TRANSFORM A KID'S ROOM

A couple of years ago, one of my favorite clients called me and said "It's time to do my son's room. This young man was beginning to express his individuality, and like many of his peers, he did a fair amount of "gaming" in his free time. He entertained his friends in his room, and his room was devoid of personality. Here it was:






The bed was to the right of the door,
and a large media bookcase
was right in front of the door.


The first thing I suggested was a
change in floor plan. Let's put the bed
in the window alcove, and let's increase
the bed size from the existing twin to a
double. Done!


The young man loved the items in the
current Pottery Barn for Teens
catalog, so I interviewed him and his
mother to find out what functions we
needed to provide for.




Here's what we came up with. Where the bed used to be, we installed a media wall, with colorful storage bins, and a new flat screen TV.











The new bed went into the alcove,
with a Pottery Barn bedspread
and decorative pillows.

A reclining gaming chair went into the
corner, with a mini-frig to keep soft drinks
for his friends.

A colorful contemporary rug
brightened up the space,
coordinating all the Pottery Barn items.





But the "Piece de Resistance" was this:

His mom provided me with some photos taken on a family ski trip, and asked me to design his room around one of them. I chose this one, and she had it blown up to wallpaper. When you walked into the room, this photo filled the wall to the left. His bed is to the right in this photo: