Bedrooms
Classic Cape Cod There’s nothing quite like falling asleep with the sound of the water lapping against the shore, so it’s easy to dream about curling up in this waterfront bedroom on Cape Cod. Beadboard walls, wicker furniture and blue-and-white stripes are classic touches that have stood the test of time in the popular Massachusetts beach destination.
DeForest Architects Unique Beds for Each of the Twins The twins’ rooms received new built-in platform beds and surrounds. “Mattie had very specific design directions for her daughters’ rooms,” DeForest says. Both of them have new built-in platform beds that are loaded with storage and display space, which frees up floor space for playing. The Baltic birch plywood has a light Scandinavian modern feel.
In the master bedroom, horse-themed wallpaper (from Momenti Casa’s Crazy Paper series) instantly draws attention. The owners liked it so much that, again, they insisted on an exact replica of the rendering. They weren’t even discouraged by having to wait four months for the wallpaper to arrive. Browse wallpaper by color and pattern in the Houzz Shop
By collapsing the table and pulling out the mattress beneath it, the owner has an instant bedroom, complete with bedside table. Brilliantly, she can also use the bed as a sofa by pulling it out only halfway. The slatted board that serves as a support for the dining table, which can seat six, provides a headboard for the bed or a back for the sofa.
Slide It Out We’re all familiar with the trundle, the bed beneath a bed. But what if you don’t have the bed in the first place? Why not take that idea and fit a mattress under something else? The architect working on this space in Paris had the brilliant idea of raising the floor of the kitchen area to create a home for a mattress. Besides concealing the bed, the birch plywood platform delineates the kitchen and contains a roomy storage compartment on the right-hand side.
Set up a homework or project area. Encourage kids to get their work done with an area that is comfortable, attractive and well-organized. Ideally, make available a large surface for spreading out big or messy projects. The dining table can work, but if you have the room, consider adding a dedicated project table and keep all the necessary supplies at hand.
12. Budget-Friendly Wood Display Warms Up a Utah Wall Katie Schiffgen wanted to give the master bedroom in her 1980s home in Salt Lake City a little more character on a budget. She used two decorative wooden Mandal headboards from Ikea (now discontinued), attaching one on top of the other. She filled the shelves with plants and photos to brighten the room.
Tattoo Designs on the Bedroom Wall This tattoo-inspired wall treatment was a must-have for her client. Local Toronto company RADform custom-sized the mural to fit the wall. Meisels says the wallpaper is one of her client’s favorite things in the new home. “It is so striking in person and really makes the space, which is not so large, pop,” she says. The solid walnut bed and nightstands are also custom. “We cut openings on either side of the bed to lead to the new master walk-in closet, so we needed to go custom in order for everything to fit,” she says.
Smart Separation This studio apartment in Moscow has a clever, efficient layout. A dividing wall separates the sleeping area from the rest of the space and serves both sides as handy shelving. Nods to midcentury modern design add streamlined style and playful touches to the compact abode. Notable detail: The three-dimensional artwork plays nicely off the gridded room divider.
In one corner of the room, a custom termite mound-shaped enclosure made out of multiple layers of wood provides a fun space for a child to hide. “Everyone is adding tepees to kids’ rooms today,” Hope-Kennedy says. “I wanted to try something a little different.” Carved gym rings hang from the ceiling, adding another playful touch.
Little Kids’ Room: Adventure Time Designer: Studio SHK Designed to encourage youthful exploration and wonder, the children’s room features an ombré wallpaper from Calico that “evokes an African sky at dawn,” says designer Sherry Hope-Kennedy. To strengthen the effect, muralist Cody Blocker drew wildlife scenes that one might find on a safari. Tree forts inspired the custom bunk bed.
On the wall opposite the unit, the designers created a multifunctional area with a mirror, blackboard and screen. The secret to fitting in the three elements lay in the use of a wide sliding board: When moved to one side, it reveals the blackboard; when moved to the other, it reveals the mirror. When the board is placed in the middle, it becomes a projector screen that can connect to a laptop. The projector sits in the center storage compartment above the bed, shown in the diagrams.
