Charming preppy guest room/office reveal! And sources

Charming preppy guest room/office reveal! And sources

• 9.05.2024

This guest room was my most recent room makeover project last summer, finished just before our house was on the old house TV show. But then last February, I was relaxing in a hot tub in Scottsdale and scrolling Instagram, and saw an image that I just loved so much, and felt so much more true to my style than how I had been decorating the past few years! I am leaning into my preppy side. With the creative juices flowing from the relaxation state of that vacation, I became inspired to put up some blue and white wallpaper in this sun-filled guest room that I also use as my office. It’s taken quite a few months to get all the elements in place but it’s finally done and I’m so happy with it!

Classic Feminine Wallpapered Guest Room

This is a really great room because it has south and west-facing windows, so lots of light particularly in the afternoon. I love it for my office for that reason! But it’s also just beautiful as a peaceful bed to look at as I passed by in the hall. And, we’ve used it to sleep in when it’s too hot upstairs! The blue and white Rifle Paper Co. paper wallpaper was obviously the anchor, but since it is a little cleaner/fresher/preppier then I've done the past few years. It took me a lot of head-scratching to find the rest of the pieces.

The blue curtains are from IXA Curtains, and are custom width, length, lining, and header style. Now that there are great options like this for custom affordable curtains, I am really going to become a stickler and only do lined, high-quality curtains from now on! They make such a difference. They hang so much better, block more light and heat, and look better from the outside!

The bedding is The Company Store. I always love traditional border print duvet covers and shams, and this one comes in this pretty coral color and scallops!! (Who doesn’t love scallops right now for a girly touch.) The long lumbar pillow is Rifle Paper Co. x The Company Store and matches the wallpaper, which is such a fun touch. The embroidered floral pillow on the chair is also from Rifle Paper Co. I love that it ties in the warmth of the chair.

The rug is the same one that I had here before, but weave rugs are so versatile! I love this one so much. It’s from the Lauren Liess collection from Rugs USA. Rugs USA is honestly just the best source for affordable natural fiber rugs. I love a jute one with a little extra interest.

The light fixture is so fun and different than others I've used before. White! Like the definition of fresh. It's from Lightopia.

The two little gold frames in the corner with the watercolors were the last touch. I wanted some art or a big mirror there to balance the window, but I was going for a Nancy Myers vibe and didn’t want to go with faux oil painting art like is so trendy right now. So I painted a couple of little watercolors at 10:30 at night the other day and framed them these estate sale frames. I love them!

My office is also here... and a full-length mirror I love for checking out my outfits before I leave, since this is on the ground floor!

I’ll list and link where possible the other sources below.

But first... memory lane, here's how it looked when we bought the house...

Then we cleaned it up and modernized it and it looked kind of like this for a few years.

Versus now same angle.

Then I made it a little cozier and warmer last summer.

And now here we are.

Sources:

Wallpaper: Rifle Paper Co.

Curtains: IXA Curtains (use code SUZANNAH20 for 20% off!)

Curtain rod: Amazon

Curtain rings: Amazon

Roman shades: Amazon

Long lumbar pillow: Rifle Paper Co. 

Embroidered flower pillow: Rifle Paper Co.

Blue gingham pillow: Amazon

Short lumbar pillow: HomeGoods

Scalloped duvet cover and shams: The Company Store

Basketweave blanket: The Company Store

Bedskirt: Amazon

Art above bed: vintage

Art next to bed: DIY, see reel here

End tables: Facebook

Hydrangeas: Amazon

Pink chair: Joss & Main

Ceiling light: Lightopia

Wall sconces: Amazon but no longer available, similar here

Jute rug: Rugs USA

Full-length mirror: Amazon

Desk: Bombay Company, inherited from my grandma

Oil painting: vintage