I was so excited when the "W" family contacted me again to work on another room in their home. After completing both of their teenage boy's rooms last year, I was anxious to begin working on their recently crowned teenage daughter's room.
The first step? Talking to "K" and really getting a feel for her style. There were a number of elements she wanted to implement in her room and we broke 'em down into five parts (as outlined throughout this post), to not only make her completed room beautiful, but fully functional as well.
I'm so pumped to share the end product with you. But let's start from the beginning...
"K" had three dark purple walls, while the rest of her room and moldings were painted in an antique white. She wanted to lighten this space, add more storage, introduce a vanity, install fairy lights, a cool headboard, and personalize the area according to her interests and passions; ballet and kitty cats. Themes are always fun but I think the real trick is achieving 'em without overdoing 'em. Afterall, the goal is to make room renovations last a long while--to span a number of years.
The next challenge in tackling this room was the overhead space above her closet. Much too small for a loft, we came up with a pretty creative way to transform this ledge (AZ homes are notorius for these niches),and even provide additional storage space. More on that in a few though.
Let's start with the steps...
Step 1. PAINT
The first step in this room makeover involved selecting the paint color. Her choice? One of my absolute favorite colors to paint: SW Tame Teal. I took a 25% reduction off of this particular shade and the color is simply gorgeous. See?
SW Tame Teal
Step 2. ACCENT COLORS
Next up? The accent colors. We paired the teal with a bright white, black, gold, and hot pink for all of this room's finishing touches. I mean, how amazing are these colors together?!
Step 3. WALL DECOR
Now check this out. "K's grandfather created a number of pieces (both watercolors and scratch art alike) for her in years past that we definitely wanted to incorporate into her space. These works are nothing short of amazing (seriously!) and it was my honor to coordinate and create a special grouping on one of her bedroom walls. Hobby Lobby was just the place for reasonable custom mattings and frames.
Step 4: FURNITURE
While HL got busy framing, the furniture began rolling in from Pottery Barn Teen. "K" selected some beautiful coordinating pieces from the Chelsea line: a desk, a nightstand, two amazing lamps, a sweet kitty cat chair, pillows, and the likes.
Ready for the reveal? Let's start wiith the nook abover her closet. Remember? The one with all the stuffed animals? Scroll back up top if you need to. After much collaboration as to what to do with that space in order to make it fun and functional, Nate Koogle got to work to create a custom piece that is beyond fun--a cat walk. That's right--an area for "K's" cats to walk all over her room...reaching all the way over to that ledge. This awesome piece also includes plenty of storage for the items this teenager doesn't need immediate access to.
That beautiful PB Teen Chelsea desk (shown above) was accented with an awesome PB Teen mirror that includes cubbies with pin boards so "K" can add pics and special mementos as she sees fit. A sweet quote, some great watercolors, and two more pieces made by her grandfather help finish off the wall decor as well.
Wait! Before we move on, take another look at that desk chair. The black and white stripes along with those cat ears? Too cute! Such a statement piece.
One of the best elements in this entire room would have to be the rolling ladder. Originally when we were coming up with ideas, we had thought of making the area above her closet into a library (remember Belle in Beauty and the Beast when she's at the castle with all those books and she swings on the rolling ladder all across the room?). Same idea with the exception of books. Instead, we made this an area for K"s cats and I think it turned out way cool.
Step 5: BEDDING
"K" really wanted a large wood headboard that she could drape fairy lights from and that's just what she got. Nate Koogle built and painted the headboard while PB Teen provided the wire cable system used to string those lights. Along with the glittered clothes pins I picked up from Hobby Lobby, this headboard really got some "umph" added to it.
The vibrant quilted bedding was also a PB Teen (Keala Floral Quilt) purchase and offers a serious punch of color that helps kick up the fun factor in her room and really play off those Tame Teal walls.
Pottery Barn Teen for the win on yet another lamp and beautiful finishing touch to this room.
Hobby Lobby did a fabulous job framing these items and I really think they all came together beautifully.
Brand new shutters (thanks, Hardin Dvlpt.), along with these repainted moldings make such a difference...they make all the difference, really. Crisp, white, bright, and fresh are all words to describe the lift this room got.
In the end, all of "K's" requests were met and her style really came through. Just look at where we started and where we finished. check out these before and after comparisons frame-by-frame one last time. Pretty Cool!
The Details:
Paint:. SW Tame Teal (25% reduction), SW Fundamental White for ceilings, remaining walls, trim, and moldings. Labor provided by A Fresh Coat-Yuma.
Furniture, Cat Chair, Lamps, Console Mirror: Pottery Barn Teen
Custom Matting & Framing: Hobby Lobby Framing Services
Bedding & Pillows: Pottery Barn Teen
Shutters: Hardin Shutters and Window Coverings-Yuma, AZ
Kitty Cave, Custom Headboard, & Library Ladder Install: Nate Koogle, Carpenter-Yuma, AZ
Fairy Lights: YIHONG-Amazon.com
Full Length Mirror/Jewelry Storage: Pottery Barn Teen
Cat Watercolors: Everyday Shenanigans-Etsy
Rolling Library Ladder Kit: VanDykes.com
Love, J
