Friday, December 16, 2011

wood walls

I'm working on an amazing house with a very fun client. The house is a modern mix of farmhouse and Arts and Crafts. The master bedroom has a vaulted wall that is also the bed wall. I've been thinking about a wood treatment for the vaulted wall, but two thirds of the way up the wall only, ending in a simple molding.

(photo credit: Desire to Inspire blog)

I love the planks on this bedwall, pictured above. Very rustic. Don't think we'll be going this rustic in my clients home, but such a great example of textured, rustic wood with the simple bed linens and an open weave throw.

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My clients also have a dark, iron bed. The wood wall and iron bed work so well together. I've been picturing the wood wall to have larger planks or slats and arranged vertically. But, if we did horizontal, the narrow slats have a great modern feel next to the antique looking bedframe.

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I like the scale of these planks of wood, pictured above. Essentially, this wall is a large beadboard. Or maybe more traditionally ~ it would just be called wood paneling.. but who wants to call something this beautiful by the tired 1970s name "wood paneling". It deserves better!

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More narrow slats, above. The varied depths in the installation of the wood slats is what really sets this wood wall apart!

(photo credit: Design Sponge blog)

Check out Design Sponge to get the how~to on this wood wall installation, pictured above.

(photo credit: Desire to Inspire blog)

The vaulted ceiling in my client's bedroom has an opening to the bathroom that is similar to this photo below. The no~trim gives a modern look. We'd probably cap off the top just above the opening to the bathroom with an Arts and Crafts style trim, simple.

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On the other side of the bedwall in my client's master bedroom is a dry-walled nook. It's just asking to be made into a bookcase. It's similar to the photo below. I really like the idea of painting the back of the nook a dark accent, maybe a soft black, which would be similar to their black iron bed.