Worldly Home Office A worldly home office is created with tropical, African and eastern Indian influences. Design on a Dime : Episode DOD-2210 -- More Projects »
 After: World in a Den
The Solution
The room is now a cozy den where the Patels can relax after the workday. 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
Resources decorative project materials
Cost Plus World Market
Website: www.worldmarket.com
furnitureCooper Hotel Renovation
Chicago, IL
Phone: 312-226-2299 decorative project materialsBombay
We apologize no further information is available.home furnishings
Z Gallerie
Website: www.zgallerie.compaintJ.C. Licht
Website: www.jclicht.com
decorative project materialsKirkland's
Website: www.kirklands.com Also in this Episode
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