So you know that person who totally creeps on over, checks out your blog and then makes a mood board for your already awesome guest room? Yup I’m the creeper! And the victim? Joy from the Accidental House Blog! She was such a good sport when I used her first post as inspiration for my super awesome 11 non-traditional bed side tables post… I think the terms blogging bestie might have been tossed about 😉 Here’s what she had to say about her guest room:
As far as style, we honestly lean towards IKEA. I know it seems clique, but we love clean lines, natural light, and “less is more.” We actually made a stop there today (which is always so dumb to do on a Saturday in Atlanta… haha) But we came away with some good, thrifty finds!
Either way she posted a super cute reveal on her blog earlier this week for the entire guest room… and while I love what she’s done with the place, I already had this little baby whipped up! Let’s see if we can take things one step past awesome, shall we? Think… extra super awesome!
Working with the things Joy already has in place (the white bedding, the headboard, the little white IKEA nightstands, the tall white bedside lamps, the grey blanket, the blue baskets on the nightstand, three pieces of art and the little white clock!) I tried to find items that were either low cost or completely DIY! While I would love to go crazy and create a board with no budget… well #aintnobodygottimeforthat We live in a real world with real budgets! That’s why a good DIY is so much fun!
1. Be Our Guest Gold Print – I absolutely love a good printable… and the phrase “Be Our Guest” is absolutely perfect for a hip guest room! Warm, welcoming and referencing Disney… what’s not to love?
2. Gray and White Striped Rug – I spent quite a few minutes looking at geometric prints, medallions, I even picked out a gorgeous chevron… and then I decided the color was all wrong! A simple grey and white stripe adds pattern without being too busy.
3. Adorable Whale Waste Basket – I love to add a bit of quirk to a room and Joy’s “call your mother” pillow shows that she has a wonky side as well! This little wastebasket is spot on in terms of color palette… and the whales are absolutely adorable!
4. Large DIY Wall Map Art – When I took a look at Joy’s room the main thing I notice missing is a piece of large piece of wall art… a focal point if you will. I was missing one for a good year in my first place… that’s why I whipped up my “& They Lived Happily Ever After” pallet! DIY is such a great medium for wall art… because it’s just so expensive! This Wall map is big, focal, easy to make and so customizable! You could use just about any picture to make this completely personalized… and don’t get me started on paint color!
5, 6, 7 & 8 Pillows – When picking pillows more is definitely more! At least in my opinion 😉 These four are a good starting point… and while I love a plethora of pillows 4 decorative pillows is probably a decent amount for guests! Try picking one (or two) that encompass all (or most) of your color palette… then separate the colors out! If your color palette is navy, grey, white and green try picking one of each color.
Joy has a large wall directly across from her guest bed… right now it has two adorable pictures mounted squarely in the middle. Adding in the picture from above her bed that is now homeless (since we’ve placed a large DIY Wall Map there!) we have 3 pictures that are unique to Joy. Sentimental pieces are my absolute favorite… and they would look gorgeous in a wall grouping!
9. Floating Shelves – Believe it or not this is an IKEA hack… a floating shelf for little bits and baubbles!
10. 3 DIY Wooden Arrows – Although I love the set of three I decided to use just one above the floating shelf. These two pieces (the floating shelf and the DIY arrow) will help to anchor the wall… however they aren’t large and in charge. We want the personal art to shine! Of course if wooden isn’t your thing both pieces could easily be painted (navy, gold, or white!).
11. Chalkboard Printable – Joy has an adorable little chalkboard hanging directly inside her guest room door. I thought this chalkboard art would be adorable to welcome guests to their temporary chambers! The best part? This is a printable… and printables are easy to trace! Tracing is great for the chalkboard challenged like me!
12. Large Chalkboard – The only thing better then a small chalkboard? A large chalk board! This baby is a DIY and the frame could easily match the floating shelf and wooden arrow across the way!
13 & 14 DIY Navy Bar Cart (with gold dipped feet and casters!) – Joy has the cutest little white console in the corner of her room… however it is all one piece (read no shelf space 🙁 ) while it could be easily painted navy (with a gold dipped bottom for extra effect!) an adorable bar cart would add so much shelf space! Option 13 is way too expensive… but with a little elbow grease the IKEA Svalbo can look just as high class! Paint that baby navy, add gold dipped feet for a little spice (and depth) and then finish the whole thing off with lockable gold casters! Perfection!
