Before and After-Tricky Walls

Hello friends how are things? Have you ever had an odd shaped space in your home so as to have you going bonkers?  That was the case in a clients home I decorated a few years back. This couple is beautiful in every way and they even have good taste but an odd space was giving them trouble. (Now you know we can’t have that). Right! Well this sweet couple called me for help to get to the root of what was making their room look so awkward and I have to tell you I was a little scared but I wasn’t backing down from any decorating challenge so I ran over and immediately I was able to point out what the issue was. I said “it’s that tricky wall right there or should I say window” well my motto has always been If you can’t get rid of something or can’t ignore it make it a focal point. A focal point makes it something to look at. When considering ideas how to decorate you must always think about what you’re trying to accomplish. In my case I was trying to make the window go away because of its awkwardness which made it a tricky wall. Watch what I did to solve this problem.

The Rules:

Keep the dresser  
The blue carpet must stay

The desk must stay, need workspace in the bedroom no exceptions

Keep the air-conditioned in the window- in hindsight I would not have taken the photos with the AC in the window. This is a forewarning:

Very low budget

Did I do it?

As you can see there is only one window on this wall. It makes it very awkward. Would you agree?

The window awkwardness solved because we place the window covering at the width of the whole wall now we make it blend with the rest of the wall it’s no longer just a little window in the way but a wall with balance and function.

Office space before

Office space After. Sorry foR the AC in the window!

The desk that must stay very big and bulky. Yikes!!!

The Desk After, I guess it doesn’t looks so bad. Right!

This cabinet must stay,hmmmm good thing it was moved  to another wall

As you can see I moved the cabinet to the taller wall on the other side of the room. By the way this is the dresser that I had to stay because of budget so this desk and the cabinet switches places. Oh I love the African lady in the picture next to the door; isn't she beautiful?

This is the tall wall next to the bathroom. I eventually moved the cabinet to this wall this is where the dresser use to sit it was to wide so it was moved to give me room for the workspace hmmmm. (There is a reason for my my madness ha!).

Here is the cabinet moved to the taller wall- Makes more sense right? Because this cabinet has not a lot of width it gives me the space I needed to put the workspace on this wall.  Sometimes all needs to be done are a little space planning.

I love the art peace on the wall. Quick that was very easy to make. All I done was take some wood and cut it to size and wrap and staple pretty fabric around it and Walla you have instant art.

Friends odd shaped spaces aren't difficult to decorate; you just have to get creative and always remember what you’re trying to accomplish with the space and what is the emphasis you want to focus on with that space?

Before and After- Twin Beds Guest Room

This room was done for a couple who loves to travel all over the world but yet still have a few places they haven't been. Because they travel so much they’re able to meet lots of people and acquire a lot of photos from their travels so it was only fitting to have a place for their friends and family when they come to visit.  My clients called me to do their guest room for them because they wanted to finally have a place for their guest and all their beautiful photos they take on their travels. Now as you all may know in most of my designs I’m always challenged to use something or use a color the homeowner already chosen and this room was no different. My challenge this time was the paint color the homeowner chose himself and his wife was dead set against but guesses what? This was no challenge at all for me because I was so happy he made the choice because I didn’t have to be blamed for it! “hmmm isn’t hat selfish of me” but no really I loved the color from the first time I laid eyes on it. The Smokey gray color is very modern so the real challenge was discovering how to bring traditional and modern together.  

Did I do it?

Check out the before picture of the guest bedroom

Beautiful Smokey Gray Walls and a beautiful cherry-wood twin bed. Love it!

How about that bed! Pretty right! Check out the After Photo

After

Like a lot of rooms I do. Something has to stay,this was a beautiful piece of art the homeowner loved so much she wanted to honor it and keep it in the room. Here is where I used it in the room..

