Travel-Themed Retro Guest Room

Host Sam Kivett arrives to discuss the room and gets an immediate feeling for her eclectic style as he looks over treasured collections, which include retro furniture and objects, globes of all sizes, records and CDs--all of which she would like to keep in the room. The design team decides to manage the clutter by adding storage to better display these collections, add a new rug to enhance the hardwood floors, make the two oddly-shaped windows seem more uniform and bring color to the beige walls. They also decide to further address the needs of Holdridge's guests by adding task lighting and turning the sofa bed, which is now overwhelmed by clutter, into a focal point.

Here's how the cluttered space is energized with color, organization and a fun travel-related design motif:

• The walls are painted a light blue, which becomes the perfect backdrop for the globe-inspired paint treatment that design coordinator Charles Burbridge creates. He freehands continents onto the wall, paints each a complementary color and outlines the shapes with a red marker for definition.