Hey There.
Maggie and I finished up a gorgeous room over the weekend. We call it Boho Chic, my client's request. I was pretty excited about the color and pattern combination in this room. We used navy, purple and mint and it all started with the amazing large scale graphic wall paper - GG's pick.
I wasn't thrilled that the four-poster bed I ordered months ago, along with the navy dresser were pushed back another month, but, what can you do beside re-select or wait. This space really isn't suffering too much without it, but when it does arrive it will be the icing on the cake. The dresser, well that was delayed as well, but in an effort to complete the space for a big, beautiful reveal by my deadline, I found an amazing navy dresser at
Slate to use in the interim (and will be quite fabulous in this empty spot I have in my showroom).
My long time clients, have a teenage daughter, GG, whose space was looking too young for her. We thought it was time to give it an update to take her through high school. At our design meeting, we pulled our thoughts together and voila. I love this space. I always have such a clear picture in my head as to the finished product and I think my clients do as well. But when the space is revealed, there is always that surprised reaction of wow . . . it works. My advise to any young designers out there .. install with everything so your client can see the completed look, it will win them over, delivering piece by piece will only cause anxiety with some of your clients who have trouble seeing things.
Take a look at what Mekenzie shot for me yesterday . . .
Don't discount a window wall, it can be a beautiful focal point of light and drama. With the organic, loose feeling of the paper, the symmetry of everything else gives it order. I am beyond thrilled over the chandelier . . .
Wow, that paper and bigger wow, those curtains and rug. I really love the combination together.
These linen curtains are beautiful. The gradual light to dark of the fabric so amazing, and Amy our seamstress, did such a beautiful job with the pleats falling just where the color changed (Amy I totally noticed that . . . beautiful)
I love a large push pin. We make those at Lucy and Co. Quite simple actually, but the frame is what makes it look finished and fab (look close there's a pic of Keith and I as kids, lol).
A few more last minute accessories found at Slate.
The initial design included a floral paper. Pretty, but wasn't GG's favorite. I pulled out this huge navy and white leaf pattern at our meeting and it was The One, she loved it.
Don't be afraid to mix gold and silver. It does break up the over match !
The added touch of yellow in the rug, also breaks up the over-match.
Boho Chic can be interpreted in several ways, and in this space "chic" drives the look, and the boho (a.k.a bohemian), to me, means a collected mix of vintage, modern, patterns - and lots of them, a bit of metal and something organic. The key to boho is layering pattern on top of pattern, literally. The wall paper has an apparent organic feel in a sophisticated color palette. When you layer the gradated curtains on top, it not only creates a beautiful look, it softens the walls. I love these curtains.
I recently read a post by one of my favorite bloggers, Bri, of Design Love Fest. Her style - simply gorgeous. She created this dream catcher (a boho must). I loved it, so Maggie and I decided to create our own, to not only add color to the wall, but bring in even more texture in the way of tactile art. Take a look at our inspiration.
Now take a look at our version. Maggie and I stitched the stripes of fabric around rope which was looped over a treated birch tree branch. We mixed in a vintage pearl and gold beaded necklace. We wanted it on a large scale to fill the wall.
I didn't want to group art on that wall, as I thought it would only start looking cluttered with everything going on next to it. It really needed to be simple yet jive with everything else. I think it's perfect.
all photos by mekenzie france
The bed I love. Iron and simple, with thin enough posts not to be too overwhelming. If it would just show up ! It will, again, add to the symmetry of that wall and the straight lines, as oppose to the curves of her existing iron bed and won't compete with the wall paper. Pretty - huh.
. . . and annoying back ordered dresser. Love this piece - newly available in navy (maybe that's the hold up?) But must wait, it 's the right height to balance those bedside tables.
So - Great room, love seeing the boards come to life, love that everyone was happy !
GG's comments . . .
“I gave Beth one color as inspiration and she
created my dream room. I never want to leave it. My favorite pieces
are Beth's custom "dream catcher" and the wallpaper everyone
disagreed with me on initially. The light fixture is definitely the
thing that makes the room.”
Happy Wednesday !!
