Photo of a country master bedroom in San Francisco with multi-coloured walls, medium hardwood floors and no fireplace.

We are a young newly wed couple who decided to ask for cash gifts at our wedding so we could decorate our new digs. We received the keys the morning after becoming Mr & Mrs Leclair, and to this day we have yet to take a honeymoon. Both of us had a brewing passion for modern interior decorating that needed to be fulfilled. Our previous 1 bedroom apartment was a great warm up but the real challenge was ahead. We received generous gifts to get us started but after the wedding, closing costs and a few unexpected costs we were left with a fairly conservative budget to work with. First up was painting. None of the existing loud colours in the house were really to our liking. So started the giant task of painting every single wall in the house. Oh, and throw the garage and front entrance doors in there also. Thankfully Melissa works at a paint store so we were able to receive a few free cans and some really good deals on others. Quick shout out to Benjamin Moore and Pittsburgh Paints reps. After accomplishing this feat (with the help of family & friends) we decided a few walls needed some punch. A little wallpaper you say? Why not. Next up was lighting. Most of the fixtures were out of date or not giving us the desired effects. With the help of our handy uncle Rob, we changed every single fixture in the house and out. A few have actually been changed twice. Always a learning curb, right? We splurged on a few pendants from specialized shops but most have been big box store purchases to keep us on budget. Don’t worry, when we strike it rich we’ll have Moooi pendants galore. After the hard (wasn’t that bad) labor came time to pick furniture pieces to fill out the house. We had ordered most of the big ticket items before the move but we still needed to find the filler pieces. Had a great time driving around town and meeting local shop owners. After most of the furniture shopping was complete we had next to nothing left over for art and a lot of empty walls needed some love. Most of the art in the house are pictures we took ourselves, had printed locally and mounted in Ikea frames. We also headed down to the local art supply store and bought a few canvases on sale. Using left over house paint we created some large bold abstract pieces. A year has now passed since we first got the keys and we’re, mostly done. Being home owners now, we also realized that we’ll never actually be done. There’s always something to improve upon. Melissa’s office hung in the balance of our undecided minds but after a recent retro chair purchase we’ve been re-inspired. That room is coming along nicely and we should have pictures up shortly. Most of what we’ve done are cosmetic changes. We still plan on upgrading the kitchen, upstairs bath and replacing the old carpets for some swanky hardwood floors. All in due time.

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Photo of a transitional master bedroom in Chicago with grey walls, carpet and grey floor.

Created a stylish elegant bedroom for a penthouse for two business professionals. Bedroom features a bespoke made to order headboard by our sister company Perfect Headboards. This modern twist on a deep buttoned classic headboard looks sophisticated and stylish. Walls painted in silver moonlight' from colourtrend. Room also includes made to order bespoke curtains with trim from Aspire Design. Furniture is Lynwood painted in Colourtrend Paint 'wolfhound'. Bed Linen with grey lace trim from Aspire Design. Bed End Bench mad to order from Aspire Design. Wallpaper is by Romo from Aspire Design. Scatter cushions made to order. Photo taken by Catherine Carton

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Photo of a traditional bedroom in Richmond with blue walls, medium hardwood floors and brown floor.

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This is an example of a transitional bedroom in New York with multi-coloured walls and medium hardwood floors.

Photographer: Isabelle Eubanks Interiors: Modern Organic Interiors, Architect: Simpson Design Group, Builder: Milne Design and Build
Country bedroom in San Francisco with carpet.

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Contemporary guest bedroom in New York with beige walls.

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Home designed by Black and Milk Interior Design firm. They specialise in Modern Interiors for London New Build Apartments. https://blackandmilk.co.uk

Sources: Bed: DWR Bedside Tables: DWR Blanket: Coyuchi Throw: Brookefarm Throw Pillow: sukan (Etsy) Wall Sconces: One Forty Three Flooring: Heart of Pine Wallpaper: Hygge and West Art: The Animal Print Shop Richard Leo Johnson

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Contemporary master bedroom in Orange County with no fireplace, white floor and grey walls.