Posts Tagged ‘bedroom design’
One Room Challenge Week 5: Bold Serene Bedroom
Welcome to Week 5 of the One Room Challenge! The penultimate post. I’ve just transformed (OMG – past tense!) a dear client’s master bedroom into a peaceful oasis of coziness, with a little bit of ‘wow,’ while documenting it here on my blog over the course of six weeks, with the big reveal happening next…
Read MoreOne Room Challenge Week 4: Bold Serene Bedroom
It’s Week 4 of the One Room Challenge – and it’s been a doozy so far. Before I get into it – here is the scoop, if you’re coming in cold. I’m in the throes of transforming a dear client’s master bedroom into a peaceful oasis of coziness, with a little bit of ‘wow,’ in just…
Read MoreOne Room Challenge Week 2: Bold Serene Bedroom
It’s Week 2 of the One Room Challenge – I am knee deep in transforming my client’s large, dated, and sort of empty master bedroom into the “Bold Serene Bedroom” of their dreams. See all of the befores, and our detailed plans in my Week 1 post. The arrival of Week 2 has come with…
Read MoreOne Room Challenge Week 1: Bold Serene Bedroom
Welcome to Week 1 of the One Room Challenge, where 20 featured designer bloggers (and hundreds of talented guest participants) embark upon a lightning-speed 6-week room transformation! I wanted to do a mini introduction before getting into it, as I suspect many of you are brand-new to me and this blog – thanks…
Read MoreOne Room Challenge Week 4: Inching Closer
Welcome to Week 4 of the One Room Challenge! Participants completely transform a space in just six weeks, documenting the process on their blogs while the world looks on, and revealing a brand new room at the end (hooray!). I am tackling a client space as an ORC for the first time – a shared girls’ bedroom…
Read MoreBefore & After: Mother-in-Law Bedroom at the Junior League of Boston 2016 Show House
Sometimes when I first walk through a new client’s home for the first time, I kind of wonder “why am I here? This looks perfectly lovely.” Usually when we dig into things, there is a good reason why I’m there, as there is a particular problem to address, and a look and feeling they would like to…
Read MoreRoom Reveal: A Restful Bedroom for (Brand) New Parents
I recently had the opportunity to work with a great couple who I learned (after our first meeting!) was expecting their first child – a boy. I helped with a few decisions for the nursery and other areas, but mostly my focus was decorating their master bedroom in a new construction home in Wellesley. They…
Read MoreJunior League of Boston 2016 Decorators’ Show House: Scheming and Planning
It’s official – the Junior League of Boston Decorators’ Show House is back, after a 3+ year hiatus, for its 45th anniversary year. I got wind of the designer preview days back in December, and decided to check out the house on a lark. The show house is again taking place in Newton, in the…
Read MoreNot My Cup Of Tea…Or Is It?
We all have them. Pet peeves. Pre-conceived notions. Things we passionately hate about “bad” design. It’s different for everyone. Some people loathe wallpaper, in general. Others can’t stand the sight of shiny brass hardware, or an overstuffed recliner. Everyone is entitled to their opinion – and we all have the right to love where we…
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