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April 26, 2018

A Peek Inside Our Airbnb Garage Apartment Project…

Good morning friends! Today I am popping in to share some updates on our little garage apartment project. As I shared back in January, Mark and I had this crazy idea to turn the space above our garage into a super fun little airbnb rental for those visiting our cute little small town. I of course jumped on the idea of creating a super colorful and whimsical space with absolutely zero “rules”. We finished the space back when we completed our home but we had just filled it with “junk” when we moved in and it has sat in this messy/dirty state for the past year. Last month we decided to FINALLY clean it out and get it ready for paint and wallpaper and furnishings… all Addison’s Wonderland style of course! Once we cleaned it up, I mopped our beautiful Shaw Floors’ Castlewood Oak in Armory that I have yet to really share which are GORGEOUS! We have their Castlewood Oak in Tapestry in the girl’s playroom and art rooms and I can truly say that I am OBSESSED with this entire collection of hardwoods!

After all of the cleanup was complete, I found the most beautiful shade of blue/green called Wythe Blue by Benjamin Moore for the window trim and several half-walls in the bedroom nooks. I decided to have only about 2/3 of the walls and baseboards painted for a fun little detail that didn’t visually “close off” the nooks by being too dark but still added a punch of color and fun to the space. Each of the nooks will have a queen sized bed and I plan to wallpaper the back window walls of each nook with THIS WALLPAPER. Next, I plan to wallpaper the entire back living/dining nook with this wallpaper…

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ARABIAN NIGHTS WALLPAPER BY THE PATTERN COLLECTIVE

Next week Mark will be completing a little kitchenette planned around THIS ADORABLE RETRO MINI FRIDGE and then it’ll just be down to furnishings and accessories! I have already purchased almost everything and it is all currently sitting in our basement awaiting “loading day”. Oh and don’t worry, there is a bathroom in the downstairs room of the apartment. There is also another good sized room when you first enter the apartment that I haven’t shared yet that will also be getting the AW treatment. I have a super fun wall art project I will completing in this space next week as well! Stay tuned for lots of updates!

Here is what I have purchased for the space so far…

BEFORE…

Under Construction…

Post-Construction Mess…

All Cleaned Up!

TODAY!

Apartment Details…

Wall Color- Alabaster by Sherwin Williams

Window Trim & Partial Walls- Wythe Blue by Benjamin Moore

Flooring- Shaw Floors’ Castlewood Oak in Armory

Shop My Furnishing Plan…

XOXO, Brittany Hayes

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  1. Debbie Tavares says

    April 26, 2018 at 10:36 am

    Absolutely love love all the nooks and crannies! The color paint is gorgeous not too dark or too bright. Can’t wait to see the finished product . Great visionary ideas.

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  2. Lisa says

    April 26, 2018 at 11:05 am

    SO gorgeous! Love the Wythe Blue!!

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  3. Patricia says

    April 26, 2018 at 12:10 pm

    So beautiful – I love the light bright walls and the floors are perfect ! I would love to stay there ! Can’t wait to see it furnished !

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  4. Debbie says

    April 26, 2018 at 2:24 pm

    Such a cute space! I can’t wait to see it all furnished!

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  5. Belinda D Green says

    April 26, 2018 at 2:55 pm

    Love what you have chosen and I did order blinds thru you for our sun room. Thx.
    We were please with Men’s shoes too. Fit !!! Thx. B

    Reply
  6. Mel says

    April 27, 2018 at 7:20 am

    You are so very clever! This is gorgeous xx

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  7. Kristin says

    May 2, 2018 at 2:10 pm

    You have such an incredible eye for design. I love your blog. I’m a new follower. I’ll be hunting for you on instagram to tag along on your journey with this rental. My hubs and I love exploring new spaces and cute little towns, so we may be guest someday 🙂
    Thanks for taking us along on this journey with you.

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  8. The Pattern Collective says

    May 18, 2018 at 11:18 pm

    Cant wait to see the finished space!

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