Recent Redesign - Pre-teen Bedroom

 Pre-Teen Bedroom Redesign:

 This was a "weekend" project commanded, er, I mean, commissioned by a close friend for her daughter. It started as a quick consult and snowballed into a one week whirlwind surprise with me doing my best drill sergeant "cut the clutter" routine.  (She'll have my head for saying that if she's reading this). Much of the changes to the room came from space planning, color coordinating and layout and since turnaround was fast, there were a few well-intentioned ideas that went unfinished like roman shades. The room has a steep roof-line and boxed out vent shafts to work around, so I played with the layout a bit. By moving the bed to the wall it's on, we gave the funky spaces on either side of the bedroom more purpose. The area with the mirror (where the bed used to be) is now a dressing area with a large bureau (off camera) and a small bookcase for accessories.

 On the opposite side of the room under the roofline, we added low shelves with easy-to-access bins of different colors for clothing and smaller storage needs. To the right of and perpendicular to the low under-eave shelves is a hanging rod making that entire under eave area one big open closet.

Just outside of the bedroom was a makeshift work and play area. The ledge under the window was used as a storage shelf and a small table in front of it doubled for a desk. Since she wanted a new desk for the space anyway and her daughter loves crafts, I suggested making the area a designated craft table with use of the ledge as a windowseat. I love big desks for working. I like to spread out and craft projects need that kind of workable space. The desk is Ikea as are the pink acrylic scoop chairs (which I love). 

 More than workable space, though, pre-teens and teens need "hang-outs", so the alcove facing the craft table got some low zebra chairs, a fuzzy pink rug and a newly painted white gloss side table.

Due to time constraints and the impending arrival of the daughter, we had to leave some of the "polishing" for a later date. I'd have tweaked the bookshelves within an inch of their life had I time and we'd have cleared out more around the craft table given days and nights of "do I really need all 50 shades of that blue paper?" conversation. (She'll have my head for sure after that comment).

Check back in soon. I hope to be posting more shortly. In between orchestrating my 4 kid's extra-curriculars, resolving homework headaches and working on some new and very exciting design projects,  I will be updating our blog.

Recent Redesigns- Home Office and Guest Room

So much has happened since the last post, it's hard to know where to begin. Many of my projects are still under construction, but here's a sneak-peak at some of my recent redesigns that are close if not ready to seeing the light of day:

Home Office Redesign:

Office After

Office Before

This room was always meant to be an office, but rarely got used for that purpose. The family was transitioning in and out of spaces as their needs changed.










For color punch, I added an accent stripe on the east wall over the desk in the same cinnamon as the drapes. I had it out-lined in a simple picture frame molding that we painted gloss black. We went through several furniture options for this room, but ultimately landed on this one due, oddly enough, to the narrow 28" width of the office door. Many desks ship fully assembled and in order to make the tight turn into the office from the 3' wide hallway outside, we needed a desk that came or could be un-assembled and then could be re-assembled once through the door. After confirming the specifics of their shipping methods, we ultimately chose the Ballard Tuscan Desk set. The additional appeal of this set was the coordinating media cabinet, which, in this space, faces the side of the desk (you can see it's front left corner on the bottom right of the photo). It has 2 glass cabinet doors which allow for all wi-fi equipment to work un-interrupted behind closed doors.

Guest Room Redesign:

In addition to the office, the homeowners asked for the "costco overflow" room to be re-envisioned as a usable guest room and retreat for the wife. Over the daybed (with trundle), I added a conversion kit pendant light to soften the space and add intimacy. I wish you could see the bed fabric a little better, It's a light blue base with a white elongated hex print. I will post better quality photos on our website when the room's are finished.

Guest Room Before

Guest Room After

To the right of the bed is a Pottery Barn drop-down writing desk with smart technology. It has two electrical receptacles, a telephone jack, a data jack and one USB port.