Warm Walnut Parents Room with Rust TV Console

The TV mounts on a walnut wall of horizontal slats, and below it floats a glossy rust-red console. That console is the one strong colour in the room, set against warm brown wood and white walls. Floating it off the floor keeps the base of the wall visually light and makes cleaning underneath easy. The horizontal slats run the eye sideways, which makes the wall feel wider than it is.

The wardrobe uses sliding walnut doors that move on a track rather than swinging out. Sliders were the right call because the bed sits close to that wall and hinged shutters would need clear swing space the layout does not have. The honest limit of a sliding system is access, since only half the wardrobe is open at any one time. In return you lose no walkway and the flat doors keep the wall clean.

That is a gold sputnik style sconce, a small cluster of round bulbs on thin brass arms mounted on the wall over the bed. It stands in for a piece of art, throwing soft light up the plain wall instead of filling it with a frame. A wall light like this frees the bedside tables from a lamp and gives a warm glow for winding down without a bright overhead switched on.

Yes, a reading corner sits by the sliding glass door that opens to a balcony. A patterned lounge chair pairs with a chrome floor lamp there, giving a quiet spot away from the bed. Placing it at the glass makes the most of the outside light and the view during the day. At night the floor lamp turns the same corner into a small reading nook without lighting the whole room.

Both nightstands are walnut with grey stone tops, matched on either side of the bed and dressed with dark table lamps. The stone top resists water rings from a glass or a cup better than bare wood. The bed itself is a low walnut platform with storage drawers built into the base. That drawer space is handy in a parents room for spare linen, though the pull-out depth is limited by the bed height.

Much of it scales down well. The sliding wardrobe is the key move for a tight room, since it needs no swing clearance and keeps the walkway clear next to the bed. A platform bed with base drawers also earns its place where there is no room for a separate chest. In a smaller space you would drop the reading chair and keep the walnut to the TV wall alone, letting the other walls stay light.

A high-gloss lacquer console shows dust and fingerprints more than a matte finish, so it wants a quick wipe with a soft dry cloth every few days. Avoid gritty cleaners, which can scratch the shine over time. Because it floats off the floor, the space under it is easy to reach with a mop. The upside of the gloss is that it reflects light and keeps the deep wood wall from feeling dull.