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Inspiration Room: $58,000
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Makeover Room, before
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Makeover Room, after: $1,800
Host Brooke Channon and designer Doug Dolezal work together to re-create the look of Dolezal's design in the Inspiration Room, which has a luxurious hotel feel and custom features.

Transforming the Makeover Room

Designer Doug Dolezal helped direct the transformation of a bland spare room into a grand guest room with the following steps:

  • Warmed up the impersonal white walls using a taupe color (Benjamin Moore: Tyler Taupe) and installed rods to hold the drapes.

  • Hung handmade drapes with a tea-stained background and a loose floral pattern featuring red hydrangeas.

  • Constructed matching headboards using birch and finished them with a walnut stain.
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  • Pure white cotton sheets and a daffodil cotton chenille throw were used to create a luxurious look for the beds.

  • Antique wall sconces with cream shades and gold bases were strategically
    placed over the headboards to add drama to the room.
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    Watch the design team construct matching birch headboards
  • The headboards were dressed with items such as a small shell sculpture, water carafes with glasses, an antique wall sconce with gold base, a framed photo of horse, a small bronze horse statue and an inexpensive candle.
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  • Hung an original oil painting with earth tones on the wall; the painting was the perfect scale and added sophistication to the room.

  • To add interest to the room, finished a Greco-Turkish jar with brown glaze for an aged ethnic look.

    The Bottom Line

    To see where the savings are, take a look at this direct comparison of some Inspiration Room Items and the creatively comparable ones used in the Makeover Room:

    Crisp white linen, yellow mohair throw, $600 / Cotton bedding, daffodil cotton chenille throw, $110

    Collectible antique shell, clear glass water carafe, 1900s faux-painted wall sconce, original vintage oil painting, 18th-century antique Chinese stone statue and a Dyptique designer candle, $11,575 / Small shell sculpture, water carafes with glasses, antique wall sconce with gold base, framed photo of horse, small bronze horse statue and an inexpensive candle,
    $220

    Original oil painting by Cleeton, early 1800s antique ceramic jar, faux-painted wood pedestal, $7,200 / Original oil painting artwork, Greco-Turkish vase finished with glaze, basic wood pedestal, $82

    vase, clay soldier statue, wood pedestal - Pier 1 Imports
    chenille throws - Marshalls
    shell sculpture - Expo Design
    water carafes with glasses - Ross
    bronze horse statue - Burlington Coat Factory

    • Resources
    paint
    Benjamin Moore
    Website: www.benjaminmoore.com

    decorative project materials
    Pier 1 Imports
    Website: www.pier1.com

    decorative project materials
    EXPO Design Center
    Website: www.expo.com

    decorative project materials
    Ross Stores
    Website: www.rossstores.com

    decorative project materials
    Burlington Coat Factory
    Website: www.burlingtoncoatfactory.com

    decorative project materials
    Marshalls
    Website: www.marshallsonline.com
    Guests
    Douglas Dolezal
    Designer, Miller/Dolezal Design Group
    Website: www.dolezaldesign.com
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