Monday, November 24, 2014

Master Bedroom Update

It was time to update our Master Bedroom!


 Floor Plan


 After 5 years it was beginning to feel dated and we had a serious lack of clothing storage. Our bedroom (13 ½  x 11) has a large window across, and a closet door to the left of the entry door, leaving one wall to center the bed.  The current arrangement we had only allowed for our king sized bed and 2 small nights stands on either side, and 2 Ikea lack shelving units stacked horizontally across from the bed.





New Floor Plan

For my new plan I decided to place the bed along the windows in order to accommodate 7(!) additional Ikea Malm storage units: 2- 2 drawer chests, 2-4 drawer chests, 1-3 drawer chest, 1- 6 drawer chest, and 1- 6 drawer dresser. I arranged the 2- 4 drawer chests, with the 6 drawer chest between them, along the wall that the closet door is. I put the 3 drawer chest & 6 drawer dresser under the TV along the wall that the entry door is on, and across from that the bed and 2- 2 drawer chests as night stands. Being that the bed could not be centered with the window, and our Ikea Malm bed has such a low headboard, I hung up drapes from the ceiling to floor, behind the bed to create the illusion of a headboard and that the bed was centered.

I wanted the room to be Romantic and  Glamorous.                                                                                                                                                      

I created the vision boards below:


 I wanted to customize the Malm units so I ordered the "Caci" overlay from  O'verlays and “diamond” knobs from Amazon for them. The possibilities for this are endless!



Knob Patterns


Silver Overlays



Black Overlays













I had many scenarios, as you can see, but chose the one below.

I spray painted the overlays black and glued them to the top drawers of the units, and attached the knobs to the rest of the drawers.



The night stands are bit small so I rigged Ikea Knappa Pendant lamps over them and ran the cords behind the curtains, and attached Ikea Dimma dimmer switches to them. 

I already had 2 Ikea Ung Drill frames from my previous "headboard" , so I painted them metallic silver to flank the TV. 

Below are the results and I am VERY pleased!

                                                                         

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

The Switcharoo!

My children wanted to update their bedrooms, and after about 4 years since moving in I agreed (plus I LOVE interior design, so I didn’t need convincing!) Not only did they want new rooms, but they wanted to switch bedrooms!










My son, Lorenzo, had the smaller room (roughly 7  x 11 ) with a large window, double sliding door closet, and the entry door all on different walls. Being that the room is so small, and has little wall space for furniture to work with; I put a twin loft bed in there in order to accommodate room for the rest of his storage and make the room feel more spacious. Under the loft bed I was able to have a desk, chair, and 2 Ikea Malm chests (3 drawer and 2 drawer). Along the wall with the window I placed 3 Ikea Lack shelveing units (2 horizontally and 1 vertically), and on the wall across the bed I placed 3 storage ottomans which added additional seating. My son enjoyed his room for years but he was ready for a change!















My daughter, Sabrina,  had the larger room (roughly 9 ½ x 10). She had a Disney Princess themed room with a castle bed and all. She had a wardrobe, large dresser, Castle loft bed with slide, and a whole bunch of toys.I removed the sliding doors and stored the wardrobe in the closet, and arranged the rest of the furniture to best accommodate her toys and other play furniture. She loved the room for years, but had now out grown it. She wanted to get rid of the Princess stuff and have a “Big girl” room.












I sat down with them both and asked what they wanted in their new rooms:



Lorenzo: A Larger bed, a nice desk area, a Flat screen TV with a Roku player, Gray walls, and Blue and Green accent colors. I created these Vision Boards with him:






                             

Floor Plan

Original elevation plan



Final elevation draft

Final results

Sabby: A Daybed, a Flat screen TV with a Roku player, a desk, Paisley prints, Turquoise walls and bright colord accents. I created these Vision Boards with her:




Floor Plan

Elevation Draft

                                   


Final results


Wednesday, November 12, 2014

My Sister's 1st Apartment

My sister moved into her first apartment and asked me to help her decorate the small space. 

The walls, ceiling and floor were all a neutral off white color and my sister did not want to paint. She was on a tight budget but wanted a bright stylish contemporary space.






We purchased a white faux leather couch that also converts to a bed for whenever she has guests sleeping over. We selected a black TV stand and compact black coffee table and end tables.  The pillows, throw, mosaic rug, and Damask Turquoise accent chairs added bold splashes of color to give the room a bright airy feel. I hung up light gray curtains floor to ceiling behind the couch and mounted a medium sized round mirror over the couch that reflects the large custom nail head framed artwork on the wall across from it. I printed 2- 4x6 colorful bird prints I found on Pinterest and framed them with inexpensive plain green frames. There is no light fixture in the living room so we placed a floor lamp in the corner and a table lamp on the side table. In the kitchen installed a fun colorful wall decal over the bar height table.








My sister is very pleased with the results!


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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Malm Hack


 I wanted to customize the Malm units so I ordered the "Caci" overlay from  O'verlays and “diamond” knobs from Amazon for them. The possibilities for this are endless!



Knob Patterns


Silver Overlays



Black Overlays













I had many scenarios, as you can see, but chose the one below.




I spray painted the overlays black and glued them to the top drawers of the units

 




I made a paper templates for the knob pattern for easy replication, and  used a small drill bit and drilled the holes into the drawer fronts and attached the knobs.






Monday, November 10, 2014

Cardboard Safari

I wanted to add funky colorful twist to my Family room, so I ordered the Safari and North American Sets on Cardboard Safari

Safari Set

North American Set


I ordered them in white and had my children customize them: