6. French Style Guest Room - Let the decoration begin.

 

 

A funny moment on the job .... Some one asked me referring to my bed crown

 

Why are you installing a shower curtain in a bedroom?



Bed crown purchased at Madura in France

You might also ask whether I  am removing that ugly electrical conduit & point, the answer is no because I am avoiding construction costs to this room,  the drape behind the crown will hide this. 

I am elated as  the olive paint colour is applied to the walls, It feels warm & cosy already.

 

 

French Style Guest Room - Renovation problems revealed and solved.

Warning!  Demolition in progress!

The old wardrobe is removed revealing cracks in the walls and cornices.

Plaster will fix that.

demolition in progress

Oh dear! the old carpet has been removed and the floor stained, however there are fuzzy remnants of carpet stuck to the skirting due to the method of carpet installation back in the 60's .



Fuzzy Skirting

To avoid reskirting this room and risk damage to the walls and newly stained floor we've covered the furry part of the skirting with a new timber bead.





New skirting makeover in progress.



Now we have a step in the clean skirting 







Skirting problem resolved.

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



French Style Guest Room - Colour & Fabrics

It is likely that my girlfriends in Sydeny will most likely stay in this room so I definately wanted to create a femine feel so I've gone for a duck egg blue feature colour.  I also wanted to use Olive coloured walls, simply because it is a georgous sophisticated colour.  Who  ever would have thought I would combine olive with duck egg blue, but it really works. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The feature fabric I've chosen  really stood out when I noticed it in the showroom, It  is so beautiful that I was compelled to use it and it forges the colour scheme for the room. 

 

I love to use beautiful fabrics in my designs and for each client's scheme  I hunt down the best selections available by visiting all the fabric houses  rather than relying on an inhouse collection of sampling. It means my clients are getting the latest, most fashionable and most beautiful fabrics for their home. 

French Style Guest Room - building luxury in a tight space & budget

Bearing in mind long term plans to one day turn this bedroom into my dream formal dining room,  I want to keep construction costs to a minimum and do the most of the work with furnishings.  

 To create a new French style guest room my plan is to remove the old wardrobe, polish the floors and paint the walls and ceiling,  I won't restore the current windows or repaint them and I will stick with the original door giving it a fresh coat of paint and new hardware.   

 

To resolve the first mentioned issue of the bedroom's location off the kitchen I do have a space planning solution up my sleeve but I will detail that another post.

Plans for the French Style Guest Room are as follows.




Floor Plan or new Layout.

 

View 1 of new room layout

View  2 of new room layout

 




 

I would NOT recommend that clients squeeze an armoire into such a tight space.  However my guest room is temporary and I am prepared to live with the trade off between extra storage and spaciousness so I am including the armoire in the plan.  I have checked that the armoire door swings will not hit the bed. 

Front Guest Room - Fabric and Wallpaper

Fabric and Wallpaper  are probably most peoples favourite part of renovating, here are my selections for the curtains, upholstery and wall paper.

Clockwise from top left:
Trellis Fabric - Main curtains and bed valances.
Grass cloth wall paper, navy velvet - Bed heads. Commercial grade velvet will insure years of wear and easy cleaning.
Check - Desk chair and perhaps some cushions later.
Tweed - This gorgeous woollen herringbone tweed will make great throws in winter.
Beige and white broad stripe sheer linen fabric for the sheers for a touch of privacy and sun filtering.

This will be the last post on the renovation and decoration of the  Front Guest Bedroom until the big room reveal at Journey Homes Charity Showhouse event in 2013 - stay tuned for details.