I recently met with a client who had a guest bedroom they felt was a little stale. There was a large built in bookcase that seemed to overpower the room.
My client felt the furnishings seemed dated, and they wanted new bedding. As they have guests from time to time, and they also rent their home during the golf tournament, they felt it was time for an overhaul.
So did I!
We all agreed with that the bookcase was too much. So, I measured the room and put a plan together on paper as I drafted out the room. The room was large, and my idea was to open the room up so that the guest could appreciate all of the space.
With the bookcase out of the way, I was able to plan a nice lounging area with a chaise.
My client thought maybe the bed should be replaced, but I like the arched shape of the headboard and felt the shape fit well on the rectangular wall that also had a rectangular window on each side of the bed. An arch or circle really pops in such scenarios.
We changed the yellow paint on the wall to a more gray/beige color that would co-ordinate with our other selections:
My client wanted to keep the rug in the room. It was in colors of pink and black. My client loved zebras, as they had lived in Africa at one time!
So, I found this great velvet fabric that had a pink background with black and white zebras! Perfect choice for my theme fabric. I decided to use this fabric on the main pillows and design the room around these pillows.
We discussed a black and white zebra pattern fabric for the window treatments, but decided that was a little too bold. So I found an animal print pattern in an off white and black color way. I placed one panel per one of the four windows and placed the panels on the outside of the windows to open up the walls as opposed to two panels per window. Keep in mind, our goal was to open up the room and not over power it, as the original bookcase had done.
I placed a neutral bedcover on the bed, I folded a black cover at the foot of the bed and three black velvet euro pillows behind the zebra pillows. This allowed the theme pillows to pop.
I found a great style of furniture for the nightstands and the bachelors chest. They were stained black and the handles were wrapped in a leather that coordinated with the color of the wood on the bed. I placed two cultural white porcelain lamps on the nightstands.
Again, to add a curved feature, I placed a round metal twig mirror above the bachelors chest. I re-used my client’s side chairs on either side of the chest. The gold frame of the chairs pulled it all together.
One last detail was art for the wall. We discussed a series of art or one large piece. I found a terrific large art piece of an angel oak tree that was printed on glass. This organic flavor worked really well in the room!
The finished product is a classic and clean design which has a lovely and inviting theme.
