I am beginning to tidy up the guest room for one very special guest! Actually, we have been giving our Gable Guest Room a much needed facelift. Now that the major work is done... new floors, freshly painted walls, closets cleaned out, dresser painted.. I am concentrating on some of the details that will make our lovely guest feel welcomed and cared for.
The word picture that comes to mind when preparing a bedroom for a guest is... NEST. A little sanctuary away from all the cares of the world. This is the goal... to give our guest a soft place to land and a comfortable and beautiful space for them to relax.
Open the door to the Gable Room and this is what you will see first...
Open the door to the Gable Room and this is what you will see first...
A cheery WELCOME greets our guests. An old silver tray was called into duty as a chalkboard!
I collect old silver so I "shopped my basement" for a few interesting pieces to become wall art. I chose a silver tray with no etching in it's center and gave it two coats of chalkboard paint.
This was an easy project! And you know how one thing leads to another... I have a couple more chalkboard projects in mind!
The silver works well with the soft wall color. The color is very close to the original color (discontinued) we first painted the Gable Room many many years ago. We chose French Cream from Valspar (Lowe's). It is a lovely muted "cooked salmon" color.
The wall's true color can best be seen peeking into the Gable Room. I am still working on hanging up all the white plates around the window and finishing the "ballet chair", as I have named it. You can see the ASCP Scandinavian Salmon undercoat I am painting on this graceful chair. It will be followed by a coat of white and then rubbed and waxed to show some to the dark salmon color of the undercoat.
I am still on a search for chair fabric, any suggestions?
The plantation shutters will not arrive in time for our guests, but there are just some things that are not in one's control.
I love all the fluffing and fussing and preparing that makes a room that says...
I am participating in:
UNCOMMONLY YOURS at Uncommon
FROM DREAM TO REALITY at The DYI Dreamer
Home Sweet Home at The Charm Of Home
I love this idea! (pinned it too) How clever!
ReplyDeleteOh what a great idea! Love it! Hugs and blessings, Cindy
ReplyDeleteHaving a greeting as your guests enter their haven is so welcoming! I too have a chalkboard and love to personalize it for my particular guests.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing that ballet chair finished!
I love the chalkboard tray hung with the other trays! I did one a while back and it was surprisingly easy and fun. My Kids like to see it displayed around the house and they take turns writing on it too...
ReplyDeleteI love the use of trays on the wall. Great idea. The wall color is so soothing. For the chair cover, maybe a thin striped fabric with black (or charcoal grey) in it? xo
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea. I love the idea of getting the nest ready for guests!
ReplyDeleteThank you, too for adding the ideas to your labeled garden spoons. Guess what...my kiddies bought me a necklace for mothers day with the same words on it...forever love...oh.my!
I also added a link to your spoons from my bloggy Facebook page.
Happy nesting.
Much love to you.
Lisa
Your guest room looks a wonderful place to visit! I have thought many times about painting the center of a silver tray but have yet to find the right one!
ReplyDeleteLooks wonderful!!!
ReplyDeleteYour guest room appears to have a very warm and wonderful welcome to it!
Well done.
Yvonne I love the chalkboard tray along with the other pretty silver pieces! That wall looks so pretty!
ReplyDeleteThe trays look beautiful! How did you hang them on the wall?
ReplyDeleteI love the trays. Can't wait to see more. Glad to know that you found the basket that I blogged about at the outlet. I will have to check ours.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great, creative idea, Yvonne! I love it! I am anxious to see what bedding you have in there. We have painted the train room and creamy beige, and the blinds in there are a rust color so I am thinking of trying to tie that color in with the bedding. I hope we get to see the whole room, soon!!!! XO, Pinky
ReplyDeleteWhat a great tray, Yvonne! I love the detail on the rim. I'm sure your guest will feel most welcome in this guest room!
ReplyDeleteHi Yvonne...I love the tray idea. I will probably adapt it and use the concept in our guest room...let me know if you ever want to come and stay in mine! Love you, Capi.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty Yvonne! The tray is a fun greeting:@)
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful tray! Now you'll see it all the time.
ReplyDeleteI love the way you have the name written here, and the oval with the beautiful edging makes it all fabulous. I found you at Savvy Southern Style.
ReplyDeleteLiz
Yvonne, that is a brilliant WELCOME sign. I find those trays for song. hugs, olive
ReplyDeleteLove the trays on the wall. The chalkboard sign is wonderful! Such a wonderful way to say welcome!!
ReplyDeleteYour tray is beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteDee
Very, very nice! Love it.
ReplyDeleteI'm in LOVE!!!!! Brilliant!! Simply brilliant!! I must find some trays and do this too!! FABULOUS!!!
ReplyDeleteI sure hope you are planning to share this The DIY Dreamer... From Dream To Reality!!
Christine
thediydreamer.blogspot.com
Thanks for sharing at The DIY Dreamer.. From Dream To Reality!! I can't wait to see what you link up tomorrow!
DeleteBeautiful! I love this idea.
ReplyDeleteHow did you hang these on the wall? And did you use a paint brush or a sponge for your chalk board?
Thank you, Elizabeth
P.s. I hope you do make the cinnamon roll pancakes, they are so great.
Absolutely great idea, Yvonne. I love it-what a fun thing to do with an old tray. xo Diana
ReplyDeleteI lovr your blog and then you go and put silve up on your walls too... awesome.
ReplyDeleteplease let me know how you are hanging these pieces. I would like to hang a few myself but am lost as to how you did it without wires showing. great look.
Hi Yvonne. I am a big fan of old silver too and I love the way you have used some of your trays as wall art! I would certainly feel welcomed if this was my first view walking into the guest room. Did you do anything to the silver to prevent it from tarnishing more and more over time? Take care. Suzy
ReplyDeleteYvonne....love your wall vignette!!....I have seen those in many gift shops, but your tray is the prettiest I have seen...love how you grouped it with other silver trays!! Beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteLove the idea! How did you attach the trays to the wall?
ReplyDeleteYvonne....I love it ! Great idea!
ReplyDeleteTks for sharing!
Dani
Yvonne,
ReplyDeleteWhat a precious "welcome" for your guests! I had "Mr. Ed" do a smaller version recently from one I had seen on another blog. Now, I need to add the finishing touches on my silver chalkboard tray! Your room color is so soft. I might have to check this out next time I'm @ Lowe's! Always inspiring @ StoneGable!
Fondly,
Pat
these are awesome! i love your spoon markers, too!
ReplyDeleteYour silver grouping is gorgeous, great idea with the chalkboard. Do we get to see the rest of it?
ReplyDeleteGreat job, Yvonne!
ReplyDeleteI tried to make a chalkboard paint tray and it did not turn out so great, LOL!
I will try some more!!!
This turned out so pretty! What a way to enter a room and see that little beauty! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteTake care,
Trish
LOVE your silvers!
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful! How ever did you hang it up? Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI was looking through your blog and noticed this post. I have trey to hang as well in my home. Wanted to know if you would share how you hung them. Did you use plate hangers?
ReplyDeleteThanks!