As part of our 125 year celebrations, we partnered with popular radio station ‘The Hits’ and property data and information website One Roof to launch the ‘Love Where You Live’ room makeover competition. The results? Phenomenal.

With award-winning interior designer Hayley Brown of Lou Brown Design in the driver's seat it’s no wonder the room transformations were inspiring. Throughout the process she worked closely with the team at Guthrie Bowron who offered invaluable expertise and quality product ranges.

Previously self-employed dairy farmers, Lynette Fray from Taranaki and her partner, swapped the long hours and tough workload of farming life to buy their first home and follow their individual passions. Lynette trained in nail artistry and, already being a makeup artist, the decision to establish a new nails and beauty business was a natural choice.

The obvious solution to use the spare bedroom to operate the business came with its downside. Dark and disorganised the room was in desperate need of an expert makeover to create the elegant, luxurious, and calming atmosphere Lynette wanted her clients to enjoy every time they visited.

The success of Lynette’s beauty room makeover was due in part to the clever and efficient storage solutions devised by designer Hayley. Now featuring a workable uncluttered space and reconfigured layout, positioning Lynette’s welcome desk in the middle of the room, Lynette can keep both the space tidy and organised while carrying out her daily tasks.

The placement of an oversized rattan light shade, and striking black velvet drapes custom-made by Guthrie Bowron in Warwick Fabrics ‘Cleo’ inject a much needed atmosphere of sophisticated glamour.

Complementing Lynette’s love of the outdoors, natural accents come in the form of wooden look flooring MiPlank vinyl plank flooring in colour ‘Sun Bleached Ash’ and a Lisbon rug, in colour ‘Onyx’, by Weave. Hayley installed an eye-catching leafy feature wall mural from the ‘Komar Pure’ collection (P025-VD2) to complete the look.

Lynette’s new beauty room is super-gorgeous and it’s already a local sensation – “I have clients booked in every day - even on weekends!”

Original articles were posted on Oneroof.co.nz