A Tropical Retreat!

About 7 or so years ago, my mom's cousin asked me to help her with her bedroom.  She had very plain walls and an outdated look.  She wanted more color and a touch of the tropics.  She also told me a must for her room....She must have dog beds for her best buds.  She had two German Shepherds and a Yorkie.  I knew I could come up with something cute, with the help of my friends at Williams and Sherrill.  We picked fabrics there and had our custom pieces done with one of their workrooms.  This is not the first time I've used them with clients and they did not disappoint.  I've always been very happy with the finished product.  Our inspiration for the room came from a print she ordered online and was in love with.  It needed to be framed so we did so at Ben Franklin.  It turned out gorgeous with all the colors very vibrant.  We chose a rich mahogany frame to contrast the blues and greens in the print. 

 

 

 

Here are the before pictures of her room.  They we really lacking personality that they really wanted in their bedroom retreat.

 

 

 

We chose this neutral sofa from the Williams and Sherrill outlet store for a great price.  We added a cream colored cover over it to protect from wear from her large dogs.

 

 

After giving her many rug options, she chose this colorful one in a 9x12 which really made a tropical stamen in her room.

 

 

Here is the custom bedding we did for her bed.  We chose the fabrics and had it made at one of the recommended workrooms by Williams and Sherrill. 

 

 

She loved this warm green and turquoise as accents so in many of the pieces we chose, these colors were the focus.  Here is a picture of the bed, sofa and artwork. 

 

 

 

 

She chose a medium green for the walls.  I actually wish we would've gone one step lighter but she wanted a more vibrant shade of the fern green swatch.  We decided on some rustic wood night stands from Arhause furniture.  It added a nice contrast to what we had going on with the mahogany wood.  You can't really see them from this picture but take my word for it, they were cool. She had a gold trunk we used as the coffee table for the sofa.  It gave the room some bling!  Here's a close up which you can see the custom drapes we did(fabric from Williams and Sherrill again and their workroom).  As I do with all my clients, I give them several choices which will all work together and let them pick what look they like the most.  This plaid was her favorite of the choices.  Custom pillows again also for the sofa.  I love the mix of patterns and colors as they all compliment each other and tie back into the print we framed. 

 

 

 

Her favorite part of the room.....The dog beds she asked me for.  Here is Miss Kissie who decided to jump in the picture.  There was a nice turquoise fabric we chose as a contrast for the back of the dog bed so it could be reversible.  I do not have a picture of it unfortunately but it was the most luxurious set of dog beds I've ever seen! 

 

 

I thoroughly enjoyed this project and the drive out towards Charlottesville each time I went to see her!