joanne’s guest room/office

a couple of weeks ago i gave you all a sneak peek of the fabrics i was using for a design i was working on. you can see the earlier post here. i was so excited to be able to use these fabrics. i found them a few weeks before i met with my client but when i met her i knew they had to be used in her office. she wanted an inspiring space that was fun and fresh but cozy at the same time.

i met with my client joanne last week to go over the whole design plan for her guest room/office, and she was so excited about everything. this room is mainly going to function as a home office for joanne but will double as a guest room when she has guests in town. the budget for this job is small so i decided to do most of my sourcing from ikea. joanne loves ikea so she had no problem with most everything coming from the store.

here’s the design board for her office.

since the room is very, very tiny (a little over 8.5’ x 9.5’) i had to get creative about the layout. i ended up deciding to use the closet as her desk area to maximize the room’s space. putting a workstation in the closet opened up a lot more space planning options. another major requirement was that the space be accessible since joanne uses a wheelchair. having the workspace in the closet would allow her to have a straight path to the desk. here’s a sketch of what the room will look like when it’s furnished.

here’s the breakdown of the items i’ve sourced for her office.

i went with the hemnes daybed. it’s great because it has 3 deep storage drawers as well as opens up into a full-size bed. while joanne doesn’t have guests the bed will function more as a sofa.

we’ll be tucking crate & barrel’s corova plum quilt around the mattress so that the bed has a tailored look and looks more like a sofa instead of a bed. right now the corova plum quilt is on sale. $99 for the twin.

beside the bed i’ll put this garden stool from overstock.com.

there will be 3 billy bookcases in the room. 1 will be beside the bed and two will be put together in the opposite corner (like is shown in the picture above) for more storage. i’ll put the small tobias chair in front of the corner bookcase and add a throw pillow to it for a punch of color.

Tobias Chair

in the closet workstation area i’ll use the vika amon desk top from ikea. it’s a little long so i’ll cut it down to the exact size i need to fit the closet area. then i’ll use the vika kaj adjustable table legs so that i can adjust it to the perfect height for joanne.

i found the three main fabrics at lewis & sheron textiles in atlanta. since i have a tight budget to work with joanne, with help from a friend, is going to be making the pillows for the daybed and chair. i’ll be making the roman shade and pelmet box for the window thanks to the DIY directions from jenny over at the little green notebook.

the shade will be out of this amazing floral fabric,

the pelmet box out of this paisley fabric and they will both be used for the pillows along with the ikat fabric.

the walls will be painted sherwin williams macadamia. it’s actually very close to the natural color in the floral fabric.

for the ceiling light fixture i’ll be hardwiring the $29 knappa plug-in pendant. i’m going to consult an electrician on how to do this so i’ll make sure i post the “how-to” instructions once i get them. for the wall lighting beside the window/above the bed i’ll be using the $17 arstid sconce.