Today I’m super excited to share a bedroom I designed for a little girl called Marlowe. I had designed two of my client’s children’s bedrooms before, so I was thrilled to be working with her again.

The brief was to turn a smallish guest bedroom into a gorgeous room for a little girl. High on the wish list was a special bed, and Marlowe also asked or a den in her room. As the room was too small to fit both comfortably, I found a house shaped bed that could double up as a den. We painted it in a custom colour to fit with the rest of the scheme.

What I love about this bed are the windows with the fitted flower boxes… I had so much fun dressing this up with faux flowers and the little bird perching on the window frame. Because the back of the bed is open and sits against the wallpaper, inside it feels like a little room with one wallpapered wall.

Looking at the rest of my client’s home and the orientation of the room, I created a tonal green scheme, backed by a beautiful floral mural wallpaper. Taking a cue from the warmer tones in the wallpaper design, I accented the room with blush and dusty pinks. I love how the blush curtains are offset by the cooler background.

We added shelves in the alcoves with vintage style crates underneath for extra storage. The existing wardrobe worked well in the scheme, and we matched its colour to paint the bed. Under the bed, a plain blue-green rug grounds the bed and provides a soft play area.

With the amazing feature floral wallpaper, I didn’t think the room needed much more on the walls, so I kept it simple with a swan bust and hooks underneath on the wall opposite the bed. Next to the bed I installed three lovely prints by Mrs Mighetto which had all the right colours to pull the scheme together. Inside the bed itself, a string of lighting creates a soft, playful atmosphere, with lots of cushions and pretty bedding to create a cosy nook.

Marlowe was over the moon with her new room – and her brother and sister were so impressed they wanted a bit of an update for their rooms too! For me the room was a dream to work on – my client has amazing taste and trusted me completely to create something beautiful. I hope you’ve enjoyed the result too!

Sources:

Bed & stool: Flexa via Nubie

Wallpaper: Sandberg

Posters & bird: Mrs Mighetto

Swan bust: Fiona Walker

Cat night light, soft toys, cloud cushion: Scandiborn

Bedlinen: Garbo & Friends

Star cushions & floral cushion: Molly Meg

Baskets: Olli Ella

Images: design & styling by room to bloom, photography by brett charles