Schemes to Dreams - Bedrooms
Continuing the 'Schemes to Dreams' series with a focus on one of the key rooms in any house - bedrooms. Well designed and thoughtfully organised, these rooms are sanctuaries for the weary, a soothing retreat where you can leave the stresses of the day at the door. Once rested, you should emerge restored, with renewed energy for the day ahead.
The scheme: a garden level bedroom in Kensington in calming, soft, fresh green and cream, creating a connection with the garden beyond the French windows.
The dream: morning coffee in bed. The owner's favourite raspberry linen is used on a custom headboard, with tones echoed in the bedspread, lampshades and artwork.
The scheme: a guest bedroom to be occupied from time to time by the couple's grown up children. It needed to be not too feminine nor too masculine.
The dream: plenty of pattern, with the blue and white scheme energised by a red-stained timber bedside table and a sunny yellow linen bedspread.
The scheme: the prettiest bedroom scheme for the main bedroom in a mansion block apartment. No remodelling was needed but the original décor was 'developer dreary' and far from inviting.
The dream: the finished room is charming, elegant and restful. A long mirror amplifies the space in the dressing area and the apple-green gloss paint on the wardrobe doors catches the light from the bathroom window.
The scheme: a brief for a 'pretty, feminine and calming' room - it had to be rose buds, rattan and a 'bunny soft' textured cream rug.
he dream: soft pink walls and a deep-buttoned pink linen headboard contrast with the floral fabrics. A hand-made silk shade above the bed hangs from the sky-blue painted ceiling and the existing joinery is painted with a hint of pink. Could this really be just a short (bunny) hop away from the bustling Portobello Road?
If this has piqued your interest, you can find more images from these and other projects here.
A good interior designer will ask you how you want to feel in a room as well as how you want to use the space and then come up with practical and beautiful solutions.