Before and After-Client's Master Bedroom

Hello friends, it’s time to share another before and after with you. I recently had the chance to help a couple turn their plain master bedroom into one that was warm and not so bare, now I must say it wasn’t as easy as I thought. My clients who normally trust me to do a great job I learned was very worried which had me like what! "How can you not trust me after I’ve done pretty much your whole house"? Well the trust word was quickly thrown out the window once my clients explained their take on their bedroom. My clients assured me of their trust, they said it wasn’t a matter of trust because they had complete  confidence in me (woo I dodge a bullet there) but they wanted to know that sleeping in their bedroom was going to be something they can both live with. I had to remember this is the place you first see when you wake up in the morning and the last place you see at night so this had to be something they can live with on a regular basis so needless to say I truly understood their concerns. You see my clients knew that I like to push the envelope at times they were sure they didn’t want the envelope push that far in their bedroom so I had to assure them I understood their concerns and I would make sure this room would be everything they asked for. So friends without further ado please check out the before and After of my beautiful clients Master bedroom.

The rules

Cant paint all the walls 

Warm and cozy 

Something could live with for a long time

Small budget 

Finish before Thanksgiving 

Don't touch the beautiful tray ceiling 

So did I do it?

As you can see the room was pretty bland, bare and no real feature!

I couldn't touch the beautiful tray ceiling! What a bummer...

Hey, what you think one wall done in wallpaper?

The client's loved the wallpaper choice. This wallpaper did everything the clients wanted it gave the room character without being overbearing and most of all it gives it the warmth the clients want.

What will I do with this bland wall? I couldn't paint it that was part of the rules.

What do you think? Did I warm it up despite no paint?

Sorry for the blurriness I'm not a photographer

The clients love this part of the room. The husband said this is his favorite part.

I hate pointing out the negative but I wish I could have put the window panels ceiling to floor. I tried but couldn't find long enough panels in time to finish but it worked out because I was able to use the panels in the middle that were the clients and that too save money so it all worked out in the end.

 (But I still wish!)

I love the furry pillow

I love the leopard print throw

This room is now warm and just what the clients want.

What do you think?

Please let me know in your comments below!

Masculine Interior Bedrooms

Happy Monday friends, I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Today I decided to post about something that I'm often asked. How to include views of a man when it comes to decorating the home? Mostly I can lead by experience, my husband and I in many ways are on the same page when it comes to styles but time and again we disagree on decorating choices for our home. My husband love warm in cozy and I love light and serene something you call calm and peaceful but what I’ve learned along the way, when we communicate we often find out that we have a lot of the same views. So therefore it becomes about finding the middle ground, give and take but no confrontations or compromising for either of the parties. Ladies take note when your husband or partner likes a certain style, see how you can incorporate him in the decorating decisions and vice versa men when you see your wife or partner admiring a certain style take note and then a middle ground could be determined. When decorating my bedroom I had to take in to consideration that my husband likes warm and cozy then I realize hmm I like cozy and I like warmth so the next hurtle was how to bring light and dark together. Well I would say I may have leaned more tours’ my husband side warm in cozy but it didn’t bother me as long as I could change it to light and serene in the summer mouths.  That was how we met in the middle. The  question still remains, how do you meet in the middle? Ladies here are some beautiful bedrooms with men in mind. I’m sure finding the middle ground in these rooms wouldn’t be a problem.

I love this room, the four poster bed is beautiful and I love the texture on the walls. This is a middle ground I welcome.

This bed I always loved from the Bombay company before they went out of business, boy do I miss that store. I absolutely love this look.

Now this room is warm and cozy, light and serene this is a room that any married couple can meet in the middle of. Love it!!

This is a room I can clearly live in as a women although this room has a lot of man qualities it's very neutral for a women also.

Very clean and straight lined

Can't you see this as a boys bedroom or something even for guest

If this isn't a mans room, I don't know what is!! I love the rich woods and leather throughout

This has to be one of my favorite rooms I love the dark and lightness of this room. The wainscot molding is gorgeous

Light and dark plays well in this room any man would love this.

Ladies one last thought. Let this be a fun experience because there are  when there are no middle ground often rooms never gets done because no one is willing to bend if the both of you are  agreeable to bend a little for the other you will soon be on your way to a beautiful room. 

Remember if you should ever need any assistance in making these decisions you can always call on Key Interiors be Shinay. This is what I do and I'll be happy to make your rooms what you both can live with. With that being said I would like to ask a few questions.

Do you think you can meet in the middle on any of the rooms above?

Which rooms do you like most?

Will you use any of these ideas when planning a master bedroom redo?

Let me know your answers in your comment below!!!