Sita Montgomery Interiors Client Project Reveal: The Primrose Project Teen Girl Bedroom

For the last 6 months, I've been working on a local remodel project, which I've named the Primrose Project. If you follow me on Instagram, you've likely seem me share some progress shots from this project. Over the next few weeks, I will be sharing the finished spaces in this home. The homeowners have been living in their home for about 6 years. They absolutely love their neighbors and their neighborhood, but never really loved their home. The home was financially a great deal, but it wasn't ideal. After 6 years of living in their home, my clients decided it was time to transform their house into the home they have always dreamed of an desired. They also believed in "going big or going home," so we didn't just remodel the the top two floors of the house, we also decided to remodel the entire exterior. More on that later. The main floor was taken to the studs, and the upstairs was transformed into a haven for their two girls, ages 16 and 7. My clients also have 3 boys, ages 12, 9 and 18. Prior to the remodel their 3 three younger kids' rooms were located on the second floor, while the 2 older kids' rooms were in the basement. As part of the remodel, my clients wanted to move all their boys to the basement and let the girls have their own space upstairs. I was given the task of transforming the second floor, which consisted of 2 bedrooms, a loft, 1 bathroom and a bonus room. 

Today, I am thrilled to be revealing the first of the transformed spaces on the second floor, the bedroom for my client's teenage daughter. This bedroom was previously shared by two of the boys. My client's daughter wanted a fun, hip bedroom that had a bit of a bohemian flair. I started by showing her several bedding options. After she selected, this one, I knew exactly which direction to take the design of the room. I started by designing a feature wall, which my insanely talented finish carpenters executed beautifully. The whole room was then painted Simply White, by Benjamin Moore. The space was finished off with with layers of colorful bedding, fun buffalo checked drapery, clean lined furniture and whimsical art and accessories The result is a fresh and fun room, perfectly fit for my clients' amazing and beautiful 16 year old daughter. Take a look.

Here is what the space looked like BEFORE:

And Now

I love this space and I know my clients and their daughter do to. I've been told that she and her friends love spending time in her new bedroom! If I was them, I would want to hang out in there too!

Stay tuned for more reveals from the Primrose Project. They are good, I promise. :) 

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Megan's (Honey We're Home) Nursery Design for the One Room Challenge

A few months ago, I received a super sweet email from my friend, the talented and beautiful Megan, who is the face behind the blog, Honey We're Home. Megan explained that she was taking part in the One Room Challenge and that the room she wanted to make over for the challenge was her son's toddler room. She explained that was expecting her second child and that she wanted to create a nursery for her new baby! I was thrilled for her, but even more thrilled that she requested that I help her design the nursery. I immediately said, "YES!" I don't have the opportunity to design nurseries very often, but I love creating special places babies and their families. It was a bonus to be working with a friend, who I have long respected and admired.

When Megan first contacted me, she was early in her pregnancy and did not know the gender of her baby. We knew that a few weeks before the One Room Challenge reveal, she would be able to find out if she was having a boy or a girl. We agreed that it would be best for me to design a gender neutral nursery to get the started and then make changes and tweaks to the design after Megan found out the gender. Megan had a very strong feeling she was going to have a girl, so even though I knew the Nursery design would be suitable for a boy or a girl, the design board leaned a bit more feminine.

If you are not familiar with the One Room Challenge, you can read more about it here, but in essence a group of Designers and Bloggers are asked to makeover a room of their choice in just 6 weeks. The participants are also given a list of wonderful sponsors, which they can choose to partner with for everything in their rooms from furniture to accessories and even paint. As a result, Megan sent me over a list of sponsors that had signed on and asked me to use as many products as possible in the design from those sponsors. As new sponsors were added, Megan and I could work on changing up the design a little, if needed.

Here is the initial design board that I came up with....

I was so glad when Megan let me know that she absolutely loved it!! 

Megan started by ordering the major pieces for the room. She had the room painted and had custom built ins made for the space. She told me from the beginning that the built ins would be part of the design, since she plans to eventually use the room as her office. 

