Every design project at Emilia Interior Design and Decor has a story to tell. We’ll take you behind the design of the peaceful Japandi inspired primary suite. 

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The Problem:

Most of the stories we get to enter into are in that messy middle, problem solving part of the story. It was during the COVID pandemic, a family of five with three littles moved into their new build home (enough said!). 

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In the process of building their dream home, a common problem occurred- there was no interior designer on the team. A common mistake that is most felt when settling into a home. 

Decisions that were made overlooked the lifestyle questions designers ask up front. We want to know how you envision moving through the house and what your routines are? We want to know how you want your home to feel and the colors that light you up. 

As you can imagine, the house was new and all the walls were painted the same shade of white. The floor plan was an open concept, which can work well for larger families. But there were some parts that just didn’t work. We decided to focus our resources on the primary suite bedroom and bathroom. For busy parents, investing in a room that is just yours, that's your sanctuary, is your best ROI for emotional return. 

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In this primary suite, the biggest challenge was adequate closest space. This couple had one small closest. They divided their belongings to the closest space in one kid’s room and shoe storage in another kid’s room. This makes for a wild morning routine, and mornings are hard enough! 

In the attached bathroom there was only lower vanity storage. What the bathroom needed was more storage and lighting. 

The Inspiration:

The lovely clients found this modern abstract face wallpaper swatch that set the tone for the entire project. The inspiration that comes to us is never too small. This wallpaper swatch ended up being the unifying piece that both of them loved and could agree on. 

The abstract face wallpaper was added in the bathroom above the existing tile work. 

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In the bedroom, we found an old textile art piece by a Taiwanese artist that felt like home. The family is from Taiwan and the colors in the art inspired the terracotta accent color in this room.

For the bedroom, we loved the overall color palette of blue/sage green paint on the walls, a muted warm white oak on the finish, and punctuated with the orange terracotta in the art.