Personal Guest Room Touches

I seem to be slowing down on this room. I still need to paint the ceiling, but Andy and I had a twice-a-year weekend without the girls and we wanted to make the most of it. A snow storm kind of sealed the deal that once I got to his place, I wasn’t going anywhere. We went out for sushi Friday night, we celebrated Mass together, we watched some movies, we did some cleaning, we shoveled driveways together. I was to have my friend Gale come in to play with me at my church’s service but the snow canceled our plans, leaving me to play alone. We were also to get together for Andy’s mom’s birthday, but the snow stopped our travel to his hometown. My family shut itself in for an afternoon game and pizza day. It was a great weekend. When I found out back in 2013 that Andy had children, I was ecstatic. They add so much to life, even when things don’t run smoothly. I miss them after awhile of not seeing them. But a few days a year being adults is, well, great.

Even though Gale didn’t make it, I prepared the guest room as I am working on it, for her. I tried to consolidate paint cans and ladders to one corner of the room. While I was taking a break from painting, I added two homey touches to the room: a WiFi password welcome sign on the nightstand with some amenities, and a slate painting.

The welcome sign is simple. There are a number of free templates available on Pinterest or you can create your own – add your home’s WiFi password, frame it, and put it on the nightstand. I also added some lotion and an alarm clock.

The slate painting was borne from a large piece of slate I found cleaning out my dad’s room. I am uncertain what he intended to paint on it, but it is the right size and shape for something, with holes for hanging. I used a long, strong leather thong and knotted the ends so they don’t slip through. Before I painting it, I hung this on a nail close to the floor for a week to make sure the leather would hold the heavy slate. I found a template for one of my favorite sayings and modified it to be a bit more “artsy.” Using the light gray for the walls, I painted this freehand with several Q-Tips for paint brushes. To hang I simply made sure I was on a stud with my nail. I like it!