Rushing through

Seems a lot of activity, and not a lot of time to post or rest, just keep rushing through...

The guest room is pretty much done.  In all, I painted 3 walls, wallpapered the 4th, along with leaving some of the blackboard paint on that wall.  It turned out pretty cool, as far as I'm concerned.  And I guess that's what matters.  I used a Winnie the Pooh story book, a Bobbsey Twins book, and some pages from the Children of the World, or something like that.  All books were without color.  The Pooh stories had quite a few pictures, and I tried to maximize them.  The Bobbsey book was quite brownish pages, and the other book just threw in some extra pages and pictures of dutch kids and some eskimo ones, I think.  Some staggering and partials and different sizes and sideways application gave me a wall that looks like this...

Overall, it looks like this in the lamplight.  The center of the wall is the chalkboard for messages for the guests...

I have been moving things around in the garage and finally found where I had stashed an old frame.  There were a few special pages in the Pooh book - the dedication page, the starting page, the final page, pages and passages that were perfect for an old, brown, simply carved frame.  With a thin board cut to fit, the pages were layered and Mod Podged down and left to dry.  Then it was fitted into the frame, secured and hung on the wall.  I have loved this frame since I picked it up and can't even remember where.  So glad to finally have a chance to use it.

 Add to that, these two stitched hangings I found at Neckers Company, and another spot is complete.

 And since this room is for travelers, I decided to hang my end box label from a soldier in California, to his wife, back at home.  A box end purchased at the auction of one of my old church guys.  People I knew, from their time of war.

Purchasing a new bed for our room, left us with a king to put in the guest room.  I like to sleep in a king sized bed.  I have one at home.... which makes staying in a double while traveling pretty tight.  And some travelers might have a kid or two, or a dog, so I'm thinking that the king will be ok...even though it doesn't leave a lot of other space for bags and baggage, I'm thinking it's mostly a sleeping room.  How about your guest room?  Is the bed big, or do you have lots of walking around space?  Do you offer closet space?  A dresser or a table?  What do you like as the comforts of home, when you are staying over???