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World-Inspired Bedroom Ideas and Designs
Moroccan themed Guest Bedroom, Blue and gold accents.
The Barefoot Bay Cottage is the first-holiday house to be designed and built for boutique accommodation business, Barefoot Escapes (www.barefootescapes.com.au). Working with many of The Designory’s favourite brands, it has been designed with an overriding luxe Australian coastal style synonymous with Sydney based team. The newly renovated three bedroom cottage is a north facing home which has been designed to capture the sun and the cooling summer breeze. Inside, the home is light-filled, open plan and imbues instant calm with a luxe palette of coastal and hinterland tones. The contemporary styling includes layering of earthy, tribal and natural textures throughout providing a sense of cohesiveness and instant tranquillity allowing guests to prioritise rest and rejuvenation.
Images captured by Jessie Prince
A small room gets big impact with the use of a large, bold print on bright bedding. Aqua and white with a pop of green is all this room needs to make a statement at the beach.
How small is this room? We had to cut the closet door in half so the door swing would work with the bed.
Photo Credit: Tom Harper
Sofa and bed positioning - jenni_doogan
Master Bedroom - Interior Architecture: HAUS | Architecture For Modern Lifestyles & Marika Designs - Photography: Greg Murphey Studios, Inc.
Our client and her sister own a condo in Florida and although her sister lives there full-time, our client only comes to Florida for the winter and utilizes the guest room and a separate bathroom as her own. At the time, enthusiastic to be in Florida she went all out in decorating in the old Florida style with a green and yellow tropical feel including a plethora of palm trees (see before picture). All the furniture had to be from Tommy Bahama and even the light fixtures had a tropical theme.
Fast forward to 2015 and our client was tired and bored in these surroundings and said to me, “what was I thinking!” She didn’t have the budget to change everything and I assured her that we could update her bedroom keeping the existing furniture. One of her previous decorating problems was the tiny window over the bed which she had covered by adding a faux canopy. Unfortunately, the fabric was thin and the window showed through. I tried to persuade her that a solution for the window issue could be a large painting over the bed but she wasn’t keen so we agreed to refresh the canopy with a more modern look.
We started with fresh silvery-grey paint and glossy white trim. Using subtle greeny-blue bedding from Eastern Accents we extracted a simple palette and mixed in several patterns including a classic Greek key. There are geometrics in the pillows and a floral in the custom cornice and draperies and we found a fabric from the same color palette for the drapery behind the bed from Kravet. It has a beautiful sheen which reflects light and is heavily lined to cover the window. Our project manager added the wood trim to the cornice board.
The modern chair is upholstered in a sea green herringbone while the table has an interesting story; my client loved the shape of the table but it was originally finished completely in gold leaf. Part of our update was to change everything metal such as door knobs and drapery hardware to chrome so our project manager offered to re-finish the table in silver leaf. Along the way we had a hiccup in the communication… she asked if the top was glass and was told it was but we didn’t realize that she hadn’t unpacked it so didn’t see the gold rim. On installation day we were surprised to see the gold rim against the silver legs! Happily, it was a really good error as the painting behind the chair has both gold and silver leaf and our error looks as though it were meant to be.
We finished with turquoise blown glass lamps, several pieces of art, and a large floor mirror (not in photo). The client asked if she could choose some pretty accessories at local art fairs and one painting is by her artist brother-in-law.
This project was very enjoyable as we were able to modernize the room with an updated coastal palette while at the same time utilizing existing furniture.
Photographer: Rolando Diaz
New, spacious bedroom with oak hardwood floors, vaulted ceiling and sliding shoji door into the bathroom and walk-in closet
-- John Valenti Photography
Crisp white and navy velvet with gold accents. Warm woods with Cambria Britannica Gold quartz countertops and backsplash.
The bedroom loft was really narrow. We solved the problem by hanging pendants from the ceiling rather than having table lamps take up the limited counter space on the night tables. Custom bedding with beautiful Indian silk pillows complete the Asian feel of the headboard.