Room of the Day: New Details Bring a Bedroom to Life (3 photos)

AFTER: Moon replaced the window treatments as her first step toward a more intimate room design. “The client wanted better light-blocking options in this room, so curtains and shades were a no-brainer,” she says. “The dark curtains and shades allow the owners to adjust the levels of light coming into the room, which is crucial for creating an intimate space.” She suggested navy window treatments to enhance the bedroom’s coziness and tie the room in with the design for the rest of the first floor, as blue is the accent color used throughout the house. “The fabric itself was one I included in the stack of options as an ‘if we wanted to get crazy’ choice,” Moon says.

The area rug came next. Moon picked a mostly neutral piece that wouldn’t compete with the bold window treatments, but rather complement them instead with a gold pattern and tassels. Because of its size and placement, the rug commands the room in a way the previous one didn’t. “Rugs add visual weight to an area, and make the furniture arrangement look more cohesive and grounded,” she says.

The new ceiling light fixture also brings the room down to a human scale. “The oversized pendant light acts to bring the ceiling height down so the space doesn’t feel so cavernous,” Moon says. “It’s unexpected and quirky, but it really anchors the space beautifully.”

Wood pieces from other rooms in the house find new life in the bedroom, and add texture and warmth to the space. What had been the living room coffee table now sits as a bench at the end of the bed, and an antique dressing table from the grandmother of one of the homeowners is now a nightstand. “We’re still on the lookout for the perfect complementary piece for the other side of the bed,” Moon says.

Window treatments: Bolt Fabrics (fabric) and Red Head Sewing (labor); ceiling light: Restoration Hardware; bench: Four Hands; rug: Anthropologie

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