It’s time to wrap up our series on the luxurious bedroom retreat in Kahala. I started with a blank canvas and a favorite painting of the homeowners that became my inspiration piece. I showed you how to layer textures, patterns and colors. And I promised that today I’d share with you the wow that brings the room together. You know how much I love wow!
To me, a wow could be a big, bold statement, a focal point that’s whimsical, even a creative and unusual texture. Or, as in this bedroom, it could be the unexpected way you utilize any of these aforementioned elements. Knowing that the wife (client) loves glass, when I saw these glass and metal mushrooms, I knew they needed to go in this space.
Hand-blown glass wall art isn’t necessarily all that special on its own. Sometimes, the difference is in how you look at things. I looked at the hall leading into the bedroom, turned my head sideways and got the idea for a treatment spanning both walls. So, we layered and mixed the mushrooms, clustering them in different sizes and heights into an organic pattern that transitions from one wall to the next. I left the hallway wall in its original cream color, creating more visual interest in the contrast with the bedroom’s taupe walls. The combination creates a wow factor that becomes a unique focal point, and enhances the space without taking over.
Keep in mind that you don’t need expensive pieces to create your own wow factor.
You can use ordinary objects — including wall clings and box frames — but arrange them in an interesting way. Look for different sizes, heights and patterns. Anything can become wow — it all depends on the way you see it. So, turn your head and see what you can come up with!
Cathy Lee is a home style expert, speaker, president and designer of Cathy Lee Style. Her redesigns of residential and business spaces have been featured in local and national publications and on HGTV. For more info, visit www.cathyleestyle.com. And keep up with Cathy’s dream home makeover at her photo blog, Homefront.