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A
Hello, everyone. Welcome to Dear Alice. Today we have another episode in our Transform series. We've done a couple of these. We have one that's transform your kitchen, another one that's transform your bathroom. And today is going to be transform your bedroom. So if you are going to be looking at working on your bedroom in this new year, you're going to love this episode and maybe you'll even get ideas if you weren't planning on transforming your bedroom.
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B
I know and I feel like the bedroom, even for all of our clients, when we go into the home before we've even touched it, the bedroom's never been touched. Honestly. Like the primary bedroom is the last. Yeah. To get addressed. Like, they're like, it's not public facing. We'll like, we'll hit that later, you know, when the kids are grown up. So anyway, we thought it was very important because that bedroom, it's like you spend more hours there than anywhere else in your house. Truly.
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A
I always think of my bedroom too as like my reward after a hard day that you're just like when you finally get to get in your bed at night, don't you just feel like this is the great reward?
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B
The happy chills, man.
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A
Yeah. You really do that. Nothing else is expected of you. Yeah. And you get to look around and have a beautiful scene that just makes you feel like, like you were a success at whatever you did or accomplished. I love a beautiful bedroom.
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B
I do too. I think in queuing in on what makes you happy, this is your space. So cuing in on what that is.
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A
Nothing could be more than that.
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B
Exactly. And employing that just for you, for no one else. Yeah. Like what a gift. What a gift.
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A
Okay, let's teach them. Let's teach them all of our tricks.
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B
First.
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A
I wanted to tell you guys you were doing this in concert with. It just happens to be our white sale, which is for the bedroom. So after you get juiced up on this episode, go check out our website, alisonehome.com the white sales on which means everything for your bedroom is on sale. And this, this, these categories are huge. There's rugs involved. So even if you need a new rug for your kitchen or your family room, like take advantage of the lights asking. Exactly. Exact. We don't care if you're not using it in your bedroom. Also, like, lighting is in there. We, we're thinking you might need lamps for your nightstands, but who's to say where you're going to use them? So go get yourself some new lamps or a new chandelier beds, obviously, nightstands, bedding. So all of this you can take advantage of once you get some great ideas after today's episode. Check that out@alice lanehome.com before we get.
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C
Into the spaces themselves, what is. What are on your. What are on your. Guys's like, must have lists for a bedroom space.
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B
Oh, topical or skeleton? Let's see. Okay, I would say either skeleton. I'm gonna say skeleton. I'm talking about just, like, the actual space. I'm just coming off of a bedroom remodel for my own bedroom.
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A
For your own bedroom.
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B
Suha, if you're a long time listener, you probably know that I feel nothing in a neutral space. And like 2020. Suzanne, when I was painting all the rooms, I picked a light color, noted it was reticence. It's a beautiful, like, blushy tissue pink that we used in Tiger Oak entry. I'm like, you know what? Again, my bedroom was the last one to be considered. I'm like, we'll throw reticence on there and then I'll address it later. So I've been living in a neutral space in my bedroom, falling asleep and waking up every day in a neutral space for a circa five years.
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A
Like, yeah, how's it going?
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B
I hate it. I hate my bedroom. I'm like, I'd rather sleep in a twin bed in my son's room and sleep in my own bedroom. Because I'm like, the thing. And the thing about it too, is, like, in a neutral space in a bedroom, some, you know, you have, like, your nightstands, you have all the stuff that, like, ends up corralling there. You have just like an unmade bed. And like, I will say, when you have a neutral or lighter room and you have things that sit on top of it, your bed frame, your nightstand, you feel contrast. But everything feels messy. Everything feels messy all the time. And so, but when you do a color drench or you have some depth of color, which we know, like color psychology, we know that when you use a deeper color in a bedroom, it allows you to focus on the task at hand, which is sleep. And it allows you to relax. And it really allowed your, like, eyelids to close. It's proof positive, y'. All. And so by having, like, depth on your walls, it is a game changer. I remember we had a client that we were working on her bedroom, and she. She came to us and she's like, my favorite place to stay all over the world is in Capri, and the bedroom or the bedroom is black and the Bathroom is light. Light, like white. And she's like. And I want to do that because I've never slept better than in Capri. So, like, that just taught us something early on in our career that, like, this is something. And, like, when you experience depth on your walls, like, it really does. Like, it psychologically changes. Like, how you perform in that space, how you sleep in that space. Everything shut. Your brain is affecting. Yeah, exactly.