A few short weeks later, Megan found out that she is indeed having a girl! Talk about Mother's intuition! We decided to tweak the design by eliminating some of the navy and adding more lavender in the space. Over the next few weeks we exchanged numerous text, phone calls and emails. I sent Megan over new options for art, lighting, rugs and pillows, which were all sourced from the ORC sponsors. The process was so smooth and seamless. Megan was a complete joy to work with and never failed to tell me how appreciative she was for my help. She did an incredible job pulling the space together...while in the throws of pregnancy, no less! I wish I could have been there with her to see the room come to life, but that wasn't possible because we live in different states! 

When Megan sent me a picture of the room the night before the One Room Challenge, I teared up when I saw it. Not only was it beautiful, but the thought of my friend, bringing her baby girl home to this new room, really pulled at my heartstrings. 

Here is the result of my collaboration with Megan. I think we made a pretty fabulous team!!

Photo Credit: Honey We're Home

Photo Credit: Honey We're Home

Photo Credit: Honey We're Home

You can see more of Megan's finished nursery and read more about her experience participating in the One Room challenge on her blog. 

A huge thanks to Megan for asking me to help design this special place in her home!! I can't wait to see a picture of her baby girl in her new nursery!

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$150 Gardner Village Gift Card Giveaway (CLOSED)

THE WINNER OF THE GIFT CARD IS TAUNIE BAILEY!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Hello Everyone! I'm so excited to be hosting a Giveaway for $150.00 Gift Certificate to Gardner Village today! As I mentioned in my last post, I partnered with Gardner Village on My daughter's bedroom makeover. I was able to find a number of beautiful pieces from their shops to use in the space. The bedding from Layers Beautiful Bedding and the dresser from Down to Earth home really were the perfect choices for her new bedroom. Gardner Village is such a wonderful resource in Utah for not just home decor and bedding, but also for clothes, gifts food and family friendly fun! Well, the generous staff at Gardner Village wants all of you to experience it first hand, so they are giving away a $150.00 gift card, which can be used in any of the shops in the Village. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment here. For extra entries, follow @sitamontgomeryinteriors @gardnervillage @downtoeathhome and @layersbeautiful bedding on Instagram and leave a comment here letting me know you did. That's it! The giveaway will close Monday, October 26th at 12pm EST and a winner will be announced on Tuesday. Good luck!

Miss J's Bedroom Makeover

Hello, everyone! Today I'm back to share with you the makeover I gave to my 9 year old daughter's room. A few months ago she came to me and told me that she was done with the hot pink in her room and she wanted a room that was a bit more "mature" looking. I knew that it was time to give her bedroom a look that she would not only love now, but that she would enjoy for many years to come. I spent some time talking to her about the colors she wanted what her requests were for her new space. At the end of our discussion, she and I knew exactly how we were going to change up her space.

I posted about my conversation with daughter on Instagram, along with a picture of her room. To my surprise, later that day, I received an email from the lovely people at Gardner Village in West Jordan, Utah, stating that they would love to help me with her bedroom makeover. For those of you who are not familiar with Gardner Village, here is the description taken from their website...

Stroll brick-lined paths and discover 22 boutique-style shops surrounding the historic Gardner Mill. With the ambiance and charm of an early Utah Village, you'll enjoy shopping and dining in a leisurely-paced setting, just 12 miles south of downtown Salt Lake City in the heart of the Salt Lake Valley. From furniture, home decor, candy, quilts, jewelry, purses, women's and kids' clothing and more, our shops are brimming with fabulous finds for you and your home.

Anyone that has ever been there will tell you that it is every bit as charming as it sounds. Gardner Village is a true gem in Utah and I could not pass up the opportunity to partner with them for Miss J's bedroom makeover. Over the course of a couple weeks, I traveled to Gardner Village to curate pieces for the room from the variety of shops there. Gardner Village has so many incredible shops, and their furniture and home decor shops are truly fabulous. I was able to find so many beautiful items to use in my bedroom design, including the most gorgeous bedding and pillows from Layers Beautiful Bedding, formerly known as The Village Quilt Shop, and a darling dresser from Down to Earth Home. The result is a bedroom for my little Miss J, that is perfect for her now, but will also suit her as she grows older. Take a look...

