I'd seen a few bloggers taking part in this 'Refresh, rather than relocate' challenge and decide that this was definitely something I was going to take part in. The idea is that a few well selected items can really refresh a room, and one lucky winner can win �750 to do just that!
The boy and I got the keys to our very own first house last July, previous to that I'd spent almost 10 years in rented accommodation, as had he. Most of the places we'd rented, had come furnished which meant we had very little furniture, and an absolute mish-mash of odd bits and bobs.
When we got the keys to our house we wanted to make the living and dining rooms our priority. Out 'entertaining' rooms, and therefore have so far put all our time and effort into those, and nearly a year on...they're really starting to come together.
However, upstairs is a very different story...we've started working on our bedroom, although a slight hiccup with a very blue paint means that a few months later, neither of us like it, and we're covering the room in paint patches, c'est la vie.
Anyway, our guest bedroom just hasn't been touched. It has big fitted wardrobes, which although very useful, I hate how they look. It's full of furniture which we've bought over the years for our rented pads. It's the basic ikea range, and while it does the job, pretty it is not. We've been given an old pair of curtains from my mum, which are so thin...they may as well be made from cling film. And the rug? Well, this was a birthday present, while it looked great in a student flat, it's time for it to go.It's highly unlikely that this room is going to get some attention any time soon. We've put all our time, money and efforts in to the other key rooms in the house, and this little place is going to be staying like this for some time...unless of course Look Again want to take pity on me.
So I've put together some key pieces from their site that will instantly refresh the room, actually tie all the elements together, and spruce up the drab furniture.
I think a bright colour like yellow will bring a bit of life to this room, at the moment it's overwhelmed by wood! So I've selected this beautiful bedding set...to bring the sunshine in shall we say.
I also felt a different bed frame would break the room up a bit, and make the furniture look a little more, delicate shall we say. And given that the bed we have at the moment is stuffed with pillows because the mattress doesn't quite fit is a sure sign in my mind that at some point, it's going to have to go.
I always think a bed looks much more inviting with a soft chunky throw, and some scatter cushions so throw those in the mix and I think I'd be wanting to sleep in this room instead of our own.
Notice all the emphasis so far is on the bed...what can I say, you can't beat a good night's sleep, and it's nice to offer our guests that too.
The room is also lacking just a little bit of personality, I love these prints which would look great above the headboard. Bringing a little bit of life to those blank walls.
Finally, a rug..with a hint of yellow, and some candle holders to line the top of the chest of drawers just makes the room look complete.
My total look comes to about �650 which would give me a cheeky extra �100 to buy a couple of extra bits and pieces totally bring the room together.
It would be an absolute dream (ha, geddit!) to be actually be able to give this room a little bit of love, at the moment, the door stays shut..and I mainly pretend it doesn't exist.