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A
Otherwise doesn't mean that you have to go all the way to black. What you'll see in the images that we're going to share today in the podcast, there are colors used on the wall, or at least a tone.
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B
And.
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A
And it's so much more restful. And like sue said, I mean, I think it's such a key teaching that you just taught, which is rooms look messy when there's a light room and there's contrast and you just see every little thing that's leaning or not perfect intentionally. It really is a messier aesthetic. Unless you're going to be one of those people that doesn't put anything on top of your nightstand. Puts everything in the drawers. But sleeping is one of those activities that you're. Once you get comfortable, you need your stuff on your nightstand.
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B
Yeah.
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A
To be comfy. I mean, I can't even tell you the amount of stuff on my nightstand. It's embarrassing, too.
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B
I might go over that one. It's going to tip and fall at any second.
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A
I mean, stuff is balancing on other stuff. Yeah.
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B
Your hands, if you're with us.
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A
So you're going to look more pulled together by having color on your walls and not all these objects floating in front of a white wall. Yeah. Love that you taught that.
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B
Amen. So that is something I. I need depth of color in.
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A
So what are you doing in your bedroom remodel? Did you want to say?
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B
It's going to look like I'm, like, dipped in chocolate. That's all I'm going to say. Okay. Pictures to come.
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A
I'm just going to say it's kind of cinnamon.
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B
It's cinnamon. So it's like Mexican chocolate. Yeah, it's really good.
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C
As it should be.
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B
As it should be. Anyway, everything looks super fly. I'm really, really excited to reveal it and so excited.
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C
Are you getting a new bed, too?
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B
Yeah.
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C
Okay.
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B
I want. Yeah. Should I say which one I'm getting?
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A
Yeah, say it.
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B
I wanted, since we, like, designed it and the fabric was chosen, the Tera kit.
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C
Okay.
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B
I love the kit. And, like, pair that with, like, the brown with rapers. We're going to get into rap. I'm like, I'm letting it all out.
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A
Before we tell them which nightstands you're getting, because they're going to go look at the website after this episode.
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B
I'm getting the Brooklyn and the dark walnut. So everybody. I don't know if you remember Dark walnut. Yes.
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A
Because.
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B
Okay, so you know how I have my green bathroom and I have the burl walnut, like, the vanity. I wanted to have some of that depth over in my bedroom. So again, I've been looking at, like, all the spaces and all the paintings in concert with each other and how they play. And that stain finish looks so good in that space against that wall color. It's really, really good. And it just kind of melts. And that's what you kind of want for your bedroom. You just want to melt into that scene.
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A
Yeah.
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B
You know, and you just, like, want all the aches and pains to go away so you can get a good night's sleep. So I'm doing the Brooklyn nightstands, and then I'm doing the Miles dresser in cloud. I will have some contrast there, but I'm doing. Gosh, are we just gonna. Should I just say everything? Yeah, I'm just gonna say, okay, let's do everything. Shoot. And then I'm doing the slipper sconces.
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C
That'S gonna be above the Lulu.
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B
The Lulu sconces. And again, that light pink with the brown wall with, like, Tara with. I'm doing, like, this. This faux silk drapery panels, which I haven't had drapery in my bedroom since we moved in. So I'm, like, the most excited.
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C
You wake up to the sun.
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B
Oh, no, I have blackout shades.
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C
Oh, gosh.
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B
Hello. No, no, I live. I live like a vampire in there, but now I'm really gonna live like a vampire anyway. But panels, like, again, I've seen how it transformed my son's bedroom. Just like with the Romans. I kept those tight in Romans because they're little kids. They don't need to be tugging on panels. But in my bedroom, I'm like, I want the place to be draped. And it is. And it's like corally colored silk with the brown with the tarot with the slippers with some really dope art that, like, we got Frank reframed for ourselves for our Christmas present. So cool. I'm excited to see it.
