Getting this designer look in my place-bright, boho and beachy
sloedjinn
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
So, I really, really love this bedroom. I know it's probably not to the taste of many here, but I've always loved a boho look with lots of bright color.
This is the bedroom of Malibu designer Tim Clarke. It's in one of those million dollar trailer homes that are right on the beach in Malibu.
I have the blanket already. It's a Pendleton Bright River. I've looked all over the internet for that wallpaper and can't find it. Probably just as well. It's most likely some expensive to the trade only thing.
Some things in my bedroom will have to stay- I have a very expensive storage bed that's just a few years old, but it's white and as neutral as neutral could be. I'm not a big fan of the lamps- they seem to dominate a very small room.
Any ideas for a wallpaper that will give me the look without being exactly that wallpaper? What kind of hardwood flooring would look best under that blue shag area rug? Could I bring the natural, grasscloth look of the lampshades into the room with similar cloth on the upholstery panel of my storage bed?
Cynthia storage bed in white
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Annie Deighnaugh
8 years agoYou could always sponge paint the wall to get the blue and white effect...and for very little money.
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Comments (17)Running up the white flag, I surrender. You are right. A renter is not an owner, and it would be best to work with the landlord. I will make just one additional comment for renter's "rights". Saying that most tenants are terrible painters is unfair--so are many landlords (or at least the painters they subcontract with). I have lived in places where it looked like the painter stood in the middle of the room and did a quick circle with a paint sprayer--overspray EVERYWHERE: lights, switches, blinds, floor edges, etc. I have friends in an apartment where every grease spatter or piece of crud, including spiders, was simply painted over. I have a family member living in an apartment where the owner charges $800 to have his painters come in to paint an accent wall--a 9x12 foot wall! And then another $800 to paint it back when you vacate. A lot of landlords are awesome, careful, and responsible. So are many tenants. As more and more people can not afford to purchase a home; I hope that landlords/owners will work to make it somewhat easier/more reasonable to make a rental feel like home. Not sure why I'm on my soapbox about this today :) Maybe because all of my kids are out of the house living in apartments indefinitely. Sorry, I really did not mean to offend or step on the toes of professionals and landlords that know far more on the subject....See MoreCan I add more boho without adding more clutter? Living room re-do
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8 years agosloedjinn
8 years agoThe Cynthia storage bed I have. It's very boring but functional. The upholstery panel is easily replaced with any fabric. I could also easily replace the plain white knobs for something punchier. It's also one of the most expensive pieces of furniture I've ever bought, so it's staying, no matter what. Gotta get my use out of it.
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nosoccermom
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8 years ago
I poked around in spoon flower and found this but I'm not sure. Looks like quilt sort of. What do folks think?
http://www.spoonflower.com/wallpaper/4258974-navajo-texture-blue-off-white-by-kimsanosoccermom
8 years agoHave you looked at the link my3dogs posted? I think an Ikat pattern may be "wilder." Though the blues are different from the slightly aqua blue in the inspiration pic.
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