My Sister’s Beach Bungalow Bedroom Makeover!
Before & After, DIY PROJECT
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We just completed a 3-day family road trip to Fort Myers, Florida with our toddler and pup! The Yolo Family is going to be here for the month, helping my older Sister renovate & decorate her bungalow. Lucky for us, that means a lot of thrifting & antiquing! To kick things off, Mr. Yolo and I decorated their guest room. I have been consulting from afar so I have been getting regular updates on the renovation work my sister and husband did in this room. Let’s take a look at the amazing transformation!
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This was the unfinished room when they bought the house. Can you see why it was just being used for storage?! They had the vision to turn this into a beautiful guest suite. A few things they did before we arrived: replaced the window with a larger one, opened a wall to connect the room to the main house, shiplapped all the walls, installed Lifeproof flooring, and painted the walls a powder blue. A lot of work! We came in to decorate… the easy work!
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How it looks now! A guest room for visitors (ie a sister;))
The Process
Before we dive into the design, let’s talk a little about my process for decorating this room from afar. First, my Sister sent iPhone pictures of the room, a bunch of different angles. Then, I created a mock-up in Photoshop. I started with the large furniture pieces: the writing desk, faux leather chair, and headboard, then added in all the decor. I partnered with Better Homes & Gardens on this makeover, so all the images in the mockup are from their decor line sold exclusively at Walmart.
Once I was happy with the mockup, I sent it to my Sister for final approval. I ordered everything online and had it sent to her house. You should really get measurements to make sure it all fits… which I didn’t do because I like to live on the edge, ha! I think my eyeballing skills have gotten pretty good (Mr. Yolo would disagree). Everything fit!
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The Design
I wanted the room to have a beach-y vibe without feeling cheesy, you know what I mean? The powder blue walls were such a pretty backdrop! I initially was going to do a wall of framed birds, but the design evolved a bit as I did some thrifting to fill out the room. I found these baskets in the most beautiful colors and this straw hat, so decided to switch out the frames for a basket/hat wall. It felt more Floridian and I love the color it brought to this corner. I also wanted the room to feel open and airy, so did not want to overwhelm it with furniture. Just create an area to sleep and a desk work area. I love adding little nods to Florida with items like the brass “sun” mirror.
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I was really happy with how the rug and baskets worked SO WELL together. Blue is always a great choice for a house by the water, but I love bringing in some other unexpected colors like orange and red. Initially the framed birds were going to tie together the space, and I am glad I still got to use three by the bed, but these baskets I found thrifting where an absolute score!
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It’s funny, orange is not usually my go-to color, but I happen to be wearing a hat with an orange ribbon, had a new set of orange paint brushes, and an orange design book to read on the roadtrip, so they all made it into the styling of the desk area.
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My Sister’s husband has actually been using this Swivel Office Chair, and Writing Desk for work since it arrived a couple weeks ago, and he said they are both awesome! The chair is super comfortable, and the faux leather looks great. I am going to buy this desk for my workspace back home, because it’s a great size for a smaller room, looks really good, has a built-in power station, and I love a couple drawers to store (ahem, hide) office stuff.
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I will share more about the bedding and sleep area in another post, stay tuned!
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Shopping
Better Homes & Gardens Swivel Office Chair, Faux Leather Upholstery, Brown
Wheaton Farmhouse 47″ Writing Desk with Storage and Built-in Power Station
Bryant Rustic Brown Wood Headboard
Teal Tan Round Resin Planter & Stand Set
Persian Border Indigo Area Rug
Hygro Cotton Bed Sheet Set, Standard/Queen Pillowcase, Vanilla Dream
Acacia Bed Tray
Throw Pillow
Waffle Blanket in Gray
Medallion Serve Bowl
Round Metal Decorative Wall Mirror 24″
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EXPLORE MORE: Before & After, DIY PROJECT
hello! looks beautiful!! such a change. could you please tell me the finish/color of the lifeproof flooring? i’m looking in to it and i love the color that your sister selected. thank you much!
My favorite! Fresh Oak!
Beautiful! Love how it came together 🙂 Are the curtains a DIY project or store-bought?
IKEA 🙂
The striped window treatment! Where is is from?
Everything is perfect, as usual!
IKEA!
Looks good! Where is the art easel from on the desk? Love the size
My bro-in-law got it for me, it was in an Oil Paint kit on Amazon 👍🏼
Love this guest room. Great job! Would you please share the blue paint color. Thank You!
Behr Light Drizzle!
Love the comforter but didn’t see a link for it…where did you get it? 🙂
So beautiful and perfect as always!
Question! How did y’all hang the window treatments?