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A
It's gonna get to see the reveal bedroom for our new lighting launch that's coming up at the end of the month. So we're shooting the lighting launch in Suze's house and a few in my house. So you'll get to see that reveal coming up. So make sure to sign up to be one of our insiders because you're going to want to see how great this turned out and have first pick of the litter.
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B
Yes. And I will say it started with the. With the light. The. Yes, I saw those and I was just like, I have to have that light.
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C
Responses.
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B
No, she's getting.
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A
I'm getting caviar.
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B
Got rid of my fan, which nobody.
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A
Knows what that is yet. It hasn't launched.
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B
Yeah, I saw that. I'm like, oh, my gosh, I need that. And Jess is like, what about in your bedroom? I was just like, it will. It will happen.
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A
Yes, it will.
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B
It will happen.
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C
It will be mine.
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B
It will be mine. Oh, yes, it will be mine. And it is. So, anyway, cannot wait to show you.
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A
So Susan's been transforming her bedroom and we've, as you know, been transforming people's bedrooms since at least 2008. So we're going to take you through some past projects and just take you through some principles that we love to use in bedrooms. So let's. Let's start them out in the Sugar House. And you guys might remember this, we did a remodel master class on the Sugar House probably in the summer of 25. So you could always go back and revisit this whole project. But there's a few key learnings we want to take you through. On their primary bedroom.
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B
It's so funny because these, I think it shows the longevity of the design, but a lot of these projects are ones that have lived in our portfolio for a second, you know, but the design is still so good. And just so everyone knows, we're doing a lot of really great stuff right now, currently all the time, they're just like longer projects. So we're going to be doing a lot of capturing in 2026. So, so many photo shoots. Get ready. But the, the principles and the spaces are still so good that we couldn't not dive into the details with you. So the Sugar House, this is the before again, it wasn't a big. It's not a big house. It's still standing. It's not a big house. It's a historic home, really. Where the bed sat, we didn't change. Right now we're looking at the before picture, which shows a really pretty, like, white finish worked wall with historic windows. Not the tall ceilings. I bet we're about that eight foot ceiling. Some darker Roman. So this this picture really shows that idea of a neutral space with dark contrast and how it has the potential of looking messy.
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A
Everything, I mean, from the ceiling up top, you know, to the shams are not quite in line. And then the Romans, even the nightstands are, well, well decorated. But there's. It just. Everything just looks messy. The contrast makes it feel messier.
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B
But still, like, most people would look at this and be like, what a beautiful room. It's a great room. But there's things that we did to transform this space that, again, she wanted it to feel more restful, more cohesive. There were, like, little things that she wanted. Again, it's a historic home, so she wanted to have, like, a spot. She couldn't, like, make her bathroom larger, but she's like, I'd love to have, like, a makeup vanity. So there are certain things that she wants. She wanted a chair. She wanted, like, a more relaxing space, you know, to, you know, retire in. And she needed a makeup vanity. So we're going to show you again a few more befores. This kind of shows you again the Roman. This is a Roman, obviously, if you're looking at the screen, there's a dark Roman in these two windows that flank her bed. These are functional Romans. What that means is that, like, that's what you would operate to make the room darker. So it's a decorative. A decorative Roman that is functional. And the thing that, like, one teaching, I think that we should just, like, talk about while we're looking at this right here, is that Romans, like in any bedroom, we love a blackout shade. And a shade, that's what is, like, from Hunter Douglas. It's that roller shade that has the blackout that you can just, like, roll down like you're at a hotel, and it completely, like, just tarps the place. And then we would do a decorative. If we were doing Roman, we would make it a decorative Roman non functional that, like, it looks like it could be functional, but you're not futzing with it, like, to move it up and down and having to, like, fix the folds every single time. You can see that this was a functional Roman that would have to be fixed every time. And, like, honestly, everyone's busy. Everyone has a morning routine, kids, schools, night routine, whatever. That. That's just, like, one more thing for you to do. So just, like, that's a tip moving forward for everyone, is that you're not going to make those Roman, the decorative Romans, functional.
