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Expert: Shamim Razvi - 4/1/2009


Question

MasterBedroom
Any Headboard ideas? Focal Point suggestions? Please see photo.  This is a model home picture of my soon to be master bedroom.  The room is nice except for the slanted wall.  This is a nightmare for a symmetrical person like myself.  I would like a dramatic headboard perhaps a modern wenge wall panel for visual appeal.  I just don't have a clue on how to pull it off with BALANCE.NOTE; King Size bed must go on this wall as the wall on the left is all windows and the other side is bath and closets.

Answer
Hi, I would suggest a framed wallpaper headboard. See this web page, on how to make one:  http://realliving.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=156725

You can use the different colours in the wallpaper to select a comforter set, accessories and a general colour scheme.  The key to achieving a visually symmetrical wall, is just to ignore the slant, make a rectangular shaped headboard and put it in place. I would make the height slightly higher than the top frame of the windows, and the width should be about 5 or 6 inches from the sides of the window frames.

I also offer an 'Ask the Decorator' service on my website, if in future you happen to be in need of assistance.

Thank you, for your time.
Shamim Razvi
www.eighthaven.com

Shamim Razvi

Expertise

I can answer anything in general about decorating, i.e. Space planning,colour co-ordinating, furniture placement, choosing the most suitable accessories,fabrics,lighting, window, wall and floor treatments. I cannot answer questions about structural or architectural changes.

Experience

I have been decorating for the past five years and running my own decorating business: The Eighth Haven, www.eighthaven.com, for over a year.

Education/Credentials
I am a graduate of QC Design School, in the field of Professional Design and Decorating as a certified Interior Decorator and Professional Colour Consultant.

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