Dream Home: Design Report - The Bedroom by Matt Lorenz

Room: Bedroom
Designer: Matt Lorenz
Inspiration: luxury textures, unexpected finishes

Favorite ideas to steal:

super shiny white glazed porcelain tile as a wallcovering

matching mod transparent glass pendants hung low over the two nightstands

floor to ceiling drapes surrounding the room

fresh flowers on the nightstands

(At the Dream Home preview, each of the designers spoke to the press about their inspiration, design ideas and sources for their rooms. We're going through our notes to do "design reports" for some of the rooms over the next few days.)

More of Matt's inspirations and ideas:

an antique foo dog sculpture on a pedestal overlooks the room

lush, luxury textures: fine Italian linens, silk rug, leather floor tiles

drapes as architecture as well as light control

patterned leather on the x-base benches

calm, yet dramatic colors used throughout

a 1940's bright, colorful framed painting

Sources:

Wall Tile: Andy Blick for Ann Sacks

Leather floor tiles and patterned leather for benches: Edelman

Iron Foo Dog: Pagoda Red

Bedding Fabric: Holly Hunt

Custom Area Rug: Hokanson

Pendants: Nessen Corona

More Design Reports:

Home Office by Douglas Levine

Kitchen by Jessica Lagrange

Dream Home (sponsored by the Merchandise Mart and Metropolitan Home magazine) will be open in the Merchandise Mart from September 28 - December 21. Hours are Monday through Friday from 10-5 and Saturday from 10-3.

Comments (8)

stunning!
Floor to ceiling, wall to wall drapes are so unappreciated.

posted by paulmuscat on September 19th 2007 at 12:22pm
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He won Top Design on Bravo!

posted by MCNicole on September 19th 2007 at 12:39pm
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I want to see ore of his work but his website doesn't have a gallery? any suggestions!! Brilliant!!

posted by bball on September 19th 2007 at 2:09pm
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This looks like a bedroom for some old Hollywood celebrity like Ava Gardner, Clark Gable, or Bette Davis...very pretty.

posted by ll on September 19th 2007 at 3:58pm
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I saw him yesterday on WGN were he discussed this room. It really looked great live!! It was a bit too much GLAMOUR for me, but it's great for those who are going for this look.

posted by Keisha Kornbread on September 20th 2007 at 6:56am
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i want to live here. seriously. this might be my dream bedroom.

posted by melissaw on September 26th 2007 at 9:07am
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For the love of all that is Holy, I know this is only a web designer's pet peeve; but he'd have a wonderful site going there if it wasn't for the horribly pixelated images they've used! What in the world?! Quick Matt, give me a call!

posted by Nathan Aaron on September 26th 2007 at 9:38am
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I love love love the headboard. Does anyone know where it's from?

posted by April Chao on September 26th 2007 at 11:40am
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