Scandi Farmhouse-Style Bedroom Redo | Apartment Therapy

There ought to be a phrase for that unbelievable feeling you get if you pull up ratty, outdated carpet and discover beautiful hardwood flooring. That’s the very first thing Kristin Brady did—and felt—in her visitor room.

Whereas “it clearly hadn’t been up to date shortly,” Kristin says of the area, “this was such a fantastic room and obtained beautiful afternoon solar, so we knew we wished to make this a welcoming area for company.”

To give you a design for the room that will really feel like a “peaceable sanctuary,” Kristin and her husband labored just about with Marcie Reid from Design Sixty 5, creating an idea on a funds and deciding on new gadgets (such because the mattress, mirror, and dresser) to enrich what the couple already owned (just like the bench, rug, and that absolute showstopper of a chandelier).

All through the design course of, the couple tried to actually suppose arduous about how their company would truly use the area and the gadgets in it. “We included chairs for our company, a bench for his or her baggage, and hooks to hold towels or coats,” Kristin says. “We additionally wished to incorporate a dresser for them to unpack their issues.”

It took a couple of month for the couple to have the room painted (Benjamin Moore’s White Heron), the lighting put in, and the brand new furnishings and decor delivered. All in all, Kristin estimates that the refresh value about $2,000.

The after strikes notes of Scandi-style interiors, in addition to farmhouse fashionable, however throughout the result’s clear: The brand new bed room is brighter and airier than earlier than—with no main transforming vital. Now, it’s a soothing and welcoming area the place Kristin and her husband will sooner or later be capable to host household and pals.