I stumbled upon this blue bedroom and really liked the saturated color in the walls and the giant-scale painting at the head of the bed. Further investigation revealed that this bedroom was created by...
Extreme Makeover Home Edition! I've watched the show a few times, but had to put up with a lot of mockery from my architect husband for doing so. Nonetheless, this Chatham House bedroom project, one of Ty Pennington's specials, really sparked my interest.
The painting behind the bed is by artist John Paul Strain. Strain is a renowned painter of Civil War-era scenes. I really enjoyed reading his take on the wild experience of working with Extreme Makeover.
The painting is 5' by 5' and Ty framed it with wood molding finished with a coat of silver paint. It looks terrific and is a great idea for DIY framing of oversized pieces.
Click here for more looks at this beautiful blue bedroom coming together. Top photo: Timothy Bell. Bottom photo: John Paul Strain.
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Comments (10)
Overall, that's a stunning room - tho I'd still want a headboard and some table lamps - and the tiny rug at the foot of the bed seems a sad little afterthought...
It would look 10 times better without those plates on the wall. Love the paint color, though.
This is almost like something out of the early 70s off of Lileks Interior Desecrators page. Very early American - I can see Samantha and Derwood doing a room like this.
The Paramount Hotel used to use large-scale paintings bolted to the wall as headboards--I think it's a great look. I LOVE the saturated blue of this room and the blue in the Delft chandelier--nice touch.
Great find Regina.
swap the braided rug for something more lavish and much larger. Next, lose the plates and hang similar size and shape vinytage mirrors over the dressers and then this room would be pretty sweet.
Love that painting, but it is awfully low... wouldn't you keep bumping your head against it? dangerous for the painting, as well as uncomfortable.
(and great suggestions Seaside)
I'm not too fond of plates in bedrooms either, but the room is lovely anyhow.
that idea to swap the plates for vintage mirros is a great one, seaside.
If the painting is worth anything, it shouldn't be hung low enough to be a headboard.
(I could see a reproduction used that way, but hair oil and dust and the weight of heads pressing against stretched canvas can and probably will damage original art.)
Even a moderately low headboard overlapping the painting but supporting the people away from the canvas would make the LOOK possible without likely damage.
(I used to work in an art museum...)
omg, upon first look I totally thought that painting was a window with a view.