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DENISE MCGAHA’S BEFORE AND AFTER:: THE TEEN LOUNGE

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Happy Holidays my friends!!  Today is officially Boxing Day, December 26th and we are enjoying everything that revolves around this time of the year.  Last summer, we planned a project in our home called the TEEN LOUNGE in partnership with American Leather, BDI, Truett Carpets and Rugs, Phillip Jeffries and more.  The best part about this project, is that this space is perfect for snuggling with the family, noshing on popcorn and watching movies (and a little Netflix too).  We started planning the space in April and completed the renovation and installation in July.  Our teens love to hang out in here with their friends and it is perfect for sleepovers too.

The reason I am sharing this with you now, is that I am already planning more renovation work for the coming summer months so that we can enjoy them in Fall of 2020!! It is never too early to get started and I thought it would be fun to rewind and take a look back at this family functional space we designed in our home from 2019. Start planning your projects for 2020 and you can look back on how much you accomplished this year too!!

Here is a little look back at what we did::

THE BEFORES::

This space was a collection point for old furniture and a daybed for sleepovers, but all of them had seen better days.  It was honestly embarrassing for me to have a space like this in our home, but with it being upstairs, I didn’t go in there nearly as often as I should.

THE AFTERS::

Now we have bold texture on the walls with grasscloth and wood veneered wallpapers from Phillip Jeffries, along with a comfy new sectional.  I also took the opportunity to layer on some of my favorite art prints and had the teens choose their fav prints and framed them all to create a space that feels hip and cozy for all members of our family.

 

 

 

 

 

 

We also added a great entertainment console by BDI Furniture below our television.  The cord control allows all the wires to be hidden in a column behind the TV and the console in on wheels so it can easily move in and out from the wall.  Our teens especially love this when they are hooking up their video games to the TV so they can reach behind the furniture without having to move a heavy piece by themselves.

This room has truly been a favorite place for everyone and we have planned several movie nights here when we have family and friends in town.  Scott and I strongly believe in using every room in our home and this was a major goal when planning our renovations for the stage of life we are in with teens.

I hope this inspires you to use all the rooms in your home and work to create spaces that inspire and restore you!!

xo

Denise

 

NOTE::  This is a sponsored post, which means that I worked in partnership with the brands listed to design this space.  They donated items in return for allowing me to design and install it as I saw fit for my lifestyle.  I think this is a great way to share with you, my readers, the wonderful products that are available to our clients with the brands we use.  It also allows me to share with you authentically how I use these products in my own home.  I only write about and share products that I would be willing to use and keep in my own home.

DENISE MCGAHA’S HOME OFFICE DESIGN STUDIO RENOVATION WITH BDI

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Over the summer I had an opportunity to tackle the renovation of my home office/design studio.  I haven’t had a proper space to work from home in many, many years, even though this is the space I used when I launched my interior design firm in 2001.  Once we moved the studio out of our home and into a design studio in Dallas, I never really used the room for work.  It has been a catch-all for childrens projects, a video gaming room for my son and his friends and basically a dumping ground for old papers, gift-wrapping supplies and the room where the cat box (and the kitty) reside.  It is located over our garage and accessed through our gameroom (also known as the TEEN LOUNGE) and had SO much potential.  When I decided to partner with BDI Furniture on the “reclaiming” of the space, I wanted function, style and display.  They offered it all in spades and I am so proud and excited to share with you this great space!!

 

I was able to use many of the great pieces of furniture and objects I have collected over the years in this room to truly reflect my design aesthetic.  This includes collections, color and original artwork.  I am so excited to be able to hang sketches by P. Allen Smith and also street art sketches of my children on a trip to New York many years ago.

 

Of course, I needed a spot to hang my favorite inspirations and I made sure they were front and center in the space.  I love the joy they bring me and you will also find these inspiration boards in our main design studio in Dallas too.  I love what they do for the life of a room and I cannot wait to change them out in December for our next round of projects.  They help me corral my ideas into a cohesive vision and are so fun to put together.

 

The glass top desk from BDI is a motorized standing height desk which has been a lifesaver.  It helps me maintain my healthy commitments to myself to continue to move when working long hours on project presentations or Skyping with my team and collaborating on new product designs.  I also have a great desk chair from BDI as well that keeps me comfortable on long work days and has so many great ergonomic features.

 

This view is probably my favorite and includes the small area under desk drawers on the built-in credenza.  It houses the litter box for Angel the cat and keeps the room tidy and also softens the space acoustically.  The artwork is a collection of pieces from vintage fashion ads and also a wonderful tapestry that was a gift from a client.  I always have fresh flowers and greenery in my office and these ferns are surprisingly easy to care for and happy with the natural daylight that floods the room.  The lamps have been with me over 20 years and I changed the shades years ago.  I still love them so they got to stay when we re-imagined the space.

 

Here is the desk and standing height….as well as a view of the wonderful wall units behind me.  These great storage boxes hide and store a multitude of collections, children’s artwork and the shelving units give me a space to display our books which I swear continue to multiply.

 

 

And here is the desk and desk chair at the seated height.  I love the cord tray and cord control hidden underneath the desk and how I feel inspired every time I walk into my home office.  I have a 30-45 minute commute to my Dallas Design Studio and having a home workspace on those days when I don’t need to travel has made me so much more productive and I am actually excited to walk upstairs and get to work.

I hope you love this space and are inspired to create a special space for yourself to work and be productive.  I can speak from experience that it is truly life changing to have an office that operates so well and is also so incredibly beautiful to me.

All photography by Nathan Schroder.

 

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*This post is sponsored and the items listed from BDI were a gift as part of this sponsorship.