to add a tufted headboard tutorial to my site soon.

    Looks great! Your hard work definitely paid off.

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  2. Rachael27 October 2009 at 07:49

    Many thanks Kristi and I look forward to seeing your tufted headboard project.

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  3. hungeryjack7 November 2009 at 20:28

    Nice post - hessian wallpaper ..Keep Posting


    Ron
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