Quick Free Guest Room Makeover

What do you do when company's coming to stay for three days and your guest room is a mess? Clean it up and add a few nice touches of course. Our guest room/office had unfortunately become a dumping ground for the past couple weeks and this was the perfect excuse to tidy things up. The before photos you're about to see were not staged but rather looked worse before I started cleaning and then stopped to snap these pics.
Before

After

Once all the junk was dealt with I was able to bring up this trash-picked side table from the basement I got months ago and put it beside the bed. It's nice that there's an outlet right there for easy cell phone or laptop charging.

I left the top clear except for a water glass and put just a few books underneath.
Other side Before

And After

I moved the wooden stool from beside the bed into the corner so I could top it with a cute little yellow potted plant to give the room some life. The green and white striped throw I pulled from the living room blanket basket to add a pop of color and give another layer option in case the AC is too high for them.

We had hung the blinds months ago (I believe it was December) but never got around to hanging curtain rods and curtains which is why the blinds are hung higher than the window. The curtain panels would cover the window's edge, making it appear wider and taller so I hope we can get those hung soon.
Since this room also doubles as our office I tidied up the desk too.
Before

After

I closed up the printer, pushed in the chair, hid some wires, and moved the keyboard and mouse back to free up as much surface space as possible.

So for zero dollars and zero cents I was able to tame our unruly guest room and make it guest-ready.