Camille and her family just purchased a lovely home in Woodbridge and like many people, wanted to get her home in order. She asked her realtor, Stacy Magid, for a referral, and of course, we were called in 
Our first project was to transform the finished basement into a great living space for Camille’s mom, and place for the kids to study. Here’s what the basement looked like when we first met:
living space before
- Study Area before
Living area after
Living area after
I have to say, I’m not fond of sectionals, as they kind of limit how rooms will be set up – okay, they don’t kind of limit – they REALLY limit how a room can be changed in terms of form and function, but luckily for us, this one came apart and we could re-work it into a great space divider AND still get seating where everyone can enjoy playing Wii or watching television.
Oh, we WERE going to paint the rooms a soft shade of gold, but smarty me decided to use 40 watt incandescent lights versus the hideous-green-hued CF bulbs. After we changed out light bulbs, the room did not need a paint job. For the energy savers/earth lovers – please don’t send me dirty letters. I’ll write another post about the pros and cons of CF bulbs (and it’s not just because they are not stylish 
), until then, back to our regularly scheduled post…
After we were done with the basement living area, we came back to work on the boys’ rooms. Rahmaan is an LSU fan, Dawud loves Miami Heat, so of course, having their very own themed bedrooms was alot of fun for us too!
Dawud's room before
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Rahmaan's room before
go LSU!
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While bringing in the cool and stylish items, desks were a must! We also organized the closets for the boys, installing drawer and shelving units and reconfiguring the hanging rods, making their rooms totally functional, well organized, and best of all – rooms they’ll love for a long time! Should they ever tire of their teams, the decals from Fathead.com come off SO easy, and because I did not use team specific bedding and items (with the exception of the pillows I made) they can easily change up the room.
What I liked best about doing this design for the family is that they are truly wonderful people, the whole family is genuinely nice and didn’t mind our intrusion! But most of all, I know where Camille’s heart is. She could have done the first floor living areas, but decided that she wanted her mom and boys taken care of first. She lives the example for her kids to follow and I admire that!
Hello…love the Miami Heat themed room. Can you tell me what color red paint you used please?
Thanks so much. You do beautiful work!!! So admired.
Hi Stephanie – the red we used was Benjamin Moore’s 2004-10 Deep Rose. Thank you for your kind comments, so glad you like the room!
Kate
Hi there..I am loving the Miami Heat room also. A few questions if you don’t mind, did you do 2 walls red and 2 walls gray, and what color gray did you use? Love your style of decorating!
Hi Trish, for the Miami Heat room, the window wall is Benjamin Moore’s Million dollar red, 2003-10, the gray walls are Benjamin Moore’s Whale Gray 2134-40. Only the one wall is red. Thank you for your kind comment!