Marissa's room before and after photos...

Above: Marissa's room before the makeover

In Marissa’s room, there wasn’t much structural work that needed to be done except for the closet expansion, and we accomplished that by pushing the closet into Molly’s room as shown in the floor plan below. Our dream team general contractor was Double J Construction. Metro Home Improvement donated the labor for the demolition and sheet rocking, and Parkin Electric rewired the room, including the addition of a new heater, and a remote controlled light switch. Interior design director for the room was Ragan Corliss, Interiors by Decorating Den. The built-in shelving components were provided by Suburban Door. The moldings were contributed by McCoy Millwork, and the installation of the moldings and the closet shelving system was provided by Heritage Restoration Co. Above right: Marissa’s closet before the makeover. Her beauty pageant gowns were overflowing out of the closet.

Above: Before floor plan at left, and after floor plan at right. Drafting services provided by Scott Benthin, of Scott Benthin Associates

Above: Rendering of Marissa's room and custom window treatments designed by Ragan Corliss, Interiors by Decorating Den

Above: Marissa’s closet expansion in process. We stole some closet space out of Molly’s room next door to accommodate the expansion

Above: Marissa’s room after the makeover. Corliss says “Marissa was totally flexible and had no special requirements or requests for her room makeover. However, she recently discovered she really liked burgundy and gold. Also, I knew that at this stage in Marissa’s life, she was ready for a sophisticated and glamorous upgrade to her bedroom.” Moreover, Lisa Watts of Color Faux Creations created the beautiful faux walls in the burgundy colors in the room.

The stunning chandelier was supplied by Quoizel, and contributes to the overall elegance of the room. Another sophisticated element was added through the upholstered headboard, which was donated by HeadboardCraft, a supplier of upholstered headboard kits. The headboard is covered in a plush velvety upholstery fabric donated by Corliss's interior decorating company. Corliss designed the custom window treatments using a burgundy, textured faux silk fabric with buttons on it for added texture. The fabric shades were made in a shimmery sheer gold fabric, further contributing to the glamour of the room. Anderson Fabrics Workroom fabricated the window treatments. The rosettes holding up the draperies were donated by Canadian Drapery Hardware, and the sophisticated and luxurious bedding was donated by Mystic Valley Traders. Brand new wall-to-wall carpeting was donated by McLaren’s Carpet One, and installed by Urban Surfaces. The eco-friendly paint was donated by Kelly Moore Paints, who also gathered a group of employees to donate painting labor over a large majority of the house. Corliss says “Thanks to the group of volunteers from Kelly Moore, the project went much smoother, and we are very grateful!”

Above left: Marissa’s walk in closet after the makeover. The closet system was supplied by Suburban Door, and installed by Heritage Restoration Co. Additionally, Parkin Electric installed a luxurious sensor light, which automatically shuts on and off. Above right: The original art created by Lisa Watts of Color Faux Creations, depicting one of Marissa’s biggest passions, dancing.

Above: Corliss took the armoire from the dining room (shown above left) and had it refurbished by Lisa Watts, of Color Faux Creations. Corliss says “Lisa transformed it into a wonderful piece of art with its faux marbled top and the beautiful knobs donated by House of Antique Hardware. The armoire has a new "stone" top that was created using authentic marble plasters which were trowelled on to give a "travertine" type look. According to Watts, "I applied a light burnishing to keep it rather low key due to the sheen in the walls". This gave it more of an unhoned travertine look." The base of the armoire was primed and then a stain was applied in several layers. Once dried the embossed designs were created using a stencil I had on hand and wood icing. Gold leaf was applied to the embossed areas and antiqued. Molding was applied to the top and new hardware added.

Above: Before and after of bench. According t o Corliss “Happily I found this adorable little bench hiding in Marissa’s room during the renovation.” The Shabby Cottage refurbished the bench in their signature Tuscan gold color.

Above left: Marissa’s chest before it was refurbished. Above right: The Shabby Cottage again worked their magic on Marissa’s chest, adding their glass knobs and embellishments. Melissa Christensen of Expressions Custom Signs custom made one of her signature signs/bulletin boards, as shown on the chest. Quoizel donated the mirror. Accessories donated by Real Deals Home Décor and Corliss's interior decorating company.

Above left: Marissa's shelf before it was refurbished by Mike Rainbolt of The Shabby Cottage, shown middle and right, standing next to his beautiful transformation of Marissa’s shelf and chest.

Above: The beautiful bedside light was supplied by Quoizel lighting. Ragan Corliss designed and donated the fabric for the custom window treatments which were fabricated by Anderson Fabrics Workroom, and installed by Paul Greenwood. The wall candle sconce and other accessories in the room were donated by Real Deals Home Décor, and Corliss's interior design company.

Left: Lisa Watts of Color Faux Creations putting the finishing touches on her beautifully faux painted wall with the help of her son.

For the burgundy walls Lisa applied a trowelled metallic wax finish with mica highlights. It was created by trowelling on a textured medium and subsequent layers of a metallic medium and acrylic medium to create depth and movement. To further enhance the depth a layer of custom mixed mica powders and wax was applied also using a trowel.