Before and After Series: Spare Room

How crazy is it that I have a spare room!  In a world where most folks live in a fraction of the space that North Americans occupy, I am so blessed to have so much space.  Of course, the more space, the more the clutter!  I am lovingly called a pack-rat by most.  I believe I am not a hoarder (said with confidence:) but those shows certainly make me re-think holding onto House & Home and Style at Home magazines from 1998!  (I recycled them).

Before:  (I cheated a bit.  This is the mess from the renovations but it is a good foil to the after shot).

After:                                                             

Changes:  new carpet, wood blind and headboard (CL).  The quilt is from Vietnam (http://www.mekong-quilts.org/).  If you need a quilt and want to support local community development and job training, take a look.

As my sister remarked, it looks good enough to come stay in:)  I'm hoping to host as many guests as I can.