With its high-tech wallpaper and street grey colourings,
Korbin’s bedroom is edgy with a skateboarding aesthetic.
Angles, geometrics, and ovals are repeating motifs. They give
grey zigzag energy while having a ‘kid’ glove fit with Korbin’s
love of the game Minecraft, and skateboarding. Julie says
“The wallpaper was definitely a splurge item. It will suit any
style changes we make.” The room’s accessories are a budgetwise way to reflect new design trends.
The concrete coloured greys of the bed, wallpaper, book
shelves, and carpeting are a foundation. “We wanted to give
him a room that reflected his passions while ensuring it would
have longevity as his hobbies and sports change,” CatherineLucie remarks. The grey carpeting balances the room’s colour
zips and zaps. It also enhances the room’s detailing as seen in
the bed’s brushed metal drawer pulls.
Korbin “chose the wallpaper and pillow fabrics,” Julie notes.
He wanted vivid speedy colours in the room. “We focused
on his top colours, using them as funky accents,” CatherineLucie remembers. The ‘graffiti’ art hanging connects the
room’s motifs, colours, and urban style.
The window‘s bookshelf is inspired by skateboarding ramps.
It provides storage as does the window seat. Most important
are the hidden compartments that keep Korbin’s treasures.
Classic in design, the double bed, with its generous storage
drawers, will suit his needs as he grows. “I usually select items
that are not necessarily made just for children,” CatherineLucie comments. The room’s angled activity table is actually
two painted repurposed tables.
“I was thrilled to see how much bigger we made the room
feel. The bay window became the ‘star’ piece with custom
cabinetry,” Catherine-Lucie states. The bedroom, now
organized and coordinated, uses classic-style elements aided
by edited accents like the room’s tangerine-coloured lamp to
make a statement about Korbin’s passions, pep, and pizzazz.
When Korbin saw his finished room “he fell over and
pretended to faint,” Julie says. “Before the renovation, he only
used his room for sleeping. Now we have trouble getting him
out of there.”
“Friends and family love it! If you saw the ‘before’ pictures,
you would see that this was a much needed upgrade!
We are so pleased with how everything came together. It
exceeded our expectations.”
Space Designed by Catherine-Lucie Horber, www.
royalinteriordesign.ca; Photographer, Aurora Robinson
Photography, www.aur orarphoto.com; Bedding,
HomeSense, www.homesense.ca; Graphic Pillows,
HomeSense, www.homesense.ca; Bed, Toronto Kids
Furniture, www.kidsroomscanada.ca
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