The Blue Room- Galveston, Texas
Now that it's summer time, let's take a look at a beach house we designed last July. This is a perfect example that good design takes a really long time to go out of style, if ever.
The blue room, an unexpected attention grabber, is somewhat
similar to seeing a celebrity moseying down a suburban street. The alluring navy blue walls (Benjamin Moore-
Stunning 826) paired with cream, its extreme opposite, create quite a dramatic
spectacle.
The concept of this room was derived from the navy and
cream, floral duvet. Surprisingly, the
duvet, along with several other items like the art and rug, were purchased from
online auctions and discounted home stores.
Because we really needed a high impact punch against the dark wall, we
had the leather headboard custom made.
To really add a designer touch, we chose an affordable navy blue velvet
and cream nautical rope to make the Euro pillows. The Euros actually ended up being comparable
in price to a retail store, but happened to be exactly what we wanted. Tips in creating a space like this include
utilizing high contrast, mixing “splurge” and “save” items, and adding a few
customized touches.
The Sun and Surf Living Room- Galveston, Texas
“Cozy, casual, easy living,” our client’s exact requests for
their beach house’s living room in Galveston, Texas. They originally planned on renting out the
residence, but after the initial reveal, they immediately decided to keep it
for themselves.
To get an easygoing vibe of this sort, it actually requires
a well thought out formula and inspiration.
The inspiration was not an object, but more of an idea to subtly bring
the sunny beach indoors. Understated
yellows and blues anchor the room, while custom-made linen drapes, pops of red,
and different wood tones add interest. Our
favorite and most innovative element of the room happens to be the six framed
prints of sea animals and birds. The
“prints” were actually pages from a book that we had framed and matted; they
flow perfectly with the opposing beach view.
Although there are tons of elements within one space, we had
to formulate a sense of balance between them all. Instead of seeing each individual piece, you
see one unified room that screams, “Come relax!”