15. Large Round Mirror – If the DIY Navy Bar Cart isn’t adorable enough check out this mirror! Joy’s mama commented that her little white mirror is a tidge small for the space… and I have to agree! This round beauty is another DIY (no really!) and makes quite the statement while opening up the room! Mirrors are always great for reflecting light and making a space feel bigger!
16. Patterned Vase – Isn’t this vase adorable? Try wrapping a bit of patterned fabric around an old jar… hot glue it in place and volia! A beautiful new vase! If you can’t get your fabric to lay flat that’s alright… cut a big square and place your jar directly in the middle. Then pull the edges up and wrap a big gold bow around the whole thing! Fill with water and add flowers… done!
17. Greenery – Moss Balls and Greenery are so important to a space… especially one like Joy’s where green is one of the main colors! She has a killer orb and vase in the room already… a bit of greenery will top the room off nicely!
18. DIY Navy Bar Cart (with gold dipped feet and casters!) – Check out #13 and #14 above!
19. Blue and White Lamp – How perfect is this lamp? Pattern and pizazz… my two favorite things! On top of the navy bar cart it will add just enough height for variety! Plus… it’s adorable!
20 & 21 Wall Sconces and Hanging Tables – These colored wall sconces are adorable… and oh so chic! The hanging side tables are the icing on the cake here… but they don’t leave a lot of room for a table lamp! These green wall sconces will fade into the wall a bit… which will be quite important after adding the ropes required for the hanging tables! Speaking of the hanging tables… these are from Magnolia Farms and honestly? They’re probably worth the splurge! However there’s no reason you have to limit yourself to these trays… find a set at your local Target (or flea market!) drill four holes and string that baby up! Even better? Spray paint the whole thing gold… now there’s a little bang for your buck!
22 & 23 Chairs – I wasn’t sure if there was room for a chair in this little room… but if there were these are my top two options. Either a fun modern rocker… or a comfy grey snuggle chair! Take your pick!
The only thing left? Accessories!
24. Poof – These green and white striped poof is adorable… and would be so functional at the end of the bed! A pair is quite pricy… but look how easy those lines are?! Whip up a wooden box, wrap it in batting (the super thick seating kind) and then cover it in an adorable fabric!
25. Candles – I’m sure Joy has adorable accessories of her own… but these golden candles just stuck with me. How cute are they? A little bit of golden bling for the modern girls guest room!
Wheew! If you made it all the way to the bottom you are my new favorite person! That was a long post! I love making these mood boards… but they are time consuming 😉 .
So what do y’all think? Anybody else want a mood board? I’m having so much fun putting them together… I’d love to do one for you! Leave a comment or shoot me an email and I’d love to put one together for you!
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Love the navy with pops of chartreuse!!! The hanging side tables are so adorable and playful!!
It’s such a fun color palette… She picked a great color for the walls! Thanks for stopping by madelaine!
Love the green and blue color! Pillows are one of my favorite decor items!
I am a pillow-a-holic so I know what you mean! Haha! Thanks for stopping by Ashley!
I especially love those two chairs! So unique, but still look super comfy!
Aren’t they cute! The blue rocker is completely different from my style but it’s so cute! I love how it looks in the room! Thanks for stopping by Liz!
Some lovely bits and pieces on there – love the shelves and the arrows!
I know exactly what you mean Rachel! There are a couple pieces I really like and a couple that are… well realistic. We are working with a real gal with real furniture so everything’s not as glamorous as we’d like… I still think it turned out pretty darn good! Thanks for stopping by!
Obsessed with this mood board! I am a huuuge navy fan. I especially love the pillows and those wooden arrows for the wall! I never thought to look for throw pillows/pillow covers on Etsy…you’ve expanded my world! Ha!
Oh honey… etsy has the best pillow covers EVER! There are some highly creative ladies churning out adorable pillows on etsy like it’s going out of style! Plus a lot of them will do custom pillows if you are going for something specific! It can get a girl into so much trouble! Thanks for stopping by!
