Midcentury Modern Guest Room

Although the 1950s modern style uses more muted colors, Kahi chooses a steely blue wall color. The more saturated color works better with the bright red futon fabric. The classic midcentury modern elements are all here: full-length pleated curtains, low furniture, clean lines and simple design. These happy homeowners now have a stylish space where they can be together or do their own thing.

The Cost

Paint — $54

• paint, walls and pendant lamp ceiling mounts (Behr, 730F-5 Nature Retreat); stain for wooden ball accents on clock, utility closet doors and the cornice boxes (Minwax, oil-based, Colonial Pine) — The Home Depot

Pendant lights — $69

• paper (Kare pastel/yellow 25" x 18" decorative sheet paper, 16047550) — Paper Source
  
• backing material for inside of pendant lamps (4 x 8 x .020 white styrene) — Gavrieli
  
• light kits (Hemma, cord set, 10175810) — Ikea
  
• aluminum sheaths (5/16-inch round aluminum tubing, 1115); energy-saver bulbs (Feit 13-watt compact twist bulbs, 30186020) — Anawalt Lumber

Closet project — $225

• plywood (BCX 3/4, 4 x 8 3/4" Poplar plywood) — Studio Supply and Recycling
  
• edging tape (3/4" white birch edging, 710084); stain (Minwax, Provencial 211 stain, 302661); polyurethane (Minwax, Helmsman Satin finish polyurethane, 873995) — Anawalt Lumber
  
• swivel desk chair — Craigslist
  
• magnetic primer (Rust-Oleum, black magnetic primer, 115535); magnets (3/4" ceramic magnets, 59194), (1" ceramic magnets, 59195) — Lowe's

Drapes and fabric — $225

• pleated drapes (gold); toss pillows (loose spun gold material with metallic thread), (light blue/gray fabric with black, red, gold and cream print) — Mayborne Corp.

Laundry doors — $32

• adhesive (Liquid Nails, paneling and ceiling construction adhesive, 406751); plywood (4 x 8x 1/8" Mahogany plywood, 4818M0); edging tape (3/4" Red Oak Edging, 710134) — Anawalt Lumber
  
• door knob for utility closet doors (Eva bone doorknob, 12944484) — Anthropologie

Furniture — $344

• hutch — Craigslist
  
• desk — Craigslist
  
• desk chair — St. Vincent de Paul Society
  
• end tables — Craigslist

Clock — $27

• starburst clock, chopsticks accents (Fuji chopstix, 150149) — Mitsuwa-Trendy
  
• wooden ball accents (1 1/2" wooden ball accessories, 754246104519); clock kit (3/4" clock kit, 46308238554) — Michaels
  
• spray paint for chopsticks (Valspar, Cherry Red high-gloss paint, 165837) — Lowe's
  
• self-adhesive paper (wood grain, 790444984805) — The Home Depot

Accessories — $21

• desk lamp (metal adjustable bent neck task lamp, 022011791647) – Staples

Total — $997