Our final guest bedroom reveal is here, and it’s blue and moody in the best possible way. Here’s a look…
I don’t have a lot of photos of this room in process because it was used as an office for our contractor (hence the desk!). But anytime a room gets a dramatic paint color, it feels like a transformation!
Small but packs a punch
Of the two bedrooms, this is the smaller one. It’s basically big enough for just a Queen-sized bed, small night stands, and space to walk around. While I worried it would be too small, it feels cozy and totally lovely for a guest to stay. The dark blue is so dreamy, moody, and sophisticated.
Inspiration
This room really started with the paint color. Since the other guest bedroom focused on a dramatic wallpaper, we wanted to go solid here but still use a statement color that would make it’s mark. After the wall color was decided, we stuck to more tones of blues to layer them all together in various textures from the headboard to bedding to wall.
Art
I purchased a few prints from my friend, Jesse, and her husband Jimmy (through their company The Marbles) back in 2019 when we were sourcing everything for the house. You’ll see them in my kids’ bedroom and our main bedroom. This print (which happens to be of Jesse) felt so perfectly fitting in this space. I loved having the print off-center to offset the straight-edge of the headboard. After taking these photos, we did add another organic wooden piece of art by Katie Gong over the bed which you can see here in the photos taken by Domino.
Sadly, Jesse passed of cancer in June. I will always treasure this piece and her presence in the room. While we were only acquaintances, I knew her enough to know what an amazing and talented person she was. She left behind family and friends who carry on her spirit and strength forever.
En Suite
Just like the other guest bedroom, this one has it’s own full bathroom (more details on that next week) and a closet filled with extra sheets, towels, and other things guests might need. Since these rooms were designed for our parents to be able to live or stay long-term, each room needed to have it’s own necessities.
Nightstands
When you have a smaller bedroom, scale the accessories accordingly. We placed more narrow and airy nightstands so that there was still a place for personal belongings but also made sure they didn’t take up too much space or visual weight in the room. I love how these brass nightstands offer structure but are still visually light. Also, there is something really precious about placing art in the nook or general area of a nightstand. It’s an extra fun detail for guests to discover.
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Credits:
Reveal photos: Bethany Nauert
Progress photos: Lily Glass
Design: Cleo Murnane of Project M Plus and Joy Cho
Styling: Cleo Murnane of Project M Plus and Jonas Bergkvist
Architecture: Project M Plus
Construction: Boswell Construction
All furniture and materials sources noted within captions below photos. *Indicates an item that was designer discounted or gifted to us in exchange for coverage on Oh Joy. All opinions are my own. Please leave a comment if we missed anything you would like to know the source of!
Hello, Joy!
love this deep blue beauty
I am curious about the art placement- esp the Wildflower above the bed but distinctly on one side. I love it, and if you want to talk about this choice I am all ears. I realized I tend to presume symmetry is what the eye wants, so I love the asymmetrical placement here and how the eye can enjoy the blue color space and travel down to the bedside art. It really works to give a gentle dynamism in this small space, while being calmingly orderly. I also wondered if the windows/light/view influenced this choice.
Thanks for the new ideas š
Hi Tina!
Great question…so we actually placed another piece of art to the right of it after these photos were taken. But this print was placed not knowing that anything else would go besides it. Because the headboard is so rectangular, it felt too rigid to place another piece of art central right above it. But we loved this piece so much and knew it had a home here. So it was placed intentionally off-center to add some playfulness and break up the lines. The art piece that later got added is a more organic, sculptural wood piece!
Thanks, Joy!
I saw another view of this room on your instagram post- there was the looping wood piece, and the blue took on new look in the different lighting. So great! <3
Thanks Tina!
So gorgeous!! I love the blue!
Thanks Chelsea!
Oh Joy! Youāre such a joy. This room is delightful! Dreamy, relaxing, soothing, contemplative. So special.
Thanks Casey! My daughter says, “It’s a great place to curl up with your favorite book.” š
Hi Joy! This is lovely! One q – did you think about painting the ceiling the same blue? If you did, what stopped you? Thinking of painting our bedroom chrome green from Benjamin Moore and have been toying with the idea to do the ceiling as well. But don’t want to make a horrible mistake! Thank you.
Hi BG, we kept the ceiling white so it didn’t feel too small and the ceilings felt higher in the lighter color!
The way to decorate the room and furniture is beautiful and impressive.
Thank you!
beautiful and impressive, thanks for taking the time to share with us !!
Thanks for coming by!