Project Guestroom Update

I wanted to share an update about our guestroom makeover! Here's the background info:

I'm a HUGE online news junky...CNN.com, AJC.com...even People.com (yes, it's "news", lol)...
Recently I was browsing AJC online and came across a feature of The Best of the Big A...Best Blog Award.
The top blog award was given to Charm Home. I began following the blog and became addicted! The blogger is Cristi Holcombe...it's her interior design blog. She has tons of fun and creative design ideas.

Cristi and I began emailing back and forth about the current real estate market, home makeovers, etc...we really hit it off! We have decided to team up and trade services. YAY! She's coming over on Thursday to help me with our guestroom makeover in exchange for some snazzy pics of her for the blog. I'm thrilled to have a REAL interior designer help with the guestroom. I'm also super excited to be taking her pics. I've got some really fun ideas for her shoot.

Look out for updates on the design process as well as following LH Photography for a sneak peek of Cristi's shoot! We should be doing her photo session in the next few months.

Project Guestroom

I love decorating and home makeovers. However, this can be an expensive passion! My next project is to revamp our guestroom and turn it into a functional office for Jake. Since he's started at Emory, he's been using our dining room table or leather chair in the living room to study. Seeing as he has two and a half more years of school...it seems like a good idea for him to have an area that he can dedicate to studying, etc.

Our guestroom now is a hodgepodge of "stuff" (and now, a Trek bike, lol) that just clutter up the room. My vision is to have a room that he can put his Georgia stuff in, without clashing with the current color scheme. Red and black don't quite go with the sage green bedding we have now soooo...it's time for a makeover...on a budget!

What we have:
queen bed/headboard (that needs to be spray painted black)
cherry wood nightstand (to be painted black OR donated to Goodwill *hmmmm*)
cherry dresser with TV on top (may go in master bedroom!!)
a whole lot of Georgia stuff...including his framed jersey and Mr. November calendar ; )

What we need:
black or white desk
chair
new bedding (COMFORTER/PILLOWCASES-done...now I'm looking for B&W polka dot sheets...if anyone finds some, let me know!)
fun office supplies/decor

My finds SO far:
reversible comforter and shams from Walmart.com ($50) *see above : )
red alligator-ish textured pen holder from Homegoods ($3)
vinyl B&W dry erase calendar to stick on wall from Homegoods ($12)

I'll update with pics and "finds" as I come across them!
Wish me luck!
L