The presence of the large built-in created a need to visually preserve the room’s height (about 8 feet). That’s why the box has built-in lighting and the free space is equipped with flush-mount ceiling spots and pendant lights. The pendant light over the desk was designed by Katerina Kopytina. It is carved from a solid piece of oak and uses only energy-saving lightbulbs.
Malinin and Sheveleva combined most of the furniture pieces in a compact cabinet box that serves as a place to both sleep and relax. It also holds a closet, a dresser, racks, a locker for little things, and drawers for bed linens and other large items. The unit is made of coniferous plywood, a material characterized by lightness and durability that is easy to work with. Coniferous plywood also is inexpensive and looks as good as solid wood. The textiles are cotton, linen and wool.
The designers took the teenager’s dreams and turned them into reality, transforming the room in about three months. The space became minimalist and functional. The main feature is a plywood structure containing a large bed and numerous shelves and drawers. This freed up the rest of the room, which now appears large and bright.
Families traveling with a child will appreciate an extra bed, cot or trundle for their little one. Here, a Murphy bed can be easily folded down from the wall as a built-in solution. A more budget-conscious alternative would be to hide a trundle or foldable cot under the bed. If you click the photo here and dive further into this project, you’ll also notice the abundance of wall outlets in plain sight that would allow guests to charge their devices bedside. When designing a bedroom to maximize guests’ independence and comfort, be sure that your furniture doesn’t hide all the outlets.
Divide and store. Another idea to make a small space work for all your needs is to zone it with wall dividers. But rather than lose the space, why not do something creative and turn the divider into a piece of storage itself? Sneak in cabinets and shelves, and you’ll find you’ve added valuable surface area and managed to separate your spaces effectively. For a smart twist — literally — the inside section of this divider pivots, and there’s a TV on one side that can be watched from the sofa or the bed!
Exploit your levels. A great way to gain space is to make use of all the levels in your home. Raising a bed can give you room for all sorts of things underneath. The designers of this scheme have also made use of the sofa, with a black coffee table that can be pulled out slotted underneath, along with two white blocks for additional seating. The bed can also be folded up if extra headroom is needed.
In addition to the bunk bed storage, Santostefano installed wardrobe cabinets on the opposite wall for each child to store clothes, toys and games, leaving the floor clear for play. A built-in window seat separates the cabinets and invites the kids to nap or curl up with a book. These cabinets also came from Ikea. Santostefano had her carpenter build them in with trim and connect them with a custom window seat. “I think what elevates them and makes them not feel too Ikea is spending a little extra to have them built in,” Santostefano says.
Santostefano designed the bunk beds her carpenter built in an existing closet. To maximize space in the design, she included a trundle bed for sleepovers, deep drawers on either side of the trundle and built-in shelves behind each bunk. “I wanted every inch of the bed to be used,” she says. Building the bunks to fit a trundle bed from Ikea, rather than designing the piece entirely custom, saved money on this bedroom splurge.
Enjoy an enhanced shelf life. Moving the bed to the center of the room and creating a headboard-style wall behind it creates the opportunity to build in some nifty shelves. These are beautifully lit too, which adds a classy touch. Clothes, meanwhile, are stored in super-discreet built-in closets along one wall.
Stay clear. Fitting glass into the doors of bedroom storage can help it be less imposing. There’s also the advantage of being able to see the items inside, so you can enjoy your things when you’re not wearing them and quickly locate pieces when needed.
Go under the bed. Instead of exploiting space above the bed, create a raised platform for it and build in lots of storage below. As this picture demonstrates, this idea works particularly well in a room with a lofty ceiling.
Combine storage styles. Here’s a tasty feast of storage, just right for a child’s or teen’s room. In a relatively compact area, this room contains closets, open shelves, underbed storage and cabinets that wrap around the corner and make use of space above the bed.
Deep drawers. Precious drawers under these beds offer plenty of space for clothing, linens and other items.
