Worldly Home Office

Designer Frank Fontana designs the room around the homeowners' love of travel and personalizes it with photos and souvenirs from their travels. Using a golden tone on the walls to pop against the deep wood tones of the furnishings, Fontana brings a lively vibe into the space. He replaces the bed with a sleeper sofa and moves the desk into the closet to open up the room. Fontana gets the sleeper sofa from a hotel re-saler. When buying a used sofa sleeper be sure to inspect the piece for stains and structure. Push on the armrests to be sure they are solid. Also check the mechanics by opening the bed; if the whole sofa moves while the bed is being pulled out, the sofa is not structurally sound.

The Cost

Art and building materials – $266

• bamboo (1963512), $10 – Pier 1 Imports

Panels – $100

• floor mats, $15 – Cost Plus World Market
  
• Damask slip cover, $70 – Linens 'n Things

Furniture – $261

• couch, $100 – Cooper Hotel Rennovation
  
• coffee table bases (Asian baskets, 006207166), $39 – The Bombay Co.
  
• leather chairs, $40 – Z Gallerie
  
• lamp, $30 – Kmart
  
• trunk, $30 – Homegoods

Pillows – $30

• fabric and trim for pillows, $16 – Jo-Ann Stores

Paint and supplies – $118

• paint, Benjamin Moore, walls (Beverly Hills), sitting area (Hollow Brown), $55 – JC Licht

Window treatment – $55

• curtains, $15 – Cost Plus World Market
  
• curtain rod, $10 – Target
  
• contact paper, $6 – Target
  
• fabric spray paint, $13 – Jo-Ann Stores

New Accessories – $112

• zebra frame, $16 – Z Gallerie
  
• tall vase, $30 – Kirklands
  
• frames, $15 – TJ Maxx
  
• flower pots, $3 – Ikea
  
• vase with feathers, $30 – Ikea
  
• turtle, $8 – Homegoods
  
• boat, $8 – Kirkland

Lighting – $58

• light, $58 – The Home Depot

Total – $1,000