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My Client’s
Favorite Color?
White.

A bedroom transformation, with a custom bed at its heart.

By Mandy Velus · VELUS INTERIORS

The finished bedroom, layered in ivory, warm wood, brass, and silk.
The finished bedroom, layered in ivory, warm wood, brass, and silk.

My clients wanted a white bedroom. I wanted every detail to earn its place.

The transformation began with a custom bed I designed just for them. Alternating upholstered shapes, a warm wood frame, and small brass accents gave the room a focal point. The ivory fabric brought the texture that a white palette needs.

Before: the room’s original bed, lighting, and furnishings.
Before: the room’s original bed, lighting, and furnishings.
The ivory fabric selection: texture before color.
The ivory fabric selection: texture before color.

Quiet palette.
Every detail counts.

In the workshop, pencil outlines became individual upholstered panels, carefully fitted into place. These are the stages usually hidden by the finished piece, and the craftsmanship that brought my design to life.

Checking the headboard’s curved shapes in wood.
Checking the headboard’s curved shapes in wood.
Fitting an upholstered panel against the headboard layout.
Fitting an upholstered panel against the headboard layout.
The pattern coming together, with individual panels still on the worktable.
The pattern coming together, with individual panels still on the worktable.
Mandy Velus with the assembled custom bed. Image composite.
Mandy Velus with the assembled custom bed. Image composite.

Designed personally.
Made with care.

I put my heart into this bed. Seeing the separate shapes become a complete piece was deeply rewarding. But the room needed the same attention beyond the headboard.

Rounded nightstands, sculptural brass lighting, and sheer drapery soften the space. Underfoot, a low-pile, 100% silk rug fades from beige toward a lighter shade beneath the bed.

The curved bedside wall and recessed headboard, finished with warm wood and brass.
The curved bedside wall and recessed headboard, finished with warm wood and brass.

White, with warmth.

Each piece was selected in relation to the others: the curves, the textures, the way light moves across a surface. Together, they gave my clients the white bedroom they wanted, with details that make it their own.

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