Here's a photo of the bedroom I was given. It belongs to Emily & David:
Parameters:
Budget: $4000 and all of the sources needed to be retail
Client needs: keep existing cream carpet, fairly traditional style , like reds, yellows, greens, not really blues, want to wake up the room, fresh it up, warm it up...
To start, I suggested that Emily & David paint their fireplace & ceiling beam in a creamy white and paint the walls & ceiling in a warm wheaty cream to lighten & warm up the room.
The thing that's toughest about bedrooms with low slanted ceilings is that the ceiling is too close to where you lay your head, so I went with a bookshalf bed that would extend the place where you lay your head a foot further into the room. I based the color scheme around a blockprinted quilt that I'd seen (and loved!!) at Pottery Barn, that is full of yellow-greens, yellows & reds with a dark green background. I spec'd yellow curtains from Ikea and recommended Restoration Hardware's yellow belgian linen as "splurge" option. For nightstands, I decided to keep an existing dresser for side and do a skirted burlap table on the other side.
So, here's a quick rundown of the plan:
"Splurge" Bed:
{PB Teen... they actually have some good-looking beds if you're on a tight budget for an adult room}
Blockprinted Bedding:
{top one, from Pottery Barn}
Burlap Bedskirt:
{Ballard Designs}
Chaise in cream linen next to the fireplace:
{Ballard Designs}
Tripod Lamp next to chaise:
{Ballard Designs by Suzanne Kasler}
Ikat Pillow on Chase:
{Etsy}
Wooden Sunburst above fireplace:
{Anthropologie}
Gourd Lamps on Nightstands:
{Lampsplus.com}
Set of 6 freamed reproduction botanicals similar to this: (Vintage would be my first choice) to the left of the fireplace:
Pair of garden stools below the prints that can be moved around the room as needed (ie drink table for chaise, etc.):
I wasn't able to copy & paste the rendering from the Post, but you can view the link to the article here. ( I think coloring might be a little off because it's on newsprint so it looks a bit darker/ less warm/ less colorful, but from the photos above you should get the idea.) I hope Emily & David are happy with it!
Have a great day!! :)
If you'd like help creating a home you absolutely love, contact me about our design services.
