Swoops Master Bedroom

July 1st, 2010
NoMa master bedroom NW

There was originally a wall separating this bedroom from a small 6-foot-square closet at the end of the hallway. We removed the wall and closet door to create a small sitting room with built-in shelves and large, South-facing casement windows.

The transformation of what could have been a dedicated closet into a small room with a built-in shelf created a storage problem that was solved by the use of two smaller shelves, two large wardrobes (one antique, one modern), four vintage, hot-pink “Jersey Fruit” peach crates, a couple vintage trunks, and several sizes of finished particle-board and plexiglass display cubes from an outdated Victoria’s Secret showroom installation.

Floor: cork tile / Window trim and library detail: salvaged urban walnut / Door: salvaged / Door hardware: original to house / Furniture and fixtures: salvaged, secondhand, heirloom / Décor: salvaged / Baseboards: salvaged onsite / Building materials: 60% salvaged