A paneled bedroom

 

Today I would like to tell you something more about the design of a bedroom I am currently working on.

One of our clients asked us for help to design and to decorate their master bedroom. They definitely wanted to see their bedroom paneled. As our company Lefèvre Interiors is known for creating paneling, custom made, according to tradition, I was very pleased to start designing this bedroom.

After having browsed a huge file of bedroom images, this image of a bedroom designed by William Heffner, was definitely the kind of bedroom my client wanted us to realize !

1Interior design by William Heffner

 

I had to take into account that our client absolutely wanted to see a fireplace in the bedroom.

2Image source Home Bunch

 

After having discussed our sketches, we started to make the final plans of the bedroom.

Paneled bedroom Lefèvre Interiors www.lefevre.bePlan for paneled bedroom  -  Lefèvre Interiors

 

The montage of the paneled room is finished.

Below you can see pictures of the paneled room finished with a base coat.

Paneled bedroom with base coatPaneled bedroom with a white painted base coat - Lefèvre Interiors

 

In the meantime, I prepared a proposal of the color palette to use in this bedroom.

3Images : source unknown

 

As the master bedroom looks out over the beautiful garden, I suggested to bring in a shade of green into the room.

The niches on both sides of the fireplace are of French oak, which I wanted to be limepainted in a shade of green.

5I made a selection of Farrow & Ball paint colors for the room,

together with a selection of fabrics and furniture finishes.

Belgian linen will be used for the window treatment.

Color palette

We finally have chosen for F&B Clunch to finish the paneling and F&B Breakfast Room Green to limepaint the display niches.

Farrow & Ball paint colors

I do know that what you see here on this picture below doesn’t look as the chosen colors, but you have to know that it is almost impossible to reproduce the exact colors. Taking these pictures, the niche LED lights arranged in lighting strips were turned on. And using a lime paint finish on oak wood has a totally different look than using an eggshell paint finish.

Paneled bedroom finishedFinished room paneling - Lefèvre Interiors

 

The previous days I was thinking about the decoration of the bedroom and I would love to see some beautiful decorative items displayed in the niches on both sides of the mantelpiece.

Decoration open cabinetryImages source clockwise : Lefèvre Interiors; Mary McDonald; Atelier AM via Veranda; Home Interiors

 

Our client still has to make a lot of choices before the bedroom is totally finished. Furniture, bedding, nightstands, lighting fixtures, bedlinen,…

Vaughan sconcesSconces Vaughan

 

I would love to see the nightstands with a cream or celadon finish.

FurnitureBedding Styldecor; Nightstand cream Moissonnier; Nightstand celadon De Bournais

 

This pair of beauties will definitely be seen in the bedroom.

I found the chairs at Garnier Antiques.

Chairs Garnier

I hope you enjoyed my post of today and I do hope to show you the finished bedroom within a few weeks !

 

Talk to you soon !

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Lefèvre Interiors & Natalie Haegeman Interiors featured in Belgian magazine

 

I am pleased and honored to announce that our work is featured in the latest issue of one of the leading Belgian interior design & lifestyle magazines : TIJDLOOS wonen !

About a year ago the Belgian interior designer Natalie Haegeman asked our company Lefèvre Interiors for help to realize a library project she designed for one of her clients. Both, Natalie and I, were enthusiastic about this project and now we are proud to show you the result of our teamwork.

The library is made of French oak, not treated, which will give the cabinetry a used, natural patina.

This is a picture of the finished library, decorated by Natalie ! This is one of the featured pictures in the latest issue of the magazine TIJDLOOS wonen.

2Image source : Belgian Interior Design & Lifestyle Magazine TIJDLOOS wonen Nov-Dec-Jan 2013-2014 - Photography Claude Smekens

 

For more information :  WWW.LEFEVRE.BE       WWW.NATALIEHAEGEMAN-INTERIORS.BE

 

I would love to thank the entire team of the magazine TIJDLOOS wonen for this featuring. A special thank you to our renown Belgian photographer Claude Smekens for the gorgeous photos !

2013-10-26_113742Cover Belgian magazine TIJDLOOS wonen Nov-Dec-Jan 2013-2014

This latest issue counts a lot of interesting articles with beautiful inspiring pictures as the featuring about the Christmas decorated home of our Belgian designer Walda Pairon.

The cover of this issue of TIJDLOOS wonen shows the Christmas decorated living room in Walda’s house.

