Behind a Garage Door, a Family Fun Room
Behind a Garage Door, a Family Fun Room
Designer Kerrie Kelly's secrets to this low-budget garage makeover: a soothing palette, horizontal stripes and dashes of color
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Sacramento designer Kerrie Kelly transformed this once-overstuffed
garage into a trendy lounge suited for a young family. After clearing
out the clutter, the space got a paint job and some colorful furniture.
The result is a chic living room that proves that great design can
happen on a budget.
"The finished product turned out better than expected, especially after seeing the family living in and loving their new space," Kelly says.
"The finished product turned out better than expected, especially after seeing the family living in and loving their new space," Kelly says.
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With the push of a button, the
original garage door opens up, filling the room with natural light.
There's another entrance through the side door, but the garage door
creates even better flow between indoors and out.
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Inspired by the subtle farmhouse
backdrops in Napa and Sonoma not too far away, Kelly chose soothing gray
and white shades for the main palette.
Re-create the look by using Kelly's same shades: Swiss Coffee 23, Chadwick 217 and Greyswood 3958-3 — all from Kelly Moore. |
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The sophisticated gray and white
background sets the tone for the room, but additional color helped turn
it into a truly family-friendly lounge. "It also required a playfulness,
which begged for bright colors and some graphic patterns," says Kelly.
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The biggest surprise in this
project was how easy it was to create the horizontal wall stripes. The
design team simply painted wood boards and then nailed them up.
Horizontal stripes help visually expand the room to make it feel open
and bright.
See another way to paint stripes |
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Creating a gorgeous, livable space for family doesn't have to cost a lot or require fancy resources. A Room & Board couch, Crate & Barrel light and Wholesale Interiors barstools combine in this affordable and chic makeover.
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These modern bookcases were designed from reclaimed wood and plumbing pipe
by Kerrie Kelly Design Lab. The open shelving allows the enclosed space
to breathe, while still offering plenty of room for essentials.
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Kelly said the functional considerations for this garage makeover were simple: "Eat, drink, play, enjoy. Repeat."
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