The Cohan Playroom

I recently took on my first paid design project (!!!) and of course I want to share it with all of you! I did a nursery design for the Cohan’s a few months back (I’ll have to share more about that now that this blog exists). It was so fun, so when they asked me to help design their playroom, I didn’t even have to think twice before saying yes. There’s nothing more fun than designing a playroom, I defy someone to disagree with that. Here is what I was working with:

The biggest challenge facing this design was the distance between me and the Cohan’s. We live in Florida and they live all the way in North Carolina, so of course I had to make all the selections remotely. They measured the room and sent me pictures and measurements of any furniture they wanted to keep in the space. First I created a mood board to nail down a color scheme and key pieces in the space. Then I created a digital rendering of the space, which was SO beneficial since it was basically like being there and getting to try different things out without a ton of purchases and subsequent returns.

Here’s what the mood board looked like:

They live in the mountains, so I thought it appropriate to bring some of the outdoors in with a vinyl mountain mural. This option saved us hundreds of dollars over using wallpaper! You can find links to all of the items used in this design below.

• Multi-colored Tribal Rug

• Mountain Mural

• Wall Art printables

• Kids Play Table

• Pikler Triangle

• Ikea Kallax (large)

• Ikea Kallax (small)

• Storage Cubes

• Sleeper Sofa

Here is the digital rendering of the room:

Here’s the playroom “in real life”:

How awesome did they do putting everything together? It looks just like the renderings! I couldn’t be happier with it and I hope it’s a well loved room in their home for years to come.