Room of the Week: The siblings share a bedroom Cleverly designed - There are two years, interior designer Santostefano Suzanna and her husband welcomed a new baby in their family. This, among other things, meant their two older children would share a bedroom for the first time. "I wanted to keep a clean appearance, even though they had a lot of things," said Santostefano of the room. She also wanted his son and daughter to feel at home there. "I wanted them to feel that they could use the space and live."
For the integrated blend in furniture with soft colored fabrics, the new room realizes the vision of design Santostefano while creating a space children can 't get enough of.
For the integrated blend in furniture with soft colored fabrics, the new room realizes the vision of design Santostefano while creating a space children can 't get enough of.
Suzanna Santostefano
House at a glance
Who lives here a brother, 12, and his sister, 8
Location Austin, Texas, United States
Size 147 sq ft (13.7 sq m)
built 1958, renovated in 2015
Designer Suzanna Santostefano Design
Santostefano designed bunk beds, and the carpenter built into an existing wardrobe. to maximize space, it included a trundle bed underneath for sleepovers, deep drawers on each side of the lantern and shelves behind each berth. "I wanted every inch of bed to be used," said Santostefano.
The construction of berths to accommodate a trundle bed from Ikea, rather than designing the room fully customized, saved money on this crazy room.
Sheets, Target. Mexican blankets, Amazon. The walls and ceilings painted in Super White, Sherwin-Williams.
Who lives here a brother, 12, and his sister, 8
Location Austin, Texas, United States
Size 147 sq ft (13.7 sq m)
built 1958, renovated in 2015
Designer Suzanna Santostefano Design
Santostefano designed bunk beds, and the carpenter built into an existing wardrobe. to maximize space, it included a trundle bed underneath for sleepovers, deep drawers on each side of the lantern and shelves behind each berth. "I wanted every inch of bed to be used," said Santostefano.
The construction of berths to accommodate a trundle bed from Ikea, rather than designing the room fully customized, saved money on this crazy room.
Sheets, Target. Mexican blankets, Amazon. The walls and ceilings painted in Super White, Sherwin-Williams.
Suzanna Santostefano
Santostefano collects miniature boxes and drawers time, which she put on many shelves of bunk beds for children to store their collections. "It's important for them to be able to collect what they like," she said.
The designer finds accessories like these on historical sites and antique shops, as well as the original Round Top Antiques Fair in Texas. She found others on their travels. "Some of [cushions] were taken on a trip, my husband and I took in Morocco when we were in college," she said.
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The designer finds accessories like these on historical sites and antique shops, as well as the original Round Top Antiques Fair in Texas. She found others on their travels. "Some of [cushions] were taken on a trip, my husband and I took in Morocco when we were in college," she said.
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Suzanna Santostefano
in addition to the storage bunk beds , Santostefano installed cabinets on the opposite wall for each child to store clothes, toys and games, leaving the floor to play. A built-in window seat between cabinets and invites children to nap or relax with a book.
These cabinets also came from Ikea. Santostefano had a carpenter build with baseboards and connect them with a custom window seat. "I think that the student and not make feel too Ikea spending a little more to have them built, "said Santostefano.
A rug adds color and texture to the space. It also softens the wooden floor for recreation. "I like spaces to feel cozy, warm, welcoming, comfortable and livable," said Santostefano.
In the rooms and other areas where you want something soft underfoot, Santostefano says she prefers the hand-knotted wool or shag carpet Moroccan. Turkish kilim rugs offer rich colors and have withstood the wear in his house with their plate armor.
Pax wardrobes, Ikea. C Offee table, West Elm.
These cabinets also came from Ikea. Santostefano had a carpenter build with baseboards and connect them with a custom window seat. "I think that the student and not make feel too Ikea spending a little more to have them built, "said Santostefano.
A rug adds color and texture to the space. It also softens the wooden floor for recreation. "I like spaces to feel cozy, warm, welcoming, comfortable and livable," said Santostefano.
In the rooms and other areas where you want something soft underfoot, Santostefano says she prefers the hand-knotted wool or shag carpet Moroccan. Turkish kilim rugs offer rich colors and have withstood the wear in his house with their plate armor.
Pax wardrobes, Ikea. C Offee table, West Elm.
Suzanna Santostefano
Suzanna Santostefano
regenerated wood shelves next to the door hold more books and toys, and wall hooks properly manage coats. Siblings can drop their backpacks on the basketball bench vintage after school, rather than on the floor.
Although the children shared a room for less than a year, Santostefano said he has already changed the way they use their room. "B efore children share a room, they never played in their own room," she said. "But since they moved into their shared space, they are still playing there."
The children play games on the coffee table, and read in their beds and the window seat. "It is so satisfying to have actually use their space," said Santostefano. "And their toys are scattered about the house ... mostly."
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Although the children shared a room for less than a year, Santostefano said he has already changed the way they use their room. "B efore children share a room, they never played in their own room," she said. "But since they moved into their shared space, they are still playing there."
The children play games on the coffee table, and read in their beds and the window seat. "It is so satisfying to have actually use their space," said Santostefano. "And their toys are scattered about the house ... mostly."
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