I’m Lucie Fink.
I’m a video producer at Refinery29, but every so often I like to try other people’s
jobs.
Today I’m working with my mom and her business partner, Lori, to see if I have what it takes
to redesign my own bedroom.
This is Lucie For Hire.
Mother’s Day is just around the corner, so what better way to celebrate than by spending
some quality time with my mom, learning how to do her job.
Hi, my name’s Deborah.
I’m a stager designer and real estate agent.
And I have a company that goes
into homes that are probably about to be sold, and we do a very quick makeover.
So for Lucie’s and Michael’s project today, they’re staying in their apartment at least
another year.
And they don’t want to invest a lot in total redesign.
So we’re really just gonna make it prettier.
We’re gonna add some color and some spice, and give them a really pretty space.
When we first moved into this space, we didn’t put too much thought into designing the bedroom.
A lot of the pieces came from my and Michael’s previous apartments
and even though they didn’t necessarily flow together, we figured we’d do a redesign
at some point in the future.
With a little help from my mom and her business partner, Lori, it was time to redo our bedroom
once and for all.
My first challenge was to evaluate the space.
We’ll take a little trip around the room and see what’s absolutely necessary to stay,
and what you could do without.
We did a walk through of the room and talked about what was and wasn’t working.
I loved this when I got it but it started to rip.
It’s now
torn open.
Yeah, it’s going.
The rug had begun to look musty, the corner was cluttered up with boxes and bags.
That whole —
This whole corner.
is disappearing.
And the picture hanging over our bed was pretty, but didn’t exactly add a spark of inspiration
or creativity to the space.
So we kind of know what we’re doing.
Or we know what we’re —
Undoing.
undoing.
So what do we do next?
We look for inspiration.
Alright.
Let’s go look.
My second challenge was to gather inspiration.
Inspiration can come from anywhere.
We like to look through magazines, tear out our favorite pages.
Also tear out things we don’t like so we don’t go there.
We sat in my living room and scattered tons of magazines and pictures in front of us.
We looked for colors that inspired us.
I think blue should be our color.
I live with a boy so it’s not gonna be pink, and I really like the bright blues and all
different shades of blue.
And before long, we felt like we had a pretty good idea of what we were going for.
This inspiration process is vital when it comes to designing a room.
Let’s go shopping!
You want to go shopping now?
No, we have to measure first, right?
We have to measure, yeah.
My next challenge was measuring and shopping.
We have to make sure we purchase things that are actually going to fit in the space.
So here’s where it gets fun.
We went all around the room with a tape measure and a notepad, marking down how much space
was available.
We measured the carpet space, the bed frame, and more.
And then we left to shop.
One amazing idea that my mom had early on was that we should get a decorative painter
to paint with a stencil on our closet doors.
So while we were out shopping, the artist came over and made a major transformation.
The closet doors were big and boring before, so we decided to bring a little pattern into
the room.
She used a neutral, almost copper color, and we asked her to fade it in and out of it,
so that it would have some depth and life.
And when it was done we could not believe
how just one wall could transform an entire room.
Then we returned for the final challenge: putting it all together.
And remember, the final part is the fun part.
We began by clearing out the old stuff, rolling up the rug, taking off the bedding, and removing
the dresser.
And then we started bringing in the new stuff.
Our new white dresser, new bedspread, and a lamp.
Let there be light!
We changed up the headboard by throwing a blanket over it, very innovative, and then
made a decision about what to hang over the bed.
We tried out a couple different options, all of them were my mom’s paintings.
You like it?
Yeah.
Should we look at the other alternative?
Sure.
And ultimately settled on a set of three.
This is better.
Yeah.
I think so too.
I’m glad we tried it.
The colors that we picked for the room were very intentional.
The blues on the edges of the paintings picked up the blue color of the lamp.
Many of the accent pieces echo the neutral and copper feel of the closet stencil.
The bedding is mostly white with pops of blue.
Our rug has a blue pattern on it that works nicely with the lamp, and also feels similar
to the design of the stencil.
We brought in a full length mirror to lean up against the wall, and placed a little puff
on the floor that works nicely with the patterns and colors.
Wow.
We hung up a set of three copper diamond mirrors, bringing out that copper accent
again, and also amplifying the light in the room as mirrors tend to do.
Michael came home in the middle of our project.
So thankfully we commissioned his help to hang up a very heavy picture.
And after a few finishing touches, we were done.
It’s amazing!
Okay.
Thank you!
Tempted to jump on the bed.
Don’t you dare.
Walking in afterwards felt like we were entering an entirely new space.
It was brighter, more colorful, more creative, and it even felt bigger.
I’m so grateful to have had the chance to work with my mom, and see how she makes her
magic happen.
If I learned anything from her, it’s that making something beautiful doesn’t need
to be expensive.
Get crafty, mix and match, and don’t be afraid to make bold design decisions.
So if anybody’s interested in being a designer, start with your own space.
It’s the creativity and the mix between things you love,
things you make, and things you purchase.
Hope you like our new space and we’ll see you next time on Lucie For Hire.
You love it?
I’m digging it.
And Happy Mother’s Day to all of the moms out there!
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