A Little Help from a Friend

Here's a note from our friend and client, Jan in Denver. She has fabulous taste in furniture and art! She just wanted a little help with her bedroom and office.

Last year I had my bedroom painted--three walls are orchid and the accent wall is salmon! I lived with this for a year, wondering if it was too bold, not sure if the colors were right at all. This is a departure from my usual choices of warm, neutral colors. I needed help, though, pulling the room together. My spare room was also dismal. It lacked a purpose. It was Lois to the rescue. She lent me the push I needed to finish both rooms.

For the bedroom, we went shopping and chose funky fabric for a chair that really works with the room. We found a metallic framed mirror to hang above the dresser, checked on lighting and an area rug and decided to remat and reframe a print from my trip to Singapore to pull the colors together. I'm still looking for a trio of prints to mount above the headboard. All the accessories really brought harmony to the room! It is a wonderful place to read and tuck myself into at night.

I had already chosen paint for the office, a gold/brown, an Elfa shelving unit for the wall above a simple desk and a great paprika chaise for reading. Lois painted the office and helped arrange the books and accessories on the shelves so that it looked artful, not just functional! We shopped for an area rug, hung artwork, positioned the chaise perfectly so that this room says "this is my space to work and relax!" I love it!

Thanks, Lois!
Jan H.