Leave the bed where it's located, and to gain a bit more room, you could change out the side rails and footboard for a simple metal frame. Shop around & you might find one for less than $50. Then if decorating is not your forte, purchase a prematched set of items like this Waverly set available from a variety of retailers. This queen set is from Kohls and the reversible quilt, pillow shams, bed skirt is on sale for $134. Has a matching valance. Depending on the size of your window you might need a few to install on a single rod. Nightstands are from Target, but I'm sure there are lots of this type available from Wayfair or Overstock too. I selected this style because it has drawers for your guests. Select one that is close to the height of your mattress. The lamps are from Target online also. Add some artwork and the room is done until more funds are available.

Don't give up - grays and beiges absolutely can intermingle. There are some lovely inspiration pics online. One could say I have a beige house - all beige carpeting and beige walls and the sofa and loveseat in my formal room are also beige! I was determined to update things a bit with some gray, and with some trial and error I found some colors that worked. It was difficult because I can't repaint the entire beige two story open concept interior, but for instance I was able to add gray pillows on my beige couch that look beautiful (my neighbor wanted to know where I got them so she could do the same thing with her beige couch) and some gray and white curtains that match the pillows and look lovely against the beige walls. Okay, it'll likely be different for you, but I found SW Functional Gray for my dark gray shade and BM Revere Pewter for my light gray shade. I found for my house, the beige paint made all the grays I tried pull blue, if that makes sense (and yes, they are separated by pure white trim). Those two were the first couple I found that still at least looked gray, even if they didn't look at all like the photos on-line. Hope that makes sense. So just keep trying, and beware of undertones! My neighbors ended up with a purple house because they didn't take the undertones seriously when they chose their gray. The cloudy skies where we live seem to make the undertones come out. The other gray house on the block looks green more often then not for the same reason.

Photos of my home

If you have changed a lot of things in a short period of time, consider waiting on the painting for a while so you get used to the changes. You can keep sampling paint colors if you want, but don't rush the decision. I sometimes take months to choose a paint color. Someone told me she painted her living room a color she loved in the winter, but in the summer the light is different and she hates it. I have painted three houses top to bottom in my lifetime. Sometimes I get the color right on the first try, but in one room I think I tried ten colors. But the tenth one was perfect. The average number of colors I sample is 3 - 5. Sometimes when sampling I decide a color isn't right for that room but I end up using it in another room. I like Accessible Beige, it's very close to BM Edgecomb Gray. They are background colors - you don't really think about them. If you cut a color's tint, I've found that you have to do 50% for it to make enough of a difference. But when you do that, you do end up with an entirely different color. What about going lighter with Aesthetic White, Shoji White, Natural Choice or Greek Villa? When you sample, prime a large section of wall so when you're looking at the new colors you're not influenced by how they look next to the old color. Or paint scrap pieces of drywall or wood with your samples (after priming). Paint two coats of the sample colors so you get the full effect. Or get the peel and stick samples from Samplize.com. Look at the samples on all of the walls, at different times of the day and under different weather conditions (cloudy, sunny, partly cloudy).