A few weeks back I showed you the plan for S & Y’s bedroom. They are a young couple who recently moved into their first ‘own’ home. They were really excited about doing it up, and the 2 briefs I got for the room were ‘lots of storage’ and ‘light colours’. I was more than happy to go along with that, because ‘lots of storage’ means a whole lot of woodwork. And ‘light colours’ helps to keep the room looking light even with all that heavy storage. Well, the room is ready and so today I proudly bring to you S & Y’s neutral bedroom reveal! 

Neutral Bedroom Reveal:

I’ll start with a recap of the plan for those of you who missed the introductory post for this bedroom.

First comes the ‘lots of storage’ and we’ve planned for storage wherever possible. We have wardrobes on 1 wall with the overhead storage going from end to end on top. We have storage under the bed. And we have tall mirror panels on either side of the bed with storage behind them too.

We have given some storage in the TV unit too, though that isn’t too deep and will fit in their little things. Remember the offset in that wall which we had to straighten out to fit the TV in? I’ll show you how we did that too. So let’s get to the details of our neutral bedroom reveal.

The Wardrobes:

As you can see, that one wall is almost entirely wardrobe. And yet it doesn’t look too heavy because of the all-white look. The wooden band in the centre helps to add a little warmth, and keep the wardrobe from getting dirty around the handles. Else you can be sure that the area around the handles would have turned grey in just a few days.

The Mirror Panels:

Those mirror panels serve many purposes in this room.

(1) They provide the perfect dressing area for the young couple. They are placed above the side tables, which can then conveniently double up as a dressing table.

(2) It’s a small room, full of furniture all around. These mirrors help to add depth and make it look much larger and so much more open.

(3) Instead of putting them directly on the wall, we’ve added storage behind them. The top part of the panel, near the ceiling, is fixed. The bottom part, below the lights, is an openable shutter which cleverly provides so much storage behind it.

(4) The 2 storages on either side make a cozy little niche which snugly fits in the bed.

The TV Unit:

See that offset on the TV wall in the pic below? It was in a really awkward position. It cut the wall almost exactly in half, so that we couldn’t fit the TV on either side, so we had to straighten that wall out. I really didn’t want to fill in that entire section, because I didn’t see any sense in making an already small room smaller. So instead we planned that slim panel running from right to left. It again helped in more than one way.

(1) We fit the TV comfortably on it.

(2) All the wires went through the gap between the panel and the wall, straight from the TV to the set-top box and plug points in the open shelf below.

(3) It gave us a slot to put in our LED strips and add some soft lights to this corner of the room.

I pulled the shelf above it partly into the offset too, to make the offset a part of the unit. On the right side, the depth of the shelf is just over 6″, but it is enough to add some curios to personalise the room. Also, since there is no floor space for a plant here, we suspended one from the ceiling in that gorgeous macrame holder.

The Finishes:

With the large amount of storage and the mostly all white look I had 2 things in mind while selecting finishes. One was to soften the look, and the second to keep it interesting.

Huge solid pieces of furniture can be very harsh and heavy. So in the decor, we tried to use little things, to balance out the big ones. For example, using a cluster of little lights in front of the mirrors, instead of 1 large fitting on either side. Or using 3 smaller pieces of art above the bed instead of 1 large piece. Smaller pieces look more delicate and they are easier on the eye when viewed from a shorter distance, as is the case in small rooms.

The second thing we did was to use lots of patterns. Again, a smaller pattern repeated again and again, is like breaking down a big thing into little pieces. For example, the wallpaper. Do you remember helping me choose this one on Instagram? (Click here to join me in all the decor action on Instagram)

Most of you chose this wallpaper and so we went with it… and I’m so glad we did! It helps break down that huge chunk of wall behind the bed with its pattern. The damask pattern on the curtains does the same for the balcony wall, which runs across the entire length of the room. And the different pattern keep the all white from getting boring.

Get The Look:

If you’ve liked our neutral bedroom reveal, here are some of the products we’ve used. Click links below for details. Some of these products are not available online, in which case I have linked them to the source from where I got them.

| – 1 – Wallpaper Crystal C80501 | – 2 – White Laminate | – 3 – Wood Grain Laminate | – 4 – Photo Frames (8″ x 10″) – (5″ x 7″) – (4″ x 6″) | – 5 – Macrame Pot Holder | – 6 – Bedcover & Comforter Set | – 7 – Sheer Curtains (D’Decor / Antelope / 368658 / Shade 1485) | – 8 – Curtains (D’Decor / Aria / 51712 / Sr. No 15) |

The handles are all from Esmailjee Moosabhai in Lohar Chawl. The lights are from Lohar Chawl too, but I just don’t remember the name of the shop!

Before & After:

And finally, some exciting before and after pics to end our neutral bedroom reveal.

Here’s the TV wall..

These are the wardrobes.

The balcony side of the bedroom.

The bed – balcony corner

And the bed wall of the room.

This was our neutral bedroom reveal for today. Wishing S & Y many happy dreams in here. I for one, will always have happy thoughts whenever I think of this room!

Would love to know what you think, so please write with your feedback, comments, tips and questions below.

Until next time,