Our California Coastal Guest Room Reveal
Have you been following along on Instagram? If you have, you’d know I’ve been up to my eyeballs with DIY projects and finishing our latest home project. Since buying our home, we’ve done a fair share of renovating and decorating to fit our personalized aesthetic. Luckily, Neil has been on board with moooossstt of my projects and it’s been fun transforming our house. This month……..den turned guest room with a California Coastal vibe.
After the school year finished, I decided the den needed a drastic change after a year of distace learning happening in that room. I’m going to go ahead and say it……..that den did not make me happy after spending countless hours sequestered in there with our 8 year old doing schoolwork. There were crayons ground into the carpet, pencil stabbings all over my white Pottery Barn desk, along with stained chocolate milk circles. It was also used as a storage room for the many things we had no room for when we moved here. I was done looking at this and needed a fresh change.
Most of the time, I just start the project and rope Neil into helping. I have found over the years in our marriage, that’s the only way it will get done. Plus, I’m really handy with a nail gun and don’t mind doing it!
First, I painted the statement wall, “In The Navy” by Sherwin Williams. This is the same color of our front door, which I LOVE. We have done a few statement walls now, and this by far was the easiest one to finish. We chose 1 1/2 inch wide wood trim (side note: we picked one that didn’t have a very large profile so we wouldn’t have to take the existing baseboards off). We used our nail gun and a small amount of liquid nails. Then, I painted the panels and voila! I painted the rest of our walls a crisp white to help keep it bright.
I wanted a fun patterned headboard to help take this space to the next level. Don’t worry…EVERYTHING is linked below. It’s reasonably priced and I’m a huge fan of plaid and gingham, so this was the perfect balance to go with the navy wall. The sconces are an awesome deal ($69) and identical to some I found for $700 and the side tables were $110 while the identical designer brand ones were $1000! Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE me some designer anything. However, this room needed a mixture of both to keep it under budget.
Since I use this room for editting and writing, I still wanted some type of work station for that. This secretary desk is probably my favorite piece in the room! It’s compact, the quality is amazing and it even has a built in outlet and USB charger. I love that I can get work done and hide it all away when guests come. This desk also comes in an assortment of colors! Heck yeah! I also re-upolstered the antique chair with a chinoiserie print using a staple gun and a glue gun. This Mama has become pretty well versed in how to use tools.
What can I say about the swinging egg chair…..Who doesn’t want a swinging egg chair in their house! Ha ha! It’s the perfect addition to bringing my California Coastal vibe to life. Neil purchased 5-6 different hooks from Amazon to see which worked better. Just make sure you are securing it to solid wood.
Take a peak below and let me know what you think! I’m really happy with how this room turned out and I hope you love the inspiration. Now, I need to get back to the kids bathroom. I just started painting it blue on a whim this morning…sorry Neil…..
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SAVE THIS RECIPE! These Ham and Gruyere Hand Pies are SO SIMPLE to make and DELICIOUS 🙌🏻 These make for a fun brunch/lunch idea and will be loved by all. You can also make in batches and reheat for later! You can even use that leftover ham from the holidays to make these too!
•preheat oven 400 (this will bake for 15-20 min)
•puff pastry cut into 12 equal sizes
•leftover Holiday ham for the win
•gruyere cheese (Swiss or brie work too)
•Dijon mustard
•egg brushes on the top
Make sure to use your fork around the edges to push the two pieces of pastry together for when it cooks. Cut a few small knife holes in the top to prevent bubbling. Enjoy! #handpie #puffpastry #puffpastryrecipes #forthoveofmeat
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SAVE AND SHARE THIS RECIPE! This was a big hit last year so I wanted to share it again! These brie and cranberry puff pastry bites are SO EASY to make and a crowd pleaser for that Holiday gathering.
•mini muffin pan
•store bought puff pastry
•brie cheese
•cranberry sauce
•fresh rosemary
Preheat your oven to 425. Do not put these in until your oven is preheated! Place squares of puff pastry into the muffin pan, followed by cubes of brie cheese and a scoop of cranberry sauce. Bake for 10 min and add rosemary sprigs for garnish. It’s that easy!!! #easyrecipes #holidayrecipes
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SAVE AND SHARE THIS RECIPE! Super easy and fun to make with the kids, these Puff Pastry and Nutella Gingerbread men are the perfect easy holiday treat!
•1 pack of store bought puff pastry
•Nutella
•powdered sugar
Preheat the oven to 400. Roll out the puff pastry, spread a thin later of Nutella and add the second piece on top. Don’t forget to use the rolling pin to thin out the puff pastry. Use a cookie cutter to cut out the shapes and bake for 15 min. Sprinkle powdered sugar to the top.
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SAVE AND SHARE THIS HOLIDAY RECIPE! I’m sharing this one again because it was a hit last year! My Fig and Goat Cheese Puff Pastry Bites are the PERFECT appetizer.
•puff pastry cut into squares
•fig jam
•goat cheese (cream cheese if you aren’t a goat cheese fan)
•walnut pieces
•mini muffin pan
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray muffin tin with non stick spray and place one puff pastry square in each muffin area and push down. Add a teaspoon of goat cheese and add the fig jam on top. Sprinkle walnut prices on top and place in the oven for 15 minutes. Serve and enjoy!!! Happy Holidays! #appetizerideas #holidayrecipes
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•Preheat oven to 400 (this will bake 12-15 min)
•Puff pastry
•pesto (I love the Costco pesto!)
•egg for egg wash over the twists
Make sure to put a good amount of pesto on the puff pastry. Twist and put on a non stick pan. Brush egg over the top to give it that golden color and bake for 12-15 min. Serve with marinara sauce and voilè you have yourself a crowd pleasing #holidayappetizers Enjoy! #holidayrecipes
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