An oasis of calm at the eye of the storm, the guest bedroom - and the first renovated space in the cabin - takes shape.  A layered and colourful bed takes centre stage, flanked by antique style lamps and bedside tables.  

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The room’s wonderful sloping shape is modernised by sanding and staining the orange pine to bring out its rich inherent quality.  Leaving the cross beams dark adds definition and contrast.

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Create a feast for the finger by ensuring your room feels every bit as good as it looks.  In design terms, using contrasting textures works well to create layers – here, a robust rug softens the timber floor, studded metal buttons punctuate the bench seat and throws and cushions ‘soften’ whilst adding comfort and style.

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It can be difficult to know where to hang art on a wedge shaped wall, but here’s a tip: scatter your choice of pieces to create a relaxed and stylish look, remembering, all the time, that asymmetry is key.  In this vignette, a clutch of rustic mirrors from Homesense fills the space while bouncing light around the darkest corner of the room.

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Spell it out with accessories – without going overboard. A few choice pieces will help tell the perfect design ‘story’ at the cottage.  Stag motif cushions, a doggy pillow and a plaid throw all add up to a cozy, escapist cottage bedroom tale.

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Adding antique ‘style’ pieces will stop a new look seeming, well, too ‘new’.  In this case, a heritage style Ralph Lauren lamp from Homesense makes a pretty statement, set upon a p

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