Thanks so much for all of your suggestions. I promise to post pics of the furniture once the floor is refinished, and we set the furniture up in the room. Staceyneil--the furniture is squared off, not rounded. Also, I love the second inspiration pic you included and keep going back to it. We adopted a child from China and decorating the room with an Asian vibe would be meaningful for us and for friends/family who would use the guest room--how nice to be able to include that with my grandparents' furniture in the same space! Franksmom--I don't sew but could probably manage to hem up a piece of fabric for pretty curtains, when we get that far. I'm with you on the second-hand shopping. I enjoy it for the hunt, budget issues aside. Deeinohio--excellent point about taking it a step at a time. We'll set up the furniture in the room, stop and post pics, and then continue. :) jeanne_gallo--Your office sounds beautiful. We used the color in the office of our last home, a 1916 bungalow, and enjoyed it very much. It will be interesting to use the same color but for an entirely different space and style here. Igloochic--great to read your reply! I recognize your name from my lurking here. I appreciate your taking the time to address so many aspects of this project with practical suggestions. Good point about using just one of the dressers. I'll try the cedar chest next to the bed and see how that looks and functions. Yes, I'm seeing lamp and comfy chair shopping in my future. Do you think duvet-type bedding might work? I've been admiring those and also European-type feather beds--are they actually the same thing? I'm enjoying a project that has some starting perimeters (furniture and paint color) but is also somewhat of a blank slate.

Post in the Home Decorating Forum. Lots of talented designers there. I am not a designer, but the tv is awkwardly placed. The person in bed will be looking at it from an angle. Is there room to put a table or console on the fireplace wall and put it there? (I am not a fan of tv over fireplace, but that is another option).

Does anyone know if Silver Sage is a warm or cool color? Does anyone know what EK color is comparable to Silver Sage? I know I want a white duvet and was thinking of the Martha Stewart duvet with the creamy embroidery on it. I think it is on sale at Macys and I have a coupon... :) But what color drapes? White? Too much to think about... I am still worried that with black, white, and cream, a silvery color will be too cold and medicinal. I did run over to the BM store to get some paint chips and found a bunch of silvery greens that might look nice. I want it more aqua/green than lime green and I asked the sales person if they were warm or cool colors and he showed me a chart to look at versus telling me if they were warm or cool (I am guessing his way of telling me he didn't know either). I have been shopping online for the duvets but I will check out the stores this weekend. Thanks for your help.

coray is so right! And I will add to coray, I suggest not have lamps on the night stands at all, but having sconces affixed to the wall next to the bed. This solves several problems. This avoids having a bulky lamp on the night table, especially important when you may need to get a smaller bedside table due to the size of your room. You can get the type of wall sconce that has an adjustable height, so it will work well as a reading light for people sitting up in bed even if one is 6'3" and the other is 5'3", and will work no matter the height of the bed as well. Some of these wall sconces are plug in so you don't even need to call the electrician, and you can get the cord cover if you don't like the look of the cord. Re secretary: I do not advise getting a vintage secretary with drop-down desk with hutch to use as a work surface. When one works, one tends to lean on the desk with the weight of ones arms or elbows. Secretaries are just not made to take that weight, and the hardware holding the drop-down leaf will break off the secretary or worse, the wood of either the wooden leaf or the secretary will be significantly damaged. And fine craftsmen who know how to repair this are very hard to find. Furthermore, why is there any need for a hutch in a guest bedroom? That bed room is too small, a large piece of furniture like that will only make the room look smaller. If you need a place to store extra towels, get a hotel towel rack for the bathroom like this- You said that your son and GF will be coming for extended stays, so they need a place to keep their clothing. That is a very big closet. I would put in a closet system like ELFA to accommodate their clothing with racks and shelves, etc. so that you do not need a dresser at all in that room. (You will have 2 night stands with drawers.) This way you will have space for a small work table and chair for them. Another thought is to ask them how much time they will actually be needing a surface for their laptop. Maybe they could get by with a drop-down desk that is affixed to the wall (there are some with legs for more support) plus a (folding chair,) rather than a permanent table. https://www.decoist.com/fold-down-desks/?chrome=1 And then they could have a nice comfortable chair for reading or whatever, and a laptop holder/lap desk like these (many people use these) https://nymag.com/strategist/article/best-lap-desks.html