this time, Shepherd wanted the spaces more defined. She began by separating the No Name Saloonthemed gentlemen’ s area with a craft beer table, mirror and copper mule cups. Then, she created a line to the girls’ room using white bookcases on rollers filled with toys, and children’ s books.“ When you walk through that area, you can see the bunk room,” explains Shepherd.“ But if you pass that on the left side, you see the ladies’ area for Traci and her friends with a killer sectional. It’ s very modular so it can be switched out easily. This defines the three spaces very clearly without cutting off any energy.”
Bold pops of color add playful accents to the neutral-base color palette.“ It’ s a holiday home,” she says.“ They don’ t have to live with it, so the accents are out of the box. It’ s easy to change the pillows and artwork for each season.” The children inspired the colors.“ I asked each little girl what her favorite color was,” says Shepherd.“ Purple, pink and periwinkle. The home was a Christmas surprise for them— so I really wanted to dazzle them.”
To amp up the luxe factor, Shepherd adorned the space with lush tactile finishes such as ultra-soft chenille, velvet, fur and Italian leather.“ I wanted to bring some California glitz to the mountains,” she says. The girls, who saw the home for the first time on Christmas Eve, were overjoyed.“ They flipped out,” gushes Traci.“ Every detail completely wowed them.” So much so that the Arnstens hired Shepherd to recreate the same magic in their California home.
ABOVE: Creating a sense of calm as well as drama, Shepherd composed a palette of solid, contrasting colors for the master bedroom. The off-white headboard appears to fade into the wall, allowing the drapery-framed view to dominate the elegant room.
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