Its going to be a guest room soon!
By ElicBxn
@ElicBxn (63638)
United States
September 5, 2012 4:44pm CST
So, you guys remember when the crazy roommate moved out. We decided to turn that room into a guest room.
First we had to clean it, lordy but she left it filthy!
Then we painted it - purple... actually, we got Kilz and got it tinted purple, came out pretty nice too. Both ceiling and all, well, the ceiling is white, but the room is purple.
Now, we have 4 empty bookcases, some of the kids toys and the new roommate's organ in there.
Today, the bed came!
Of course, its all in pieces... still, its here.
I tell you want, that nephew is going to EARN those bucks this weekend!
3 boxes, one for the futon mattress, one for the twin mattress and the other for all the metal bits!
I'm rather excited myself...
What do you think?
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20 responses
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
6 Sep 12
Yes, i do remember & i think i told u good riddance, lol. I can't stand filthy people.I bet the room looks really pretty. Purple is one of my favorite colors. Hope your nephew gets it all done for him. U are lucky to have a nephew. Sadly i never got the chance to be an aunt.
@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
6 Sep 12
Allergies are another good reason to keep the door shut. It just changes things up a bit to have that option.
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@ElicBxn (63638)
• United States
6 Sep 12
I mean, she showered every day, washed her bedding frequently, I just can't figure out how she let the room get that bad!
I don't have a nephew, I have the roomie's nephew.
I do have a niece, but she's so allergic to cats she can't come over.
I mean, the nephew is also allergic to cats, but not like my niece.
We try to let him do most of the work away from the critters...
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@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
6 Sep 12
It sounds fun and exciting. One of these years I may have a spare room. I could always hope. You will enjoy the space, I am sure.
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@lynboobsy11 (11343)
• Philippines
6 Sep 12
I wish that I also have guest room for visitors who visited me from the city
where I came. Im uncomfortably to offer my sofa as their bed but they are
the one who want to sleep there.
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@Kashmeresmycat (6369)
• United States
6 Sep 12
I love it and I love purple too!
I always wanted an extra bedroom but can't really afford it. It would be nice to have a spare when my granddaugher comes over to sleep. It would give me more room too, for extra craft stuff I just don't know what to do with. Who knows though, maybe one will come up that I can afford, you just never know.
I bet you are excited and I think it's going to look great!
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@bellis716 (4799)
• United States
6 Sep 12
I'm happy that you are happy. I like purple. It's a nice color for walls or just about an thing.
@BarBaraPrz (47611)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
6 Sep 12
I think they're called "swackets".
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@vidhyaprakash_2 (7116)
• India
6 Sep 12
Hi friend, good to hear that your crazy room mate moved away and you are happy with it. As you mentioned your room will become a guest room soon, it is really a good idea, hope you enjoyed a lot with the cleaning work. I watched the mattress in your photo really it's cute
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
8 Sep 12
did you choose purple or mauve because purple is the color of eggplant and that is quite dark, mauve or lilac is much lighter.
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@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
15 Sep 12
That's a lovely looking guest bed. I have the bottom bit on it's own in my lounge room. Sometimes it's a sofa, sometimes a bed. It's good for when I don't want to be at the computer any more and there's a good movie on. I can go in there and snuggle under the covers and promptly fall asleep. The more I want to watch the movie, the faster I fall asleep. LOL.
Did you mean the organ belongs to the totally blind roomie? If so, I'm impressed all over again.
@leeloo (1492)
• Portugal
6 Sep 12
I have never had a spare room to turn into a guest room but I do enjoy remodelling, my parents are fixing up this little place they got and it is amazing how cleaning, repainting and refitting things will change a home, even if in the same colour as before. The couch/double bed/bunk bed is a great option, I had seen them before and always though it was a very practical space saving option as it allows for the bed to be in a room without taking up the space of a bed. It should look great when it is done. Have fun finishing the room.
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@BarBaraPrz (47611)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
6 Sep 12
If anyone ever visited me I might need a guest room, but I don't need to worry about that. I do have two sitting areas, though they have love seats, not a full size couch.
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
6 Sep 12
Wow it sounds as if it is coming along nicely! Is the purple a dark, medium or light color. I would love to see pictures of the finished project. I hate that your ex roommate left the place in such shambles. It sounds as if you are turning it around though.
@savak03 (6684)
• United States
8 Sep 12
Sounds like a big job. I never thought of having kilz tinted. I've always used it as a base coat and painted my color over it.
So I guess you don't need the income a new room mate would bring in? I can understand how reducing the number of people in your house would make a calmer environment.
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@safwan0012 (117)
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6 Sep 12
first of all congrates on eimproving your life style.i think your rightly excited.everybody feels very very good when he get something from his own money.i would be excited too if i were you.we should all try to get better things like you.making guest room of this type is more apreciable that you want to make your guests feel very good.
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@ElicBxn (63638)
• United States
18 Dec 15
At this point all the original bedrooms are now not being used as bedrooms. This room is still the guest room, but right now full of other stuff. One room is supposed to be a media room, but currently used for storage and the last one is my bead/craft room.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
6 Sep 12
hi elicbxn I love it , its neat and pretty too and will tie in with
the room color too.your nephew will be proud of it once its
all put together.I love purple and get kidded at times as i
wear the color a lot.this room will love great once its all
put together
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@Maggiepie (7816)
• United States
6 Jan 13
[b]"So, you guys remember when the crazy roommate moved out."
Me?? 
Maggiepie [/b]
Maggiepie [/b]
@cerebellum (3863)
• United States
7 Sep 12
I have always wanted a guest room, but I would probably have it filled with junk anyway. When I was married, we had a spare bedroom, but between the exercise equipment and extra things in there, there wasn't much room. We had a couc that folded out to a bed, and barely had room for that, and when it was pulled out, there was just enough room to get around it. It should be nice once you
get it all together. Very few things come together anymore, so it is good that you have someone to do it for you!
@deazil (4730)
• United States
7 Sep 12
I really like that bed. It's very nice. And purple is such a great color. There was a house I use to drive by that got sold and the new owners painted it purple. It was a pretty big two story house on the corner of a street. It was odd to see because I never saw a purple house before. I have seen a purple room and it does look pretty. And when I visit I like sitting in a kitchen, too. It just seems like a nicer place to be. I think it's friendlier. And closer to the teapot!
Have fun fixing up the room. And of course, everyone wants to see pics.
Have fun fixing up the room. And of course, everyone wants to see pics.1 person likes this
@ElicBxn (63638)
• United States
7 Sep 12
Yeah, and once we start getting it together I'll start taking pix, but right now its mostly just a play room when the great-niece and nephew come. After the bed's together it'll be more. In fact, this weekend we'll need to take the tv that's in there out so it doesn't get broken.
@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
18 Dec 15
I have a guest room, what I really, want is a sewing room.
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