Growing up, Maya James always had the smallest bedroom in the house, and she was craving more storage space and a quiet place to study. In January 2022, though, her parents knocked down walls upstairs and created bigger bedrooms for everyone, including Maya.
After a year of building work the room was ready to be decorated and, with the help of her mum, Julia, who runs Jasmine Interiors (@jasmine_interiors), Maya set about creating a space that reflects her interior style.
THE PROJECT
Maya's new room was a blank canvas with freshly plastered walls. 'My previous bedroom had been decorated with a tropical theme, with lots of palm prints and jungle vibes that I had outgrown. This time I wanted my room to have a grown-up look,' she explains. 'I started a Pinterest board of decorating ideas, which featured lots of oranges, rusts and peachy colours, organic shapes, and natural textures. With the help of my mum, who is an interior designer, we decorated my bedroom inspired by these colours.'
As part of the design process, Maya and her mum planned a trip to London to gather ideas for her room. 'We went to some of my favourite stores like Urban Outfitters and Anthropologie and headed straight to the home ware departments. This is where I first discovered the bohemian trend, and I fell in love with so many accessories!' she says. For my birthday, Mum treated me to the curved shelving unit, textured throw and tapestry cushions to finish off the look of my room."
STEP INSIDE....
WHO LIVES HERE?
I'm Maya James, 18, and I'm a student. I live here with my parents Julia, 50, and Steffan, 49, as well as my brother William, 21, and our two rabbits, Florence and Olive. Our home is a three-bedroom, 1920s detached house in Newton Village, Wales, which my family bought in 2006.
This story is from the August 2023 edition of Your Home.
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