I love when a client requests a master bedroom makeover! This week the JD’s team completed an architectural style master bedroom makeover. The makeover was from top to bottom! The homeowner was ready for new paint color, new furniture, drapes, bedding, lamps, and accessories. When I begin designing for clients, the most important aspect is to be an attentive listener and understand what the client is envisioning for their room.
~BEFORE~
Most people get overwhelmed when it comes to figuring out how to pull a room together. Designing a room can become difficult and confusing. Every design decision layers on top of the next decision. Have you ever updated one item in a room, and then all of a sudden everything else looks dated?
Choosing the Right Furniture
It is always best to start with your most expensive item as your design foundation. So, for this master bedroom makeover, the furniture selection needed to be the first decision. My client’s style would be described as “Modern Farmhouse”. Their bedroom furniture is from our architectural furniture line at JD’s. For this architectural master bedroom makeover, the upholstered sleigh bed is the focal point. Next, we made up the bed with beautiful white bedding, a beige colored quilt folded at the foot of the bed, and shams in a toile pattern.
This master bedroom was large enough to accommodate the furniture choices, and still had enough room for an occasional chair. The chair is in the same hues as the upholstered bed.
When designing for both a man and woman, you have to keep a delicate balance. Men don’t want a room to be “frou-frou”, and they really can complain if there are too many pillows on the bed! Women want a master bedroom that is soft and relaxing. This furniture appealed to the masculine side, and the soft bedding and drapes softened the room and made it quite romantic.
Draperies Make All The Difference
Speaking of drapes, the drapery fabric had soft muted colors, in green, blue, and cream hues. The drapes went beautifully with the paint color in the room. If you need advice on draperies, just visit my post about “window treatment ideas“. The color in the room is called “Sea Salt” by Benjamin Moore, it is a very soft and soothing color.
I’ve said it before, but drapes make a world of difference in any room. These drapes were put on a thin French Return rod. Like my mother would say to me about makeup, “A little can go a long way”. This is my philosophy on drapes and drapery rods, you don’t have to go overboard to make an amazing statement.
After the guys got the bed put together, and moved all the furniture in, us girls were ready to decorate with accessories. Accessorizing a room brings me so much joy. Adding the final touches to a room is like adding jewelry to a great outfit!
For the bedside table lamps, I chose lamps with a little bit of “bling”. It is important to have a contrast between your table and lamp. What I mean by that, is if your table is wood, don’t choose a wood lamp. A better choice would be either a ceramic lamp or a mercury glass lamp. A gorgeous canvas of Paris was purchased from Homegoods. The canvas had soft hues and was the perfect size for above the bed.
A pretty orchid floral was placed on the dresser, along with unique accessories. The chest of drawers was decorated with a lamp, and mirrored bookends which added a little more “bling”. Take a look at the two round mirrors I found at Hobby Lobby! Hanging them vertically staggered takes up more space on the wall, and worked well with the vaulted ceilings.
This job was so much fun, and our clients were super happy. My hope is that these design ideas will give you inspiration for your own master bedroom makeover. Have a good week!
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