Bed, bunk, STEP STORAGE
A little bit of this and a lot of that. Over 65,000 Houzzers added this room to their ideabooks. Knowing what we learned from the other popular bedrooms, it’s easy to see why. The reclaimed wood headboard is so tall, it becomes an accent wall. Suspended lights free up nightstand real estate. A pleasing symmetry gives the room balance, and the bedding is neutral but full of interesting textures. Window treatments bring in pattern. Also, this room has DIY spirit, and those with such skills felt as though they could recreate the look themselves. What’s more inspiring than that?
Modern cabin fever. Houzzers loved the careful balance of rustic and modern in well-designed bedrooms. In this room, a gray wood accent wall, playful cruelty-free trophies, wood platform beds, cozy neutral bedding and a hanging chair won it many fans.
Colorful quilts. Although calm sage greens, rich grays and pastels were popular bedroom color choices, don’t count out exuberant hues. Bohemian and country styles were also in demand. These two curtained beds in a B&B have vibrant mismatched quilts.
Hardworking, multifunctional guest rooms. Nothing takes built-in bedroom storage to the extreme like a bed that folds right out of the wall …
Bunk beds. Stacked beds can be the ultimate built-ins, allowing bedrooms to accommodate more people. Houzzers loved this example, the most popular bunk room of 2015, as an inspiration for shared bedrooms for their kids and grandkids. Under-the-bed storage and a staircase with built-in drawers maximize every each.
bed canopy, old pillars and reclaimed wood
Wood Wall, can add hide areas and built in shelves
Salvaged barn boards that are blind-nailed to blocking placed behind the drywall in the wall and ceiling. The wood warms the otherwise contemporary room — “sort of a rustic-modern detail that reflects the owner perfectly,” says architect Steve Lawlor.
Rustic Wood Wall and Ceiling
Extra sink in a Toronto bedroom. Though not a full bathroom, this extra vanity in Steve and Meg Gardner’s master bathroom has sure come in handy in a house full of kids. They decided on the sink after discovering that plumbing was already in the wall.
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Autumnal oranges: Harvest Moon from Benjamin Moore, Yam from Sherwin-Williams and Maple Leaf from Behr.
Deep reds: Dinner Party from Benjamin Moore, Wild Currant from Sherwin-Williams and Antique Ruby from Behr
Here’s another bold bedroom accent wall, this time in a tangy orange. I’m a huge fan of wood-clad ceilings, especially in bedrooms, because they add such warmth and coziness. The orange accent wall draws your eye right in and then up toward the beautiful ceiling.
Here’s a nice example of using restraint when working with a deep, intense color. An entire room painted this deep red could feel confining, and the room would appear much smaller than it is, especially if there aren’t many windows. But by limiting the color to a small niche, you get a fantastic hit of color without the downside of all four walls clad in the hue.
Control color while still offering choices. How many times have you seen a paint color so brazen in a little one’s room that it made your teeth hurt? The ideal strategy is to let your child pick the room color but with some safety filters. Neon purple might be too much of a departure from your earthy Craftsman home,
Antique Ruby from Behr
Miri Shelf, Large, White W 63", D 11", H 63" High gloss lacquer
Winter Tree, Black
Red Branch Wall Decal
Fractal Geometric Bear Wall Decal
Gothic Pirate bed
Nice Niches Designer: Catherine Honeycomb (also the homeowner) Location: Cumberland Foreside, Maine Size: 256 square feet (24 square meters); 16 by 16 feet Homeowners’ request. Clean lines and neutral colors in transitional style. Main feature. Custom bed in durable outdoor fabric. Other special features. Recessed shelves. Swing-arm wall sconces. Hand-scraped oak floors in custom stain. “As the homeowner and designer, you’d think the project would be easier, but it’s not the case,” says Catherine Honeycomb. “Bedrooms are such important spaces. You should feel relaxed and sheltered when you walk in, go to bed, wake up. I’m not a minimalist per se, but I abhor clutter. For that reason, I included just the essentials, in performance fabrics and natural wood, against a quiet, neutral background.” Designer secret. “The long white linen drapes offer a bit of subtle drama and provide great sound-dampening,” Honeycomb says. “Also, when reducing clutter is a priority, wall cavities are great places to build recessed shelving. They hold all the things that would otherwise be on the table.” “Uh-oh” moment. “I had originally selected a bed with a tall headboard, but it made the ceilings ...
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