{"id":4351,"date":"2015-11-11T07:22:06","date_gmt":"2015-11-11T12:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/?p=4351"},"modified":"2021-09-28T16:17:26","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T16:17:26","slug":"my-parisian-bedroom-one-room-challenge-final-reveal-fall-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/2015\/11\/my-parisian-bedroom-one-room-challenge-final-reveal-fall-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"My Parisian Bedroom: One Room Challenge Final Reveal – Fall 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi there,<\/p>\n

{First of all, if you are new here, welcome! I’m so glad you stopped by. I’m an interior decorator living in a suburb of Toronto, Canada with my husband and teenage daughter. Please feel free to browse around and click on my Portfolio to see some other before and afters.}<\/p>\n

I am so excited to share my principal bedroom reveal with you today! It’s one of the last rooms in my house to receive attention and I’m thankful that the One Room Challenge exists as it was the impetus for getting this room “done.”\u00a0 I am more than happy with the results and can’t believe I am lucky enough to call this room mine.<\/p>\n

Congrats to the other 19 designers\/bloggers doing the ORC with me as well as the 150+ guest participants. Before I get to the reason you are here – the photos – a few thank yous.\u00a0 Thanks to Linda at Calling it Home<\/a> who created this crazy, six week ride called the One Room Challenge.\u00a0 Because of her, hundreds of spaces have been renovated\/decorated\/updated over the past few years. Thanks to the sponsors and brands who I will link to at the end and thanks to all of you for cheering me on and leaving lovely comments here and on Instagram<\/a>. If you want to catch up on the previous five posts and my previous two ORC’s, go here<\/a>.\u00a0 The previous five posts will give you specifics like paint colour and links to specific products used. And last but not least, thanks to my amazing and supportive husband who gives me the freedom to do my decorating thing and goes along with all my design choices.<\/p>\n

So, do you remember that Ikea commercial where the various hosts ensure their bedroom door is closed when guests are over (google Ikea Closed Doors.) Well, that was me! No one could set foot in our bedroom – ever! Even to the extent that if Maya and her friends were over and playing games throughout the house, I would always say “remember, to stay out of our bedroom!” Well, now I won’t be anxious if anyone happens to see our bedroom. The best compliment was when one of my friends came over and she said, “This looks like our hotel room in Paris.” That’s the vibe I was going for!<\/p>\n

I do love colour and pattern (usually in the form of wallpaper!) but for our bedroom, I really wanted the end result to be restful and pretty. The palette is fairly neutral and there is an abundance of grey but the textures (linen, wool, velvet) keep it from looking and feeling uninteresting.<\/p>\n

I will leave words to a minimum and let the photos speak for themselves.<\/p>\n

(There is a pin it button on the top right corner of each photo, so feel free to pin away!)<\/p>\n

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And this is what it looked like a mere five weeks ago:<\/p>\n

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The major changes were eliminating the popcorn ceiling, installing dark hardwood (love the contrast of dark floors and light walls) and adding the panel moulding and trim – getting the shell right.\u00a0 The wall moulding is what makes the bedroom feel Parisian and will kick any builder basic room like mine up a notch. I also was so over the navy headboard which needed to be lowered and I preferred something curvier. My workroom performed some surgery on her. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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So you can see that the only items I kept were the nightstands, dresser and brass lamps.<\/p>\n

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Layering the linen drapes<\/a> with the shutters adds to the warmth of the room and will come in handy during our harsh Canadian winters.<\/p>\n

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You know I wavered on the pillow fabric, changing my mind from what I originally ordered. This fabric is so us <\/del> me and 1 yd was all I needed to create this large and beautiful pillow.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0I did change the hardware on the dresser but what really elevates this side of the room are the mirror<\/a>, lamp<\/a>, the glass closet door<\/a> and of course, the moulding.<\/p>\n

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Oh, I painted the portrait in art school years ago and thought she looked perfect on the dresser. She kind of looks like Anne Hathaway!<\/p>\n

