Kids’ Bunkroom Rocks a Retro Look
After deciding to make her Arts and Crafts house in Washington, D.C., her forever home, this single homeowner made plans to transform her third-floor attic into a bunkroom with a full bath. The retro-inspired space now regularly plays host to her many nieces, nephews and friends’ children who stay over for extended visits.
Photos by Angie Seckinger
Bunkroom at a Glance
Who lives here: A single woman with multiple nieces and nephews
Location: Washington, D.C.
Size: About 650 square feet (60 square meters)
Designers: Cameron Ruppert Interiors (interior) and Overmyer Architects (architecture)
Project manager Suzie O’Brien says her team at Overmyer Architects transformed the former attic by adding four custom built-in beds. Each bed includes a built-in bookcase and a sloped ceiling covered in white-painted beadboard. The bases of the beds feature pullout drawers with leather pulls for additional storage.
Designer Cameron Ruppert covered the walls with a vintage-inspired wallpaper featuring cowboys on horses. The floor is topped with plaid wool carpeting. “We considered an animal print carpet, but the plaid really gave us that retro look we wanted,” Ruppert says.
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Bunkroom at a Glance
Who lives here: A single woman with multiple nieces and nephews
Location: Washington, D.C.
Size: About 650 square feet (60 square meters)
Designers: Cameron Ruppert Interiors (interior) and Overmyer Architects (architecture)
Project manager Suzie O’Brien says her team at Overmyer Architects transformed the former attic by adding four custom built-in beds. Each bed includes a built-in bookcase and a sloped ceiling covered in white-painted beadboard. The bases of the beds feature pullout drawers with leather pulls for additional storage.
Designer Cameron Ruppert covered the walls with a vintage-inspired wallpaper featuring cowboys on horses. The floor is topped with plaid wool carpeting. “We considered an animal print carpet, but the plaid really gave us that retro look we wanted,” Ruppert says.
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The built-in shelves house a mix of antique and vintage-inspired toys and accessories. “We spent a lot of time searching antique stores to find a fun assortment of vintage toys and books,” Ruppert says.
The designer made custom curtains out of red-and-white fabric for each built-in bed. She also made an upholstered window seat that provides the perfect perch for putting on shoes or reading a book.
The designer made custom curtains out of red-and-white fabric for each built-in bed. She also made an upholstered window seat that provides the perfect perch for putting on shoes or reading a book.
Overmyer Architects transformed the previous third-floor bathroom by adding an extra pedestal sink and converting the old walk-in shower into a shower-tub combo.
Ruppert used fabric depicting a treasure map to create a window curtain and an upholstered window seat. The window seat fabric features a laminated cover that makes for easy cleanup. The faux tiger area rug adds a whimsical touch.
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Ruppert used fabric depicting a treasure map to create a window curtain and an upholstered window seat. The window seat fabric features a laminated cover that makes for easy cleanup. The faux tiger area rug adds a whimsical touch.
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The newly converted shower-tub combo is covered in blue hexagon tiles that were also used for the bathroom floor. Some of the tiles feature white stars. “Eighty percent of the tiles are solid blue and twenty percent have stars on them,” Ruppert says. “We had them laid in a completely random pattern.”