Poplar Room

Of the three room in the Inn, the Poplar was the room with the least amount of issues.  The hardwood floors were still in good condition and warm wood paneling covered the walls and slanted ceilings.  The room needed very little except cleaning and a new light fixture.  The bathroom, this one a faded lemon yellow, needed the same attention that the rest of the bathrooms had with a yellowed sink and outdated, peeling laminate flooring.

The empty Poplar room, as purchased

Built in cedar lined closet

The second closet in the Poplar Room - at least it is blue and not green!

The 70's yellow bathroom, complete with yellow shower, creaky shower door and a wall mounted sink. Note the bucket under the sink for added ambiance

Vinegar stained vanity. The whole vanity is built of the same wood, but the reaction of the vinegar to the tannic acids in the wood gave us some serious color variations.

The main challenge with the Poplar room was furnishing as the low ceilings take away usable space in an already compact room.  Since furnishing was not a priority during early stages of the renovations, we started in the bathroom, pulling out all the fixtures and taking out the laminate flooring.  Next, we painted the walls with the same faux stone finish that we used in the half bath downstairs.  We wanted to use the same finish in this bathroom and the pink bathroom next door in the Dogwood room in order to reduce waste, so we picked a sandstone color that would hopefully look good if any of the pink or yellow bled through.  The color did not bleed through, but we picked such a coordinating color that the base coat was almost the same shade of pink as the Dogwood bathroom, causing just a little stress as to the finished product.

In the end, the color worked well and we moved on the building a custom vanity and mirror to fit into the space beside the shower.  Once they were built, we aged both pieces and stained them with a homemade vinegar and steel wool stain.  Then we re-enameled the shower stall white and replaced the door with a curtain.  A new floor was laid with ceramic tile and a few finishing touches later - curtains, a new towel bar, and a repainted door - and that bathroom was done.

Handmade vanity and mirror for the Poplar Room

Finished Poplar bathroom

With that, we turned our attention back to the bedroom.  Of course, we had to walk past that pesky extra closet to do that...  What ever could we do with that space?  Oh, right, maybe this -

Cozy reading nook in the Poplar Room

So, can we get a bed in here, maybe?  After much deliberation and a whole lot of time spend on pinterest, we decided on a four post bed.  Since the bed was going under a window, we couldn't do much in the way of a head board, but went with some nice detail on the foot board instead and color scheme of cream, chocolate brown, and deep red.  A couple of bedside tables and a matching cafe table with chairs along with a narrow shelf under the television finished the furnishing of the room.

Every time we finish a space, it becomes my new favorite and the Poplar Room is no exception.  Although our smallest room, the clean furnishings and light colors make it cozy and relaxing while the view of the upper lawn and poplar tree from the private balcony is expansive.

Welcome Inn, y'all, we hope to see you soon!

Welcome to the Poplar Room

Enjoy the mountain breezes through the balcony doors and relax in your private getaway