My House Tour - Guest Bedroom

Aug 10

Hey y'all! It's a new week and I am sharing a new room on my home tour! The Guest Bedroom has actually never before been seen or should I say "shared"! This room has remained under the radar mainly because it was never professionally photographed! It was not apart of any of the press features I have received, so therefore would get passed over! It is the poor middle child of the house!

The guest bedroom is actually considered the 'master bedroom' of the house! It is the only room to include an en-suite bathroom! It is a VERY small bathroom and hardly worth mentioning! The bathroom is the ONLY room in the house that has never been touched...like I have never even given it a fresh coat of paint! It requires so much structural repair that it simply hasn't happened yet! But don't worry, a full renovation is in the plans and will be documented here!

Back to the room at hand! The guest bedroom's floors were in a horrible state! So of course, the floors were apart of the entire house's hardwood floor overall!! After a complete sand down and refinishing, they were back in tip top shape! For this room, I wanted to do a little something extra for the walls!! So I got Dad to add vertical and horizontal boards to the walls for a board and batten look! I painted all the woodwork high gloss white and the upper portion of the wall Sherwin Williams Silverplate. Once the walls were done and painted, it was time to move in the furniture!! I wanted to go with a different color combination than the rest of the house, so gray and yellow it was!! It also helped things since the space is simply a recreation of my college apartment bedroom! It is still a work in progress, but we'll get there one day! I would love to have matching nightstands and maybe new draperies! It will work for now!! Thanks again for stopping by!!

Mark Rippstein

Mark Rippstein is the co-founder of R+R Creative Co.

Before graduating from Santa Clara University with honors in Business Marketing, Mark developed a strong work ethic at his parent’s scientific research company. Starting there in his early teens, he jumped in wherever needed, from sweeping floors and counting inventory to soldering circuit boards and setting up trade show booths...he even launched their first web presence in 1996. After working for a couple dot com companies in Silicon Valley and a Dutch bank in Switzerland, Mark spent over 10 years at Google forming and overseeing diverse and dispersed teams and projects. It was through his travels during that time that his appreciation for travel management, especially for trusted and knowledgeable advisors, grew into something that led him to Casto Travel. As Casto’s Director of Marketing, Mark oversaw their online presence, making sure that those who have an experience with Casto, including those working at Casto, had a clear understanding of their values and services. By leading their marketing efforts, Mark was tasked with keeping everything on brand, accurate, and secure. His primary focus was on their websites and their social ties. Mark also provided oversight when it came to having a clear, consistent and positive brand message, particularly pertaining to customer satisfaction, lead generation, and recruiting.

Mark joined his wife, Carla, to build a different type of marketing consulting company. With R+R Creative Co, their objective is to bring clarity, sustainability, and accountability to their projects.

Throughout his years of working on the web, Mark has become an advocate for clarity, consistency, and security. He believes that we should all strive for excellence and going beyond expectations...especially when it comes to working with others.

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