We have a very small room just off our entrance hall we needed to turn into a guest bedroom. It has an awkward three doors and two windows. The room was too small for a double bed (without keeping one of the doors closed), yet we needed to accommodate two guests at a time. We decided to put in a trundle bed. The night stand is a set of nesting tables. We have a wonderful needlepoint luggage rack we topped with a wicker tray and use as a coffee table. The side Victorian chairs and Moroccan side table can easily be moved into the living room to make room for the second bed.
The knotty pine was a bit intense for us, though very appropriate for our 40's era neo-Colonial house. We painted one wall a warm cream, and the trim around the room dark brown. We opted to leave the existing blinds white. The room has a very fresh, yet classic look now. I used a navy quilt stitched coverlet, and a pair of monogrammed linen pillows I ordered from a boutique in Savannah. I had the chairs reupholstered in blue & white chintz. The side table we lugged back to the US (in pieces) from our honeymoon in Morocco. We hung the pictures in a staggered formation similar to a room I saw in Domino Magazine. It's a great space to lounge in and enjoy a cup of tea or a good book!
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