Pieces for the Cavins room

Well, I have been working on decorating Taylor and Marlena's guest bedroom for a few weeks now, and I am very excited to say that it is finished! However, before I reveal the whole room, I wanted to go through the steps of a few items that went into the room...

This side table ended up in the room. You can see its transformation in my previous post.

This was a piece that Taylor and Marlena already had  and they weren't using it for anything so I offered to take it and give it a makeover to match the guest room. It's always good to evaluate the pieces you already have first instead of going out and buying a new piece. In this case, the piece was beautiful and ended up working perfectly for the needs of the room. The picture above is after I took the cabinet apart and sanded all the edges and surfaces.  I forgot to take pictures of the steps in between, but I painted the body of the cabinet in a cream color then I distressed the cabinet using a wet washcloth and also a putty knife. I painted the door in a light green color that wasn't too far from the cream color but added a little bit of contrast. I distressed the door as well. Then I decided that it looked too "clean" so I put a stain made of vinegar and steel wool that I just happened to have laying around. The stain was really watery so I put it on, let it sit for a few minutes then got a washcloth and lightly took some of the stain off and left a light layer of it on. Here were the results:

I also made a lamp for the room. Well, it was a lamp I already had, I just tweaked it. This is the original lamp:

I really liked this lamp as is but it just didn't go with the room I was planning so...I took of the crinkle covering off the lampshade and recovered it with some pretty green lacey fabric I had that matched.

I also had enough of this fabric left to make curtains for the room as well but I didn't take a picture of them. You'll just have to wait until the room reveal to see them :)

I found this great oval frame at Goodwill.

 I got an idea from Pintrest to make a crest with their initial in it and I knew this frame would be perfect when I saw it. So first, I took out the embroidery that was on it and recovered it with this blue fabric which was actually a placemat.

Then I bought a wooden letter "C" for Cavins and painted it a cream color. Once it dried, I spray the back with spray glue and stuck it on. Sidenote: I learned that Elmer's spray glue is no joke! You do not want to hold the object that you are spraying or you will get glue all over your hand and it won't come off with soap or water. For the rest of the afternoon everything I touched was sticking to my hand including my own fingers! Thank goodness for GooGone or that stuff would probably still be on me! 

Okay so I forgot again to take a picture of the finished project on this crest so I guess it's just another thing you'll have to wait and see in the room reveal :)

I'll be posting the Cavin's Guestroom Reveal soon!

Love you all!

-Amy