Romantic Tuscan Bedroom

Before

Interior designer Kristan Cunningham visits the Sievers to find out what needs to be changed. The bedroom set is new and will stay in the room but the bench, television stand and bedside lamps are going. The walls are hospital white and in desperate need of color as are the closet doors. The overhead light in the room is currently two naked bulbs in the ceiling so it will need to be addressed. The white window blinds are stark and the floor is bare. After Cunningham meets with design coordinators Spencer Anderson and Dave Sheinkopf, they decide on who will handle the myriad of projects and set to work completing the makeover.

The Solution

The Design on a Dime team easily solves this decorating puzzle — here's how they do it:

• The walls are painted a burnt orange color for a backdrop to the Tuscan look they're after. The closet doors are given a faux wood finish with paint and a hair comb. Cunningham pulls a comb through the wet paint to simulate the wood grain and then swirls the paint with her finger to create the knots.