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Last week we finished a four room makeover for one of my favorite clients in Montclair. The client, Sally, had specific tastes and wanted to make sure the bedding we created was neither too girly, flowery or masculine. It took us a while to decide on the bedding and wall colors, Miss Sally loves colors of all shades, but for her bedroom, it was a bit more challenging to find the right color. We started with blues, greens and gold palettes, both she and I were like “eh” maybe. It wasn’t until I showed her a photo from one of my favorite magazines, Traditional Home, that we both got excited over the color gray.
I LOVE gray – it’s one of my favorite neutral tones, and enjoy that the color can create a cool or warm feel for rooms.
Then we found some beautiful fabric and bedding at Eastern Accents, created a custom comforter from the Galbraith Collection, and the design was set in motion!
I am a sucker for finding new uses for different things. I really wanted to replace the dated ceiling fan in their bedroom with a chandelier. The challenge was finding a chandelier they would love – not just anything – they have absolutely wonderful taste in antiques, but my budget didn’t allow for an antique crystal chandelier.
I found a wonderful silver leaf four light chandelier at a local store for less than $300. It had a great shape and the dimensions were perfect, but the glass baubles and plastic beads it was covered in screamed “tacky!” Easily enough, I removed the fishing line that the plastic beads were strung up with, replaced the baubles with beveled crystals and repainted the candoliers a creamy white. But I co
uldn’t stop there….
I had this old frame that once held a mirror. The mirror broke, but the frame I loved! So glad I held onto it, because the shape complemented the shape of the Prisca Mirrors I used over the bedside chests. I painted the backerboard and frame and it went up much easier than ceiling medallions!
WE LOVE the end results, especially when it took a bit to get to this point. First, there was a built in platform bed. It had plenty of potential, but I couldn’t seem to talk Sally and her husband into letting me play with it. I would have taken down the television and side mounted light fixtures and added some beautiful fabrics to create a canopy for starters.
Masster Bedroom Before
But, as with all our clients, the inspiration for design comes from their personal tastes and desires. I am so glad they took it down because the end result has become one of my favorite Master Bedroom Designs!Kathryn Koch
