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For the upstairs, we didn’t need to do
nearly as much. The biggest transformation
was definitely my sons room. I wanted to
create a space that was calming, inducive
of sleep and not filled with many toys or
bright colours. I wanted to make it feel like
a boys room but I wanted that to come
across more in the accessories fabric and
wall art as opposed to the colour of the
walls. So I painted the walls a beautiful
Farrow & Ball calm and warm grey with
beige undertones. I opted for cream and
wood furniture. Again a calm option and
then accessorised this with bespoke blue,
beige and stars bunting, perfectly picked
fabrics, alongside bespoke cushions and
blinds. I doubled up on the blinds because
the room was very light and I also adore the
look of two fabrics coming together to bring
more depth to the windows.
When choosing my sons bed I wanted
something big enough that I could snuggle
in with him if needed, something that
wouldn’t hurt if he fell out of, something
that he loved and also something that
would enhance the space as opposed
to overpowering. I found the perfect raw
wood bed frame style house that is barely
off the floor and allowed me to adorn with
bunting. Because it is so thin you almost
see through it so it also helped to make
the space feel even larger that it was. To
finish off the bedroom we added a fabric
teepee for den bedtime reading and used
a complimentary fabric inside the french
style wardrobe to match alongside some
fabric art pieces that tie in the whole room
perfectly.
When we moved in there was a strange
office space area/room just before you
entered the master bedroom and ensuite
bathroom, which we have turned into a
wonderful walk in dressing room with lots
of shoe and bag storage, every women’s
dream. By adding in new wardrobe doors
and a re paint, new curtains and lighting
through the upstairs area took on a much
more luxurious and bespoke feel.
I wanted to create a striking feature in the
master bedroom so I decided to make
a floor to ceiling high headboard with a
contemporary pattern to draw the eye
up and give the bedroom that boutique
hotel style look. Made of taupe coloured
silk, it is also wonderfully comfortable
for reading up against at night. A pair of
oversize bedside lights fill the space and
create the hotel chic look. We didn’t have to
do anything to the bathroom as the centre
stage bath is a timeless design and the grey
slate tiles off set the white sanitary ware
perfectly so it’s a great place to have a bath
at the end of the day.
We didn’t spend a fortune but we have
definitely achieved what we have set out
to do.
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