zach

This is Zach's room.  His sister's room was one of the first ones I designed, and I'm working on his parent's bedroom now--can't wait to show you!

This is Zach's room before--pretty typical teen boy's room.I love when a room has something that at first seems like a limitation but later becomes your favorite element....Enter the wooden knee wall.  I thought about painting it, but I'm so glad I decided to use it as the extra large headboard.

I've decided to add a hammock to a room every chance I get.  Zach's mom had this one still in the package.  I hear he's in it all the time!

Zach is very musical so I wanted to not just give him a place for his guitars, but use them as art.  These guitar mounts from Palmer Music were perfect and easy to install.  We went with a warm gray on the walls. 

We needed side tables that were open because of the placement of the air vents.  These from Target were exactly what we needed. 

I had a friend call me weeks before I began this room: 
"I'm shopping and I found these lights. I don't need them but they're too cool not to get--could you use them?"  To which I replied, "I'll be right there!"  

I found a plug remote at the hardware store so he can just click a button to turn them off and on instead of having to reach.  The bedding is a chambray duvet cover and fun football sheets.  Want a tip?   The main bedding in a kid's room shouldn't be childish, but sheets certainly can be! And pardon the wrinkled sheets--who has time to iron sheets? 

We found the football poster print on Etsy and then ordered the frame online as well.  I hear that he is replacing this poster with a different player because of recent scandals.  The moral of that story is don't spend a lot of money on art of your favorite players because when said players get into trouble, you'll be glad it's just a poster you have to replace!

jorgia

I finished this room a while back but forgot to share it with you.  

I worked on Jorgia's older sister's room first and now it was her turn.  

I'll begin the youngest of the three girls in the next few weeks.  

And then I hear it's mom and dad's turn. 

The space was the upstairs bonus room and Miss Jorgia wanted a corner of it to herself, 

so that is what we did!

I made this valence by cutting a spare curtain panel from the other larger window and hanging it with a tension rod.  

 The macramé wall hanging is a table runner draped over a stick. 

When I told Jorgia, "go find a stick in your yard," she had no idea why, but did it anyway. :)

Every time I work on a girl's room (so far the boys haven't been interested!), we find time to shop and paint an abstract painting using colors that will be in her room. 

Handpainted walls is something I've wanted to do for a while and Jorgia's mom was willing to let me try it.  

Jorgia and her sisters helped me with the yarn art hanging beside the bed.  I brought an extra piece of bamboo from my yard and they cut all the yarn and helped me tie it on.  Another easy way to add color to a large wall.