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A
And I would also say that more likely than not, most people are going to want light control in a bedroom so that you sleep really, really well. I love a blackout shade in a bedroom. I think it's so great. And then light creep is also something that's going to come in and around these Roman shades. Even though they're an outside mount, it looks like you can still get light creep through the edges. So being able to control that with window coverings and then window dressings, we are going to be putting drapes in this room. You'll see in the afters. And the drapery can come in and it can close over the light creep that's going to come in on the edges of a Roman. So as you're solving for your own bedroom needs this year, really consider a blackout shade. I think you're going to love how you sleep and there's a lot of ways to achieve it. And we'll make sure and talk about the window coverings as we go through these three projects. We're going to show you the only.
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B
Time everyone does a blackout shade for the primary, usually for the kids, so that they can just like conk out. The only time, like for a bedroom. Someone said, I actually don't want my guests to have blackout. If they like their guests, they'll give them blackout. Not that they don't like them, but they just like, they're just like, just do something light filtering, give them privacy, but allow the scent to wake them up. Yeah, they can get on their way. Which I thought was so funny. Anyway, so anyway, whatever bedroom you're addressing this season, that was a fun tip. Think about who's seen with you. So, and here's this one last before picture. Just really quick. I wanted to disorient you. You walk in. This is a floor plan of this room that we showed her when we were doing the design. And you're walking into this. This door and you're. Again, there's not a lot of spaces to put the bed. It's going to go in the exact same spot it was with a bench. We actually kept the nightstands because we're like, what can we keep? And so my kind of inventory what you have, and you're like, hey, that's. That's still good. That works for the function. But we're just gonna like repurpose other things. Right? So we kept the nightstands and kind of redid everything else. And this is where again, there's a window wall perpendicular to the bed wall where we did have a window. And as we were space planning, we're like, that actually is a great spot for a Little desk, you know, right in front of a window to do your makeup. So that kind of gives you some context as now we go into the afters of our sugar house bedroom.
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A
So here you can see the wall color. It's a tone, but it's not white. And this really does just look so restful and cozy. And the room feels finished. We're leaving that white era behind that so many houses have been white on white, the interiors have been white. You can just see how much more sophisticated this room is with this beautiful sort of darkened taupe color on the wall. The nightstands, you know, necessarily aren't the focus with everything on them. And then we did a drape that's tonal with the wall. It's a very small sort of tonal pattern and it's just, it keeps the eye really restful. Those drapes really connect to the walls in a beaut. And I just love how this turned out. We have a colored headboard, which I think brings a real beautiful sort of sophistication. This is a shelter bed and it kind of defines that space. Even though this is only an eight foot ceiling, this is so chic. Feels completely finished and there's even kind of a grandeur to it.
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B
And honestly, like, that's probably your big. You get a little bit more contrast with that vanity desk. But like the majority of the contrast you feel is like what the important thing in the the room, which, like that should be the focus. That's the bed. Here are just a couple other corners showing you again, the rug is tonal with those nightstands and everything, just like. And just like it's a lot softer. And I again, that be to be able to get ready right in front of a window. Lucky, lucky duck. And then the last little corner of this was the dresser. And so again, I think I thought this was a really great trick right here of just like the size of your art. You go into this space and it does look 10 times taller than it did. Yes. Like you see that in the pictures, but like live. It's incredible. Yeah, absolutely incredible.
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A
Yeah, it always feels counterintuitive. But when you can use larger art, larger rugs, your spaces are going to feel so much bigger. And the panels, the drapery panels reached all the way up to the crown molds. The art reaches all the way up to the crown molds. Even the bed is high, that shelter bed. And it makes the room feel grand. It's such a great trick when you're, when you're trying to work on spaces.
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C
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B
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C
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B
Next we're going to go to our Hidden Springs Manor which is on the portfolio. But this is a fun one. I don't know if you want to like dive into.
