Almost a year ago, my sister moved out of the two bedroom house we shared leaving me with a spare room. I have spent the months since she left trying to make it into room that houses three purposes. First and foremost, this room needed to be a guest bedroom, secondly, it had to serve as my office, and lastly it had to serve as my personal closet/dressing room. Now, that may seem like a lot, and that is because it is. But, with the new year quickly approaching, I thought it was time for me to buckle down and get to work!
The guest bed for friends and family who come to visit!
My grandfather built this shelf, and I had to incorporate it in to the space some how, so I decided it was the perfect place to display my expanding shoe collection.

Room Essentials clothes rack from Target ($8) to help me keep my clothes off the floor!
My new desk from Ikea ($20) coupled with a magnetic board to stick some inspirational pictures.
Some fashion reads for inspiration

My older sister just recently moved out of our two bedroom house to go party it up in LA (not really but she is having fun), and she left me with an empty dark pink room (kind of like a rasberry color). While I have nothing against pink, it can become overwhelming. This spare room has become my office/ guest room, so i want a more calming and universally accepted design. I have always been interested in interior design (I almost majored in it), so I enjoy painting, designing, and rearraning my house.
My best friend is spending her summer on the East Cost, and she has posted some beautiful pictures from her many bike rides in town. I want to use her pictures as my inspiration for my room redo. I have found some objects that I have found online that kind of embody that coastal style that I am trying to achieve. Here are some pictures of some aspects I want to incorprate into my room.

O and follow my friends blog to follow her summertime adventures in Provincetown, MA: http://emma-lou-thinking.blogspot.com/

Light Blue paint for the walls to give it a calm, relaxing feel
I am obsessed with black board paint! great way to have an interactive creative outlet in your room♥
Inspiration picture from my friend's trip
♥ this paper wreath
Driftwood display
This old cracked bookcase gives it kind of a drift wood feel