New York designer Amanda Nisbet accepts a challenge to complete a bedroom makeover for Jacqueline Blandi in one day. See the pictures and get ideas from our dreamy before and after. The clock starts ticking at 8:30 A.M....
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8:30 A.M.: Before
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Jacqueline's room before the makeover. "I have ideas. It's just hard to follow through on them," Jacqueline says, "Who has time to shop?"
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8:35 A.M.: What Jacqueline Is Thinking
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• I have pieces I've picked up on my travels and things my family has given me, but the room still feels a little sparse.
• Lighting is a challenge. I'll admit, one standing lamp is probably not enough.
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8:39 A.M.: The Consultation
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"I've been meaning to buy a headboard, but haven't gotten around to it. It takes me a long time to commit to a piece of furniture," Jacqueline says.
"Jacqueline needs real bedside tables. A headboard. And more light!" Amanda says.
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8:43 A.M.: What Amanda Is Thinking
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• The room has good bones, but I don't think the space is being used as well as it could be.
• Each object is separate. The room doesn't read as a whole.
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8:45 A.M.
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Jacqueline's off, and she remembered to leave the keys.
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8:46 A.M.
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Everything out! So glad Colin is here to help.
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8:49 A.M.
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If we had a smaller mirror, could we fit in a console?
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8:52 A.M.
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Nice Elsa Peretti bowl. I may use this somewhere...
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8:56 A.M.
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Let's relocate these. Why draw attention to the radiator? The radiator cover has become her display space, because she has nowhere else to put things. Not right.
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9:00 A.M.
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Not sure where all this is going to land.
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9:01 A.M.
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Chairs do not make the best bedside tables.
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9:03 A.M.
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She has a lot of interesting things...
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9:04 A.M.
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Let's gather them all into one staging area.
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9:08 A.M.
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I'd really like to put a headboard here instead.
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9:15 A.M.
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Painters arrive, just in time to help move the armoire.
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9:18 A.M.
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She has ample storage. Maybe we can lose the armoire.
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9:20 A.M.
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Clear the way! Bed coming out!
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9:27 A.M.
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This rug's a little dark.
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9:30 A.M.
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Look how much bigger the room feels without it.
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9:32 A.M.
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I'd like to see a softer color on the walls. The yellow paint was a good try, but it has no relationship to anything else.