On thursday, my mom and grandma will be coming to visit us for a long weekend!! The last 3 weeks have been soooo crazy with work, unpacking, organizing, and decorating. I have been racing through each room just getting everything put together. I had been keeping all the odds and ends, extra boxes and all that random stuff that floats around when you move in the guest room. Finally on Saturday I declared crunch time. With the family coming on Thursday, having stacks of stuff in the guest room was not so good.
The plan was this:
1) Purchase a full-size mattress set for the guest room
2) Use the old bed frame from our bed (which is a queen size) for the new set
3) Toss on some linens, put something on the wall, and something on top of the bookshelf in the room for decoration
I originally had planned to do the room in a fresh, summery green and blue. I figured that would look a bit different than the rest of the house. But, as I was running through Target like a maniac, I saw a pillow that had my 2 favorite shades of purple on it. I don't indulge my passion for purple in my "grown up" house. I just think it's weird with a 6' 5" man in the house! I put everything I had back and got a purple coverlet and shams, 2 wire light purple "birds," and a silver weave 3 piece art set for the wall. I decided to use the lamp that I got at Pier 1 for $9. :)
The main problem I ran into was that the queen-sized bed frame does not properly hold a full-sized set as Rich & I thought it would. Also the mattress is not as thick as I thought it would be, so it's a bit lower to the floor. I put a king-sized cover on the bed because A) I hate fighting for covers, so the more, the better. (No matter who you are!) and B) I hate bedskirts. Incredibly badly. It's a bit long for the bed but all in all it will serve its purpose as a place to sleep until I have time to finish it. I am working straight through from 7-7 each day till my guests arrive, so there isn't time to worry about a new frame or mattress lift pad.
When I don't have time to make things quite perfect, I just keep in mind that I will loooove seeing my family, even if I don't feel like things are quite the way I'd love. The rest of the house is pretty much done, and I love how things have turned out! Cheers!
The weave art...not hung yet
My cute wire birds
For some crazy reason, I love these silly birds
My $9 lamp
