This Guest Bedroom by Roxy Owens Is the Ultimate Relaxation Retreat

Designer Roxy Owens of Society Social turned this once beige-and-tan spare room in our 2023 Whole Home into a dreamy destination for guests. “We wanted this to be a mix of traditional-meets-youthful and feminine,” Owens says. For inspiration, she turned to textile brand Lee Jofa, which is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year. Upon learning that one of her favorite patterns—Chinese Peony, pulled from a mid-19th-century English chintz—had been recolored and introduced as a fabric and wallpaper, Owens made the floral motif the centerpiece of this most dreamy room.

She retained the room’s original paneling and had it painted in Farrow & Ball's Parma Gray to frame the new wallpaper. She painstakingly ensured that the pattern flowed seamlessly across the wall panels and canopied bed (otherwise, she remarks, the room would be “very trippy” and not relaxing at all). Smart additions like creamy white case goods, scalloped accessories, and graphic chevron prints help temper the space’s sweetness. “You’re surrounded by beauty,” says Owens.

The emotion of this room evokes calm and peace.

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By designing "sleeves" into her fabric canopy, Owens was able to add Visual Comfort & Co. wall sconces above the bed. A peel-and-stick grasscloth from the designer’s own line for Society Social is a budget-friendly alternative for the ceiling.

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The fixed radiator cover meant draperies could never sit flush with the window. Owens’s seamstress used a technique known as Italian stringing, which forms a type of “bustle” (akin to one on a wedding gown) to make the curtains curve around the unit.

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Channeling the bygone days of letter writing, this charming desk mimics the shape of the Visual Comfort & Co. bedside lamps.

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Chairs, Table Skirt, Armchair, Vanity, Mirror, Headboard, Desk Chair and Decor: Society Social. Curtains and Wallpaper: Lee Jofa. Drapery: Grace by Design. Latticework: Fuller Architectural Panels. Art: Nick Mele Photography. Mattress: Saatva. Fabrics (Headboard, Cushions, and Desk Chair: Brunschwig & Fils. Desk Paint: White Tie, Farrow & Ball. Desk Knobs: Modern Matter. Shades: Hunter Douglas. Carpet: Fibreworks.
Lighting: Visual Comfort & Co.