Guest

I'm a sucker for before and after pictures. Biggest Loser, Extreme Makeover, and Hoarders before and after pictures get me going every time. So when we bought this house and I saw the work that had to go in it, my heart started to flutter and I got that camera charged real quick.

The room that got the biggest makeover is probably our guest room because of the extreme change it got. And now here it is....

BEFORE:


AFTER:


Hooray!!! I love a transformation! We had a bit of a struggle with the paint color, because a tiny paint sample looks different on a 2 inch by 2 inch square than it does on a wall. We fixed that by leaving a wall white, and it will eventually be covered with awesome pictures. Now when it comes to the rooms in the house, we are going with themes, and we decided that the guest rooms shouldn't be left out. We thought long and hard about what theme to give the room, and we decided to give it a Moby Dick Theme. Now if you know me well, you know I'm afraid of fish, but I'm ok with this whole idea because it's not REAL fish, it more Nautical than anything. So stop asking me.

Now bare with me, because the room isn't grand... yet, but it will be when it gets to it's full potential. We just need a little more time, and a lot more money. Anyhow, here's a cute little end table and mirror we picked up. (If you look closely our puppies are photo bombing this picture.)



Yeah yeah yeah... "Welcome to the Beach" isn't very "Moby Dick," but we opted out of pictures of skinned whale carcasses and hooks, and decided to go with a more kid friendly approach. And if you look on the little table, you'll notice a book. I don't own Moby Dick, yet, so True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle is acting as a stand in.

And now for the grand master himself, Moby Dick. Isn't he cute?!?!?!



No nautical room is complete without a good knot board, and we found one! (But ours is blue, not green.)



So there's our guest room! I'm quite fond of the way it's looking, and I know it will be awesome when it's finished. I've been looking online for paintings of whaling ships, and pictures of Herman Melville, and I'm finding some awesome stuff. I also need to invest in sheets for that room that don't have the Eiffel Tower all over them. But when our vision of the room is all put together, it's going to be great.