Love the navy & gold! Perfect guest room colors. I love mood boards!
Thanks so much Summer! I love the green she picked but the navy and gold make it so sophisticated! I would love a night in this room!
Ooo that navy blue world map on canvas is so awesome!!
Isn’t it amazing! I love how big and beautiful it is! Thanks for stopping by Bethany!
I love your style! My favorites are the shelves and the chalkboard.
The chalkboard is so much fun… I think I need one in our house! My hubby is already working on shelves 😉 Thanks for stopping by Tiffany!
I love the throw pillows! Pillows make any place more homey!
Homey, comfy, cozy… I’ve never met a pillow I didn’t like! Thanks for stopping by Cynthia!
Oh, how I wish I was better at designing. These looks are beautiful 🙂
Super cute ideas. My favorite was the wall map boards!
The whole room looks great – I really love the bar cart and mirror!
Thanks for stopping by Kari… the bar cart is definitely the star of the room! I see why you love it!
Love all the blues!
A girl after my own heart! Blue is definitely one of my favorite colors… well blue and pink 😉 Thanks for stopping by!
I love that rope mirror and the console table in the first group!
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That just might be my favoritest thing in the room! (yes favoritest is now a word 😉 ) The rope mirror and console table are both diy’s and for the price… well it makes we want to whip up 50 of them and start a rope mirror and bar cart store! Thanks for stopping by Miranda!
Holy cow! I can barely remember everything I want to mention, so much awesomeness! I need all four of those throw pillows in my living room now. Yesterday. Immediately.
I looooove the blue bar cart and am now thinking entirely in that direction for a spot I’ve been waiting to fill in my LR. I think this would work so much better and I love the look of it.
Also, that chalkboard printable should probably be framed and put in my house SOMEWHERE. Perfect.
Lastly (pretty much I loved all of it) Joy is fantastic. I love that you did this, so fun!
You’re so sweet Brooke… you completely made my day with your adorable comments! I’m glad that you loved the pillows and the bar cart! That thing is adorable and really needs to be made! Thanks so much for stopping by!
What lovely stuff you have here! I will always creep over to get ideas! 🙂
Perfect! Us creepers have to stick together! Thanks for stopping by! I’ll see you around… or will I?
I’ve never even heard of a hanging table! Craziness. I found your site just in time; had just decided today that I want to do some makeovers in my house. Thanks!
I hadn’t either… until JoAnna Gaines and Magnolia Farms! That lady thinks of everything! Once I knew about them I had to do a search… and I found so many cute options! Plus they would be so easy to DIY! I’m so glad you’re finding my site helpful… that makes me ecstatic! Thanks for stopping by!
Creative, I like this kind of sytle, my office I also did something like yours, but not as nice as yours.
Oh pish posh… anything can be nice! It’s all in how you work the room… and how much life you put into it! Thanks for stopping by, I hope you found a few ideas to take home!
The whale waste bucket is too perfect. I would love to add the arrows and the floating shelves to our guest room, would make it seem larger (despite being incredibly small). The cart is awesome too, I’m checking that out now. And the lamps! Awesome!
liz @ sundays with sophie
It sounds like you want the whole room! Don’t worry… I’m fairly fond of it as well! I think the whale waste bucket is the best thing in the whole room… I love the playful whimsey! Good luck with your own guest room… a floating shelf is always a good idea to provide storage and bring the eye up! Thanks for stopping by!
omg I should not have read this so close to payday! Now I have the bug to decorate and spend lol. Loved this I’ll probably pin it so I don’t forget it!
Haha! That’s the problem with the decorating bug… he’ll get ya! Or is it a she… it has to be a girl (there’s too much shopping involved for the decorating bug to be male!) Luckily most of these ideas are low price tag… but take it from a girl on a budget, even a low price tag takes some thinking some time! Thanks for stopping by Lindsay!
Great choices. I especially love the lamp, and those chairs. I want them in my house now! Thanks for the ideas and post.
I think the lamp and I have a “fell in love at first sight” relationship. It’s really way to expensive but I just loved it! Plus… lamps are always pricey! Right? Thanks for stopping by!
absolutely love it. i need an oversized mirror and that blue rolling cart!
