Metallic Makeover

A few years after having their first child, Christine and Andrew decided to adopt a second child from China. But shortly after the arrival of No. 2, they found out they were expecting a third! So they went from a unit of three to a party of five all within 18 months. With busy careers on top of it all, this tired couple found themselves in desperate need of some quiet time.

They had a big, bland, uninspiring third-floor master bedroom where they and their youngest child were bunking together. I moved the baby into a room of his own and got set to turn the space into a luxurious adult loft in which Christine and Andrew could rest, relax and, if they chose to, let the kids in to watch TV once in a while.