Interior Design Teen Room Presentation
I spent last week putting together my proposals for the Junior League’s Show House coming up this spring. And I thought I’d share them with you. If you missed Monday’s post, you can read it here. Along with the little girl’s room, I presented a design for a bohemian teen-aged girl’s room.
I must admit this is my favorite of the two rooms. Here’s what’s going on. First, I wanted to show how to a room could be “redesigned” to eliminate, in this instance, a French style and find a new one. The windows in the home are a decidedly leaded glass French style. What if your teen is rolling her eyes at your antiquated sense of style?
Naturally, the place to start was the windows. One wide window has a covered radiator sitting below it that’s even wider. To disguise it, I’m placing a wood panel on top of the radiator. It’s the same width as the radiator and will have squares and circles cut to let in the light. Back-lighting will accentuate the circular shapes.
The other window hides behind a curtain panel made with iron-on photographs and cut into ribbons.
For color, I’m using gray on the walls and, hot pink on the radiators, and yellow-green on the wood window panel. That’s my base. The rest of the room is going to be a mix of textures, colors and prints. Decoupage and fabric-covered furnishings and accessories round out the look.
I’ll hear if I got a room on Friday. Keep your fingers crossed for me!
Jr League of Detroit Show House Presentation
In between bouts of coughing attacks last week, I spend my time feverishly (pun!) putting together my presentations for this year’s Jr. League of Detroit Show House. The house is a beautiful, French provincial stone home set right on Lake St Clair. That’s the large lake seen at the end of Grosse Pointe Blank and Gran Torino.
I put together two proposals. My partner in this venture, Sandra Olave, did another. We needed at least three. I thought I’d share my presentations with you.
I’ve been sitting on this idea for a while, hoping to work on a little girl’s room one day. My favorite feature of this garden wonderland are the painted screen doors at the entrance to the room and the bath. Painted screen doors is an urban art form from my hometown of Baltimore. My screens depict trees. The doors feature window boxes (filled with handmade felt flowers and critters) along with a birdhouse.
The rest of the room continues that floral theme. The window boxes sit atop radiators. Caf?© curtains and a canopy on the antique spindle bed are dressed with flowers and floral fabrics. A floral wallpaper continues the flowery fun. I’m painting the ceiling, trim and fireplace in a coordinating color. A desk, similar to the one in the picture will be painted one color on the outside – another on the inside.
I find that this type of presentation is well received. I put it together on Photoshop and have it printed in tabloid size on good paper. It’s visually appealing, neat and clean. I don’t have to have actual fabric samples if I can find what I’ll use on a website. I scan things as well.
I’ll share my Bohemian Teen room tomorrow. Meanwhile, I’d love to know what you think of this room. Would your little girl like a room like this? Can I make a million felt flowers by May 1st, and how much should I sell them for? I’ve got to pay for this room somehow! :-) I can take the criticism. I don’t even know if I’m getting a room. I find out Friday.
