Originally the owner had tried various tones of grey on the wall before calling us in for help. One of her favorite hotel rooms in her business travel had been painted grey. However, this room faced only north light, never got sun, and I assured her that she would be taking massive doses of antidepressant in no time. We had to create some joy in the room not provided by sunlight. In the floor plan, our concept included a wall unit to house a tv as well as extra drawers for clothing. This antique French armoire was found at an auction; it came apart into about 20 pieces, and so was easily carried up her narrow stairwell to reconfigure in her bedroom. We custom painted it in an ivory tone. The windows faced onto a school yard, and needed to be able to completely extend for privacy. Drapery would have been too heavy for this small townhouse bedroom. The matelasse cover on the bed is an ivory tone and texture similar to the armoire.