A designer’s surprise: this bedroom got a color refresh and a functional upgrade
A middle-aged couple found decorating their bedroom challenging because each wall has a door. They called in interior designer Minna Haapakoski, who solved their bedroom’s decorating dilemmas.
How do you create a calm, harmonious bedroom when each wall has a door? And to complicate matters further, they also wanted both a reading corner and space for quick workouts alongside the bed.
Interior designer Minna Haapakoski tackled the couple’s dilemma by moving the bed to the most uninterrupted wall, leading into the dressing area. She then covered that wall with birch paneling, creating a tranquil backdrop that also doubles as a headboard.
They wanted another surprise in the bedroom, too. Minna fulfilled that request in two ways: she removed the legs from the head end of the bed and designed a drawer unit underneath for it to rest on, and she proposed painting the bedroom’s walls and ceiling in graphite gray.
“People often overlook the ceiling. I like to do something there every now and then. A dark tone makes the space feel calm, and the light birch paneling freshens up the whole look,” the designer says.
She created a reading nook under the window. Oak knobs were mounted on the wall to hold yoga mats, and kettlebells and weights fit neatly below instead of taking up floor space.