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A
Yeah, let's do it situation. So it's fun being an interior designer because you get to learn the dynamics of a couple and this actually isn't the first time this has happened. But sometimes couples don't sleep together. They have separate bedrooms. And this is the case of the Hidden Springs Manor. This is on our portfolio. Sometimes this is due to maybe he has a CPAP machine and it's loud and he keeps his wife awake all night. Maybe she's going through menopause and she's so hot she needs to sleep in the basement with the window cracked in the winter. But you know, and he's cold all the time. So it's interesting to see couples evolve and change over time. In this case, the, the female client slept upstairs and the male client slept downstairs in the basement. And they each got to have their own aesthetic. And I love how both bedrooms turned. And so we, we haven't talked about this project very much, but it's kind of fun because aesthetically you can just lean all in. Sometimes primary bedrooms are a combination of what they both can agree on. In this case they just got to be all in. Didn't have to agree with anybody. Could just have their own aesthetic. They can have their own closet, they can have their own zone in the house and, and heat or cool it however they want. He could heat or cool the entire basement or just his room. So anyway, kind of a unique project, but we want to take you into her bedroom first. We don't have very many befores. This almost reads like a real estate listing, but here you can just see neutral was the way that they went to try to appeal to more buyers. Like a light, light gray, almost white on the walls, white casings. Unfortunately, window treatments are also white roller shades. So not a lot to look at here. But to what Suze was saying earlier about doing a color so that it can really contrast and make the room fully feel complete and not so jumpy with little imperfections or cluttered nightstands or whatnot. Look at the afters. I mean, this is so beautiful. You can see what color added to the space. The color we used in here is called cougar brown, and it's this red, really great shade of mauve. And we did this space probably about four, four or five years ago. I'd still choose this today. We did a window treatment that was somewhat in line tonally with the wall color. So it's going to keep your eye moving. Those drapery folds just look so stunning. The little bit of trim up in the tray of the ceiling pulls your eye up so you can really appreciate it. And then we did a trick. And if, if any of you guys have a large bedroom and don't know quite how to make it feel cozy, you've heard us say this before. We poster bed in a grand room. It's going to create a room within the room. So we did this for her. We did a four poster bed. It's this beautiful brass modeled frame. And then just really beautiful drapey bedroom. Little piece of art above the headboard. And then we've got a really beautiful upholstered bench or almost like a settee at the foot of the bed with a garden stool. And the space is just really feminine and tonal. Lots of varying shades of pink and feminine details. Like the drapey, beautiful, drapey bedding. It's almost gauze, like really stunning.
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B
One, one fun thing that we did on this ceiling. We did a ceiling treatment in here with some applied molding just to add interest and some romance in the space. And so I remember the builder, like proposing, let's do like a thicker beam and like, let's pull it down. I'm like, oh, no, no, no. We're going to come up, we're doing a four poster. And then that's going to be the vibrato in the space. And so we just need some. Some geometry up top to kind of echo some classicism. And so I'm really stoked. Like, again, it wasn't.
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C
It kind of ridiculous, but it was.
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B
Like, the frame out. So beautiful.
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C
Yeah. It looks like it's been there forever. And it kind of, like, helps the window. Window casings for me too. It kind of just ties that in together. That's awesome.
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B
Yeah.
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Like, those pencil mold details, they all make sense of them.
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C
Yeah.
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A
It feels more elevated.
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C
Yeah. Cohesive. Yeah.
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B
And again, we didn't have a ton of space like, she wanted, like, a little perch chair. We didn't have a lot of space for, like, big nightstands, and so we opted for small, but it's just her. So anyway, we were able to do smaller.
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C
Just one on each side of the bed for something.
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B
Exactly. Go you. And then we have a really beautiful dresser with, again, the large art. Again, just to kind of stretch up and I think relax the space. I think a lot of small things make it nervous. And so by doing something that is, like, more generous in scale, just makes the space feel so much more grand.
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A
I agree.
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B
Yep. Of course, we think the same thing. Here's, like, one other little after shot. Also, I love the little bit of crystal that we did on these nightstand lamps. Again, just so you have all these other geometry and geometric moments that are like cutting the space in half but just to have some transparency and wetness usually say, well, and so beautiful.
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C
And on a smaller nightstand, too. So it's not like a huge body, you know, lamp that just takes up the whole space.
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A
And I think the serpentine drawer fronts are also sort of a feminine, almost ruffled detail that you wouldn't be able to do if this was a his and her space. Just being able to key into all of those little details that are just uniquely her and have this really intimate moment with her to figure out what rest looks like and feels like for her. And just tune into her feminine side.
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B
Okay. I love that. How about that? That gauzy bedding. I'm gonna say one more shout out to that, because that is so. I've never felt more relaxed.
