Lady's Office Reveal

I have always wanted to do a pink room. I should say a sophisticated pink room for a lady. I love the color pink. It’s a powerful color. It’s happy, uplifting and bright. It’s a pretty color that makes people look twice. It’s a color that gives people pause. It’s the perfect color for a lady’s office that I recently completed.

A client of mine wanted to redo the front room of her home and turn it into her office. Here is what the space looked like before we began:

We had added the sisal rug when the family had just moved into the home.

She was open to pretty much everything with one request. She had a pair of her grandmother’s chairs that she wanted to use. They were in bad shape, but fixable. This is what they looked like:

To start the project I wanted to find the right fabric for the chairs. I found the prettiest, pink, print fabric.

I loved it and thought it was the perfect jumping off point for the room. We decided to lighten the chairs and painted them white, replaced the cane on the back, and reupholstered the seats. Here is how they turned out:

We loved the way they looked and decided let’s go all the way and make it pink! The art we choose went a long way in bringing pink into the space. She already owned a Howard Finster print. I thought by reframing it and using the pink color that was in the art, it would bring out the pink even more and make it so much more fun! We matted the piece in hot pink and baby pink with an extremely cool mirrored frame. The colors picked up on the chair fabric. We also placed it in a focal point of the room. No matter where you are you can’t help but notice it.

The other piece of art continued the pink tone! My client has always wanted a piece of art by Gary Bodner. We found one that was covered in pink, the exact size we needed, and was perfect for a ladie’s office.

We had replaced the sconces with a pair of light and airy ones that let the art take center stage. It’s a gorgeous piece!

We wanted a desk that was large enough to use, but also had some femininity to it. Keeping it white kept the room feeling light and bright. Adding the metal touches brought in the feeling of power. Combing the top and the base made it feel like it belonged to a lady.

I love infusing wicker and texture into a space. I found a fabulous scalloped, wicker console. It was the right size to place directly under the Bodner art.

The scalloped base combined with the pink art kept the feminine theme going. We used a sisal rug to ground the entire space and layered a cowhide on top.

The layering of texture made a bigger impact on the room.

My client was gifted a great deal of blue and white pottery and dishes from her mother. We decided to use as much of it as we could on the shelves. We wanted to keep it simple so you would actually notice each piece. We limited each shelf to 3 items and picked the best ones. Here is how it turned out: