Before & After: a dramatic master bedroom redesign

Here are some photos from a recent redesign I did in another master bedroom. I love doing bedrooms, especially for other young, busy moms like myself, because our bedrooms (which should be our sanctuaries) are almost always the most neglected room of our house. This redesign was especially fun because it was so dramatic. The number one issue in the room was improper furniture placement; once we moved a bunch of furniture around, it made a world of difference. This homeowner had gorgeous pieces of furniture, wonderful artwork, accessories, and framed photos to work with. When we started the day, the room looked - well - neglected. When it was finished about 3 1/2 hours later, it looked like a model home (without spending a dime) and I wanted to move in! (But that would have been awkward.) So I'm living vicariously through them and these photos. Enjoy!

master bedroom BEFORE...


The bed is blocking the window. Two unused dressers are blocking the entrance to the closet (so the client would enter the closet through the bathroom). The client's professional supplies were stored in amongst bedroom fixtures and in corners.

master bedroom AFTER...

We placed the bed on a diagonal so the headboard wouldn't block the window. The room is very large and can handle the bed in the corner like this. Moved the two dressers (one out of the room completely) to open up access to the closet door. Removed all of the client's professional equipment to another room in the house (encouraging sleep and relaxation ONLY in this room.)

BEFORE...

In addition to being used for sleeping, the bedroom was also used for storing various professional equipment. We got that stuff out of the bedroom and stored it in their home office.

AFTER...

Ah...a calming retreat now.

BEFORE...

These two extra dressers were not being used, and were blocking the closet door. Even though the client can access the closet from the bathroom too, NEVER block a doorway (especially when the other half of the room is empty, as you'll see below.) We removed one from the room altogether and moved the other one to the other half of the room.

AFTER...

Now the client can access the closet door.

BEFORE...

Yikes! a little claustrophobic...

AFTER...

Much better!

BEFORE...

A totally under-utilized corner of the room...completely empty, in fact. I'll fix that...

AFTER...
We moved an extra chair from the living room into this unused corner of the bedroom, and created a cozy reading nook. This is where we moved the one dresser that we kept in the room, and also moved artwork either from storage or other places in the house to accessorize. A stool from Ikea is repurposed into an end table, and cushions from the family room couch are used as throw pillows, both on the chair and on the bed.

I left the client with a "wishlist" of a few things she might want to consider purchasing: two new lamps (matching) for the bedside tables, a few new throw pillows in blue to incorporate the wall color into the linens and for the reading chair; I also recommended we move an extra set of curtains off the French doors and onto the window behind the bed (which was naked for some reason.). But the makeover you see was accomplished for no money...just using the great things she already owned.