A client's master bedroom - mixing masculine with feminine

Happy Monday! I wanted to share with you a new design plan I created for clients of mine, a husband and wife, who are absolutely terrific! They asked me to help them update their master bedroom. They wanted to keep a few items from their existing room, two matching lamps (nickel finish base with a black shade) and a black dresser. Using these items as my starting point, and some inspiration from Windsor Smith, here is the plan I created for their master bedroom.




Because this bedroom is for a husband and wife, with each having an equal interest in the outcome of the room, I wanted the room to have a good balance of masculine and feminine styles. I also like the way mixing masculine with feminine elements can create interest in a room, with each style playing off each other. Typically speaking, masculine versus feminine style can be described as, hard vs. soft, minimal vs. embellished and dark/muted vs. light/bright.


Below are some examples of how I mixed masculine with feminine for this room:
1.  Headboard: charcoal gray fabric (masculine) with wingback style and button tufted (feminine).
2.  Curtains: navy blue (masculine) with silk taffeta fabric, not to mention having curtains! (feminine).
3.  X-benches: navy blue (masculine) with nailhead trim (feminine).
4.  Casegoods: black dresser (masculine) with caramel toned, bow front bedside tables (feminine).
5.  Wall decor: black picture frames (masculine) with inlay mirror and cream grasscloth wallpaper (feminine).
6.  Chair: Wassily chair in leather with silk, lavender pillow
7.  Overall colors: black, charcoal gray and navy blue (masculine) with cream and lavender (feminine).


So what do you think, does mixing masculine with feminine work? Could this be the solution for you?

xoxo,
Leah
p.s. I am happy to provide the source for any of the above items, just send me an email.

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