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Rather than hang the art (from Minted) within the panel moulding<\/a>, I decided to go over it and now I can add on in either direction if I like. Plus I love the way it looks.\u00a0 You can see links to the art in this post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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A close up of the pretty ceiling fixture<\/a> from Crystorama with the combination of brass and lucite.<\/p>\n

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And the closet…life changing!<\/p>\n

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If the wallpaper looks familiar, it’s because it’s the same one I used in my kitchen<\/a>! The back of the closet needed something and I didn’t want the permanence of papering the entire back wall. I had a roll of this leftover from the kitchen and I think just this small amount, elevates the closet.<\/p>\n

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Neutrals on the left, prints and summer clothes on the right. And the most adorable light fixture<\/a> from Crystorama.<\/p>\n

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This is the Metrie glass door which I absolutely love:<\/p>\n

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And this is the entry way to our bedroom. I decided to lean the large print from Minted<\/a> rather than hanging it.<\/p>\n

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A close up of the Karastan carpet<\/a> and Whittington ottoman:<\/p>\n

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Thank you for following along! xoxo<\/p>\n

All “After” photos were taken by the lovely and talented Stephani Buchman<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A big thank you to my generous ORC partners for providing key elements of the design. I have also noted some of my favourite brands below and appreciate that some of them worked within my tight timelines and budget.\u00a0 Without them, I wouldn’t have achieved this end result which looks even better in person and just like the Ikea commercial, I do a double take when I walk by.<\/p>\n

Moulding, trim and glass closet door:\u00a0 Metrie<\/a>\u00a0 | Paint:\u00a0 Farrow & Ball<\/a> \u00a0 | Area rug: Karastan<\/a><\/p>\n

Art: Minted<\/a> | Mirror:\u00a0 Bassett Mirror Company<\/a> |\u00a0 Ceiling fixtures: Crystorama<\/a><\/p>\n

Closet: California Closets<\/a> | Dresser lamp:\u00a0 Bellacor<\/a> | Fabric (cushion on chair and bed): DecoratorsBest<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0Drapery fabric, rods and sewing: Tonic Living<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0Colourful art print (near chair) | Yangyang Pan<\/a><\/p>\n

Ottoman:\u00a0 Whittington & Co<\/a>. | Chair: West Elm<\/a> | Dresser and nightstands: Geovin<\/a><\/p>\n

Duvet cover and pillow cases: Au Lit Fine Linens<\/a><\/p>\n

End table: CasaLife<\/a> | Peonies and branches: Fiori Oakville<\/a><\/p>\n

I am so excited to check out the posts of these talented ladies and it was a pleasure following along with them for the past six weeks:<\/p>\n

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Apartment 34<\/a> | Arianna Belle<\/a> | Because It\u2019s Awesome<\/a> | Coco+Kelley<\/a> | Design Darling<\/a> |
\nDesign Indulgence<\/a> |Design Manifest<\/a> | Christine Dovey<\/a> | The English Room<\/a> | Vanessa Francis <\/a>| Hi Sugarplum<\/a> | Honey We\u2019re Home<\/a> | Jojotastic <\/a>| The Pink Clutch<\/a> | The Pink Pagoda<\/a> | Simplified Bee<\/a> | Style Your Senses<\/a> | A Thoughtful Place<\/a> | Kimberly Whitman<\/a> | The Zhush<\/a> | TM by CIH<\/a><\/p>\n

Don’t forget to also check out the the reveals of the Guest Participants<\/a> tomorrow. I have been following along on Instagram and there’s a lot of talent out there.<\/p>\n

If you were following along from the sidelines and wished you had started with us in week one, there’s always Spring 2016 when the ORC starts up again. So start thinking about what room you would tackle and join in the fun!<\/p>\n

Thanks again for following along! Leave a comment to let me know your thoughts or if you have any questions. But also check back on my previous five posts as I may have already answered the question there.<\/p>\n

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