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Yes.
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B
My voice was actually whispering earlier, and I'm like, it's the gauzy bedding, guys. There's something there.
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A
If you go on our website, this is called the Chloe bedspread on. Or maybe it's like the Chloe coverlet. You'll be able to see that on the website, and it just it's really beautiful. Draped at the foot of a bed as almost a bed scarf or pulled up. Like we have it in this image and something about it. You just feel swaddled like a newborn. Like you picture like those gauzy finishes in newborn babies. And we should all get to live like that.
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B
I think so, yeah.
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A
Okay, let's take him down to his face.
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B
Okay, we're going to take you on a little video tour because again, before pictures were limited, but this kind of shows you again a pretty basic shell of a space. You have a tray ceiling. Nothing's really being like defined as like one being special against the wall color, but we also don't have any trim work up there. We had this like weird little notch out in this floor plan that nobody really. She's like, I don't know what to.
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Do with this, like this tiny alcove that you're like, hopefully we can fit a dresser in there because it's so. It's such a strange little moment. And I do think what we were able to come up with was just perfect. This tray ceiling wants to be addressed.
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B
Just the space in general. I think it kind of. It's just squat, like makes the room all feel kind of squatty and kind of the tray is like really big, you know, and so I'm sure it's hiding some ducting down there. It's usually why you had do a tray, but I think the way we dressed it is so beautiful because what we did is we actually did a wall covering on the walls and then the entire tray and ceiling just so that it felt completely continuous and like you didn't feel the proportions, I think straightened out.
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A
And I feel like these walls feel like they're upholstered. You know, the. The wall covering almost reads like a fabric, which also adds that softness. And I think the color is just so handsome. We're in sort of a medium gray. Almost feels flannel. So handsome. Definitely leaning into those Ralph Lauren vibes. And the bed is velvet with leather straps on it. We've got velvet shams, layers of bedding. And I love the light fixture here. It's like a. Almost a semi flush mount or it's a chandelier that's choked up into that tray and they're palm fronds and it's just so handsome. I love how this turned out. Large art to the right of the bed. Again, he has small nightstands too, but that large art is going to stretch your eye up in that basement space and make it feel grand. And we do have some nice big windows down here, so it doesn't feel so basementy. And then we've got that moment back in the alcove. We were able to fit a dresser. And this just feels like such a handsome dressing room moment. We've got a mirror on the wall, a little piece of art on an easel that has an art lamp on it, and then four drawers to be able to conceal whatever he wants. Maybe it's all of his neckties. Maybe it's his watches. Maybe this is his finishing station where he can come and finish getting ready. But this, I think, turned out so him, so uniquely him. And I think hers was just so uniquely hers. What would we say would be a couple of tricks to make sure and employ when people are working on bedrooms, transforming bedrooms.
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B
I think, again, back to kind of that skeleton moment of, like, looking at just, like, the room in general. Like, how are you going to, like, frame? Are you going to be. Do you like waking up in a dark color? Or, like, do you want to be like. I really do think, like, this is a really successful thing for most people to employ is just to try. Even like, with the Sugar house, we didn't go, like, dark, dark, dark. It was just kind of a medium saturation. But you felt something.
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A
Yeah.
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B
More than you felt like in the befores. Right. It was addressed and it felt. Yeah, it just still felt like the gauzy blanket was on the walls in that one. For me, I just thought that that was so beautiful. So I would say, like, really try and understand. What do you want to feel like? I feel nothing in neutral space. So it makes sense that I'm going dark on my bedroom. But that's not everybody. So, like, really understand what, like, look at pictures. What do you want to feel when you go to sleep and when you wake up in the morning? Um, and then that'll, like, kind of, I think, gear you toward. If you're going to, like, be something more deep or if you're going to still, like, stay on the lighter. What is. What is the heroic moment? You know, there.
