A winning team

In a medium sized property just outside Ware in Hertfordshire, my client Gillian and I discussed a new design for her bedroom. The brief underlined a dilemma. Original thoughts of working with existing furnishings and fittings were first mulled over, and a mood board was presented to highlight the possibilities. But I sensed that Gillian’s thoughts to make do and use past furnishings may change. Sure enough she decided to shake away the tired look of her old bedroom, take the bull by its horns and replace it with a chic and modern space.

We kick-started the challenge by discussing key questions such as colour, style and use of the room, which was to be used only for sleeping and relaxing. My client yearned for pastel blues. Metallics and reflective surfaces were also high on the wish list. A definite out with the traditional and in with the modern; the ambience should be elegant and subtle. Plain sailing from here on in, we kept only the bedside cabinets which completed an Art Deco feel, and a faux leather headboard for boutique elegance.