Oceanside Guest Bedroom Inspiration

It’s been a little quiet on the home front.  I have been extremely busy crafting (well, between entertaining out-of-town guests, traveling, and keeping house).  I have tons of things to share with you, but getting around to blogging has been a little difficult.

I have been very preoccupied with preparing our guest bedroom.   I LOVE relaxing weekends at the beach.  My wonderful in-laws have a house on Cape Canaveral and the beach is only two blocks away.  Dreamy!  I love the relaxed color palettes of the ocean and thought, “Wouldn’t it be nice to bring the beach to my guests?”  Haha, I didn’t really think that, but I did think it would be nice to look in there from time to time and reminisce of relaxing summers on the beach.

As far as how to recreate such a memory, I don’t like anything too kitschy, but I do like the creams, whites, blues, greens, greys and the sunlight sparkling off the waters of the ocean.  I’ve since secured a full size bed from a local wholesaler (I hate full size beds but the room is too small to accommodate a larger bed!), and a set of lamps and nightstands/end-tables from Craigslist.  Actually, the nightstands and lamps were only $75 total.  Not bad if I do say so myself.  I have plans for transforming the nightstands but I will leave that to be a surprise.  I did want to share with you the ideas I am working with for this room.  I’ve started to build a headboard (yes, build…more on that later in a separate post) and have plenty other things up my sleeve.

Let’s start with the bed:

I love love LOVE upholstered headboards!  I love all the pretty shapes, colors, fabrics, heights, and embellishments!  I love the diamond-tufted ones, and tailored with nails like the one pictured above.  After much deliberating, I’ve settled on a sand-colored  headboard without tufting.  I also like the bronze nails accentuating the shape of the headboard.  I’ve seen similar headboards on the websites of Pottery Barn and Crate & Barrel ranging between $300 – $500.  Now that’s a DIY project right there!

I’ve seen sunburst mirrors all over magazines and Pinterest, and although I’m usually not a fan of the latest trends in decor, the idea has grown on me.  I think the thought of one above the headboard would resemble the sun rising in the morning sky.  The only thing I can’t decide on is whether I want a silver one or a gold one.  I bought antique gold upholstery nails for the headboard, and am planning on incorporating chrome elsewhere in the room.  I’m a little nervous about three different-colored metals in one room.  What do you think?