All posts tagged: Design Knockoff

Design Knockoffs: Reading Nook/Guest Bed

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Many people have a small room that is often inefficiently used, but that room can be so much more.  We can see an example of this in this transformative design of a room in the back of a house that turned into an extraordinary reading nook. In today’s post, I will recreate a reading nook for a weekend house that can also double as a “guest” room. It will come in handy when you have too many people in the house and not enough bedrooms to house them.  The goal of this series is to use big box stores that our readers can easily access via online or brick and mortar stores.  The budget will be approximately $1,000 for the bones of the room.  The inspiration for this room is a clean and bright country home. Let’s start with the daybed.  There are many options out there with various prices.  I wanted a backless daybed which looks more like a seating sofa than a bed and infinitely more chic. This is an option from Wayfair. This …

Design Knockoff: Weekend House Small Bedroom

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One can only dream of a weekend house like the one from the Pearson Design Group shown above. After being inspired by Kimberley Seldon’s weekend retreat that I highlighted in last week’s design post, I tried my hand at putting together a bedroom for an average person’s weekend retreat in this new series.  The goal of this series was to do three bedrooms (1 twin, 2 queens) for under $5,000 with furniture.  For this post, I will tackle a small bedroom that will only fit a twin bed. Most people who have weekend houses are unlikely to spend a lot of money on good furniture as most are rented out or only use them sparingly. However, that does not mean you can not create something cozy and inviting to make it more desirable for people to visit.  My inspiration for the bedrooms was something very soothing with an uncluttered approach to design.  This approach is bare bones where people can customize with their own accessories and layer with personal knick knacks. I’m not a big DIY …