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A
I think another key for me, besides getting the color right, is layers of light, because you're going to experience the space in the morning like you talked about also at nighttime. And so in this room that we're talking about with him, he's got Roman shades that are all pulled up to let that light in. But at night, he can pull down the window coverings to get privacy. And it really is a deep space. But then you're going to want that lamp light or that art light turned on. Or maybe the overhead if you're getting ready to go out or looking for something. But I really think bedrooms almost more than anything need lots of layers of light because we do spend probably the most time in them at night and the day. And you're not getting that light in there, especially in the winter. So being able to turn on those lights and not the overhead one so much, or if it is, get it dimmer on that bedroom. But I. When I think about being in my bedroom at night, do you guys just mostly have your lamp lights on?
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C
Only?
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A
Only, yeah.
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B
And there's nothing more beautiful too. Like, even if it's just my dresser light, if I'm trying to need, like everybody to be quiet because my kids are asleep, I have my dresser light on. Everything looks more beautiful in there with just that light on. Or just like both lamps on on the bedside tables. Like, it's such a mood.
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A
It is such a mood. I also have floor lamps that are flanking a little sofa in my bedroom. So mine's usually the floor lamps and the. And the bedside table lamps that are turned on and none of the overhead stuff. Yeah. And then the draperies are closed. And, you know, it's just such a scene and such a mood. So I would say spend time getting your lamp light. Right. You're gonna have layers of light like we talked about, depending on the times of usage. But, you know, even this little art like trick that we used in his space, having just that art, a glow. And then you're in bed with your nightstands, a glow. And then he also has a little floor lamp next to this favorite reading chair that's just such a handsome scene.
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B
And both of those are diffuse, like metal shades. So it's just like a focus light. It's not like a bright blaring shade that's going to just like radiate too much. Because you do want it to just be a little bit more of a hum, you know, not such a blaring light. So.
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A
And then I think bedding is another thing in bedrooms that you want to really personalize. You all sleep at different temperatures. Different things are comfortable for different people. Maybe you want a sheet that's a little bit silkier. Maybe you want a sheet that's more like linen. This is your opportunity to really get it right, to think about how you both sleep in this stage of your life. And maybe what you liked once before has changed. Because I know that's true for me and how I like sleeping And I need a couple layers, and my husband doesn't. And so just figuring out how to get those layers just right so that you can sleep great and stay asleep all night.
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B
I love that. Get yourself a scent.
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A
Yes.
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B
I think light candle. You know, I think there's something just, like, lovely. I think in general, when I get home, like, I get in the house, I put my bags away, I light a candle, like, somewhere. Cause I'm just like, okay, now I'm paying attention, even if it's in the chaos of everything. I pass by that, and I'm like, we're good. Like, everything. Everything's right in the world. So I think, like, scent, like the bedding, I think is just like, your feel the scent. The light is just the visual of everything. And I just. You can't have a bad day if you like. It's funny how you have, like, your routines. Like, at night, you have just your lamps on in the morning. Like my husband sometimes just to get the kids up, they'll flip up. He'll flip on the overhead light, and I'm just like, oh, that's too much. I'm like, you. I need a gradual. I just like, I want you to.
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C
Open up just one of the shades, sunrise.
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B
And just, like, allow me to adjust my eyes. Like, it's too much. So it's really fun as you like. Even before we did the painting in my room and everything, I still had my routines on how I still liked my room best. And that wasn't with overhead light. It was with just, like, what is my routine? And so I'm kind of glad that I know that about myself before I went into this bedroom remodel, because I know it's important, the light layers especially. So. Yeah.
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A
And I think some soft upholstery besides the bed, if you have room. Yeah. That's just so beautiful to be able to have at least a chair softening a corner or a pair of chairs in front of a window. Or I have room up against a wall, under a window to have a little love seat. And it just gives your eyes something beautiful to look at while you're in bed. Because now you're sitting against the hero in the room, and you got to consider what that vantage point is. You know, not just what does the bedroom look like with nothing in it, but what does it look like as I'm laying in bed. And I think those soft layers really help make a space feel finished.
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B
I love that. Yeah. Such a great tip. Okay, well, that's all we have.
- [31:57]
A
Quick reminder you guys. You can get 20 off our bedroom suite products if you go to alisonhome.com to find that perfect bedroom furniture. I'm so excited for you guys to get your rooms dialed in. I think January is a great time to do that. Thank you guys all for watching or tuning in and we'll catch you guys next time. Hey, thanks for listening. If you like our show, please leave a five star rating.