I had the light blue walls painted Wickham Gray by Benjamin Moore. It is one of my new favorite gray paint colors! The gorgeous chandeliers are from Capital Lighting. The art grouping on the far wall incorporates my little lady's love of France. She is in a French Immersion program at school and is currently obsessed with all that is French. The art pieces depict the Eiffel Tower, a collection of macaroons and some pretty lavender stems. Ooh La La!

I absolutely adore the framed abstract art piece above her bed. It helps give the space the mature feel we were looking for. I also adore the modern shape of her new upholstered headboard. It's details like this that give her room a bit of sophistication.

The other side of the room is used for storage and to create a reading nook for my little bookworm.

I wish you could touch the luxurious bedding I selected from Layers Beautiful Bedding at Gardner Village. The quality is second to none. They had so many gorgeous options for bedding that it was hard to choose! They also had the perfect accent pillows!

We recovered her window cornice and had custom drapery made for the room. The window is now a true focal point in the space. The new rug is a favorite addition to the room.

Miss J requested a chair in her room where she could snuggle up with a book.

I recovered some Target stools in the same fabric as the window cornice for the end of the bed.

A pair of new nightstands and lamps help finish off the bed wall.

The dresser from Down to Earth home is amazing! Not only is it super cute, but the crazy deep drawers provide plenty of storage for this little girl with lots of clothes!

I hope you enjoyed the reveal of Miss J's Room! She loves it so much, and there is no greater reward than seeing her smile from ear to ear when she enters her new bedroom! 

If you live in Utah, be sure to stop by Gardner Village for your home decor needs. You will not be disappointed. Also, stay tuned, because the lovely folks at Gardner Village might have a little something for one of you too! Come back on Friday to see what it is!!

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Local Client Project Reveal: Not So Girly Girl Teen Bedroom

I'm back today with another local project reveal. A former client of mine contacted me a few months ago and asked me to makeover her 12 year old daughter's bedroom. The catch was that this young lady is a bit of a tomboy and she was very opinionated about what she wanted, no pink, no purple, and no flowers! She did, however, request that I incorporate a very specific shade of electric blue into her room. :) I was up to the challenge!

Since this room was for her daughter, we wanted to be budget conscious, so I kept the cost down by using a few IKEA pieces. We did splurge on the nightstands and a fair amount was also spent on giving the space a fresh coat of paint.

Here is what her room looked like before.....

And now....

She is thrilled with her new room! Her Mom loves it too! It was so much fun to work on this space. I especially love that she had definite ideas of what she wanted and was involved in the design process. I think we mad a great team and her not so girly girl room is perfect representation of who she is! Mission accomplished!

My Home: Little Miss J's Pink & Blue Bedroom

Happy Wednesday, friends! Today I am back to share my darling little Miss J's bedroom. Another one of the great features of this house is that all of the bedrooms are really good size. Each of the kids' rooms is in the basement, so they have really tall ceilings in their rooms as well. Each child also has the added bonus of a large walk in closet, which is especially nice to tame all of the toys and clutter that can typically be found in a child's room. 

When we purchased this home, Miss J made it clear that she wanted a pink and blue room. Not just any pink, Hot Pink. She had a twin size hot pink wrought iron bed from PBK that we were going to sell because I decided her new room would look better with a full size bed. Miss J was adamant that her new bed/headboard also be hot pink. I needed to create a room that my 7 year old and I both would love using hot pink and blue. I was up to the challenge! 

The bedroom was painted the same gray as the rest of the house. The walls were also pretty blank and boring. Given the fact that the walls are so tall, I knew I wanted to add some finish work to add some architectural interest and draw the eye upwards. I had my finish carpenter install moulding to create the look of 3 panels on the bed wall. I also had him install 6" crown moulding around the perimeter of the room. My painter then painted all the moulding white and the walls a very pale blue. 

Take a look...

We made the window cornice and added ready made drapes from West Elm. My fabulous Mother in law sewed on the pom pom trim to give the drapery some flair.

You can read more about the DIY window cornice here.

Little Miss J is thrilled with her bedroom and I kinda love it too. 

PS - No matter how hard I try I cannot get the wrinkles out of her rug! Any suggestions?? :)

Hope you are having a great week!