2013-10-26_114216Image source : Magazine TIJDLOOS wonen Nov-Dec-Jan 2013-2014 - Photography Claude Smekens.

 

This latest issue of the magazine TIJDLOOS wonen is now on the Belgian magazine stands !

I wish you all a wonderful fall weekend !

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Library - study rooms where I would like to work

 

Aren’t you agree with me that it must be wonderful to work in one of these library-studyrooms , especially at this time of the year when days become shorter and it is getting colder outside. I love to be surrounded by wood, that definitely makes a study room warm and cozy.

 

4Interior design Christine Bekaert

 

7Image source Thorsen Construction

 

10Interior design Decoration Empire

 

6Home office of antiques dealer Lee Stanton  Source Lee Stanton blog

 

3Interior design Antiek Amber

 

9Interior design Natalie Haegeman – realization Lefèvre Interiors

 

8Interior design Beatrix Kleuver

 

2Interior design Grant Larkin

 

1Image source Immo Dochy

 

5  Thompson Custom Homes  Image source Houzz

 

Work with joy!

 

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Beamed ceilings

 

Don’t you love beamed ceilings?

Beamed ceilings are of all ages, the Romans loved to use wooden beams to decorate the ceilings of their villas.

Palladio (1508-1580) tried to recapture the splendour of antiquity in the villas he built. This is the ceiling of one of the rooms of Villa Saraceno, Vicenza – Italy, built by Palladio around 1550.

9Image source here

 

Nowadays architects and designers do love to work with wooden ceilings in their new-built or restored houses. A beamed ceiling adds an important architectural element to any room design.

1Image source Decostruct

 

14Image source Antiek Anresto

 

6Axel Vervoordt  ‘Living with Light’  Photo credit Laziz Hamani  Image source The Visual Vamp

 

8Image source Rik Storms

 

To update your room, you can add a new coat of paint to the wooden ceiling beams.

12Image source Axel Vervoordt

 

4Image source Garnier Antiques  Photograpy Claude Smekens

 

2Image source Sextantio Hotel

 

10Image source Lefèvre Interiors  Photography Montse Garriga

 

3Image source Joris Van Apers

 

Beautiful ceiling in the Venetian Palazzo of Axel Vervoordt.

13Image source Axel Vervoordt

 

Notice this gorgeous beamed ceiling. Interior design by Ann Holden.

11Image source Holden & Dupuy

 

Addresses in Belgium where to find reclaimed wooden beams :

RIK STORMS http://www.rikstorms.com

JORIS VAN APERS http://www.vanapers.be

ANTIEK ANRESTO http://www.antiek-anresto.be

ANTIEKE BOUWMATERIALEN VERSCHAEVE http://www.verschaevenv.be

 

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Belgian Design to inspire you

 

 

Dear friends,

Thank you so much for all your words of comfort about the loss of our beloved Ralph! I received so many comments and emails that I really wasn’t able to reply all of them! But please, do know, that I absolutely appreciate every comment or email of each and everyone of you and that I do feel so grateful that you all have taken the time to write me, expressing your condolences. I never had expected so many of you to comment or to email. I now realize that sharing my grief with you, was the best thing to do, helping me to get over this loss.

A sincere THANK YOU to all of you for your heartwarming words !

Ralph________

 

Today I would love to inspire you with Belgian designed interiors. I posted some pictures of the work of some Belgian designers you might love.

Enjoy!

 

1Interior design Severine Jaspar

 

2Interior design Natascha Persoone

 

7Interior design Lefèvre Interiors   Photography Claude Smekens

 

6Architectural design & interior Frederique Glorieux

 

9Architecture & Interior design Vincent Van Duysen Architects   Source here

 

5Architecture, historic renovation & property design François-Xavier Van Damme

 

3Interior design Brigitte Garnier   Source B&B The Little Monastery   Photography Claude Smekens

 

4Interior design Eveline Moreels

 

12Interior design Axel Vervoordt   Source here

 

8Interior design Natascha Persoone

 

11Interior design Lefèvre Interiors   Photography Claude Smekens

 

10Interior design Walda Pairon

 

13Interior design Natascha Persoone

 

And for those who love the work of Axel Vervoordt, his new publication ‘LIVING WITH LIGHT’ is out!

To see a preview of the book, please visit the online magazine Architectural Digest here.

 

Cover  New Book Axel Vervoordt

To purchase the book, click here or here.

 

Talk to you soon !

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