That’s the fun part… you can totally make them 😉 Thanks for stopping by Rika… good luck in the hunt!
I’m not so much of an arts and craft person, but I love a good DIY! These are awesome, I would really like that whale waste basket, it’s quirky and cute.
I am right there with you Elizabeth… sometimes we just have to roll up our sleeves and do it ourselves! Things are just too darn expensive! P.S. the whales are my favorite too!
I want a mood board too! Seems like a great idea for some of our rooms!
I would love to make one for you Ron! Shoot me an email and we can talk style! happilyeverafteretc@gmail.com
All of these are great! Our guest room is our junk room right now. I am hoping to spend September getting it all ready to actually have guests sleep in it. Definitely saving this!
I know exactly what you mean Lexi… our guest room wasn’t even able to be looked at (let alone walked in… or worse yet… slept in!) at our old house! With the new one I’m putting my foot down! No junk, just guests! Thanks for stopping by!
I find the hanging tables too cute. Thanks for sharing these awesome ideas.
The hanging tables are adorable! Thanks for stopping by!
What a great round up. I love the round mirror and the pretty throw pillows.
The round mirror is so cute… feels almost nautical to me! Thanks for stopping by!
Pillows are one of my favorite decorating items! Love those two chairs as well. Great list post!
If I could have a whole room of pillows… I totally would! Thanks for stopping by Jonathan!
I LOVE the travel theme (that is how we are decorating our guest bedroom too!).
Your mood board looks great and everything looks so cozy!
I didn’t realize there was a travel theme… but it wouldn’t surprise me I do love a good travel theme! I tend to lean towards maps and such! Haha! Thanks for stopping by Elise!
You have a great eye for detail. The round mirror is a fave!
You’re such a sweetheart! I think detail is so important when decorating so it means a lot that you say that! Thanks for stopping by Quin!
I FINALLY have a chance to respond to this… because we had guests in our new room!
Ummmm this mood board is perfection!!! When I have more time and money to put into this room, I am totally using what you found just for me! 🙂 What I have currently is ‘phase one’ …and frankly, I needed ONE room to seem done to even a little extent haha!
I was actually planning on putting a “be our guest” print in there eventually, so you obviously pin pointed my style! Loving the map, fun pillows, wall arrows, bar cart (if we get around to it, we’re going to make the white table open with shelving. It was $5 though, so I HAD to buy it), YES – round mirror (I was also considering a mirror of another shape besides square/rectangular/circular), and the greenery is going to happen at some point. I just need to find the right ‘green balls’ haha..
I wish a floating shelf could go on that big wall, but that space might mean someone would smoke their head on it because it’s just a walkway. I was SET on doing floating shelves as bedside tables… but the ones we got were super cheap… and now I think I want to do a hanging shelf (yep, you convinced me very quickly).
The colors in this are ON POINT! Thank you so much for using us as a platform for your post – it looks like you had fun! I should send you a picture of our other work in progress.. it’s even more fun than this one, I promise. Probably more of a challenge though!
Guests are so much fun… I envy you! We keep having people plan to visit and then not be able to make it, bummer.
I am so glad you like the room! I was so worried that would take one look at it and the it was completely the wrong style! The whole time I was making it my husband kept saying “now remember honey this isn’t for you it’s for someone else so it can’t be your style”! Haha!
$5 for a table? Yes please! You could totally make it cute! Haha!
It’s too bad you don’t have room for a narrow floating shelf… They’re so cute! Oh well you can always do another arrow!
The best part about the whole thing is I tried to keep cost down… With the exception of that darn lamp… It was too cute! It’s just stripes though…. I bet it would be easy to DIY!
The hanging tables are pretty much the best things ever… So I’m not surprised you love them! I’m still trying to figure out how to incorporate them into my own house! Haha!
Thanks for letting me work on this and not thinking I’m a total stalker! I had a blast working on this and would love to do another one… Send me a pic! I love a good challenge!
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So much lovely inspiration happening here! Thanks for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty – we hope to see you again next week. 🙂
~Lorelai
Life With Lorelai
I’m so glad you liked it! Thank you so much for stopping by!