Design Elements

Design for Good

By Andrea Smith metro area’s One and Done Contracting, LLC on metro area’s One and Done Contracting, LLC on Photos courtesy of Stephanie Pohlman Designs an accent wall. “We chose the beadboard because an accent wall. “We chose the beadboard because it has the vertical lines in it, which actually draws

After reflecting on the last year and your eye up and makes the room feel larger,” wondering how she could help those Pohlman explains. hurt most by the COVID-19 pandemic, She says that using earth tones helped Stephanie Pohlman of Stephanie complete the bedroom’s desired “serene, relaxing Pohlman Designs decided to offer her talents to vibe,” featuring live plants provided by St. Louis’ a deserving family as part of what she calls the LoKey Designs. Design for Good project. In a video of the couple seeing their renovated

The contest launched in March and room for the first time, smiles stretch across culminated in a bedroom makeover for a couple, Bonnie and Jack’s faces as they take in the Bonnie and Jack, living in Maryland Heights. transformation. Jack was most surprised by the

“They stuck out to me with their story,” personal touches, like their photos hanging on the Pohlman says. “She’s a health care worker, and walls and wall art displaying lyrics from a song she was working on the frontlines with COVID played at his father’s funeral. patients, and he actually lost his father to COVID.” “It really kind of feels like they got to know us,

The project brought light into the couple’s which is very, very cool,” he says. home both literally and figuratively. Pohlman’s “It’s so beautiful, and we feel so thankful,” design incorporated a neutral color palette, to Bonnie reacts. Bonnie’s liking, and freshly painted white walls, The couple was one of three individuals or really special that we were chosen,” Bonnie thanks to a donation from Wentzville-based families selected at random from a pool of about reflects. “It’s been a really hard year on everybody, BRS Custom Painting. The bedroom lacked 150 raffle participants. Pohlman hopes to make so I think that this is just so amazing that overhead lighting, so Pohlman says she relied on this an annual giveaway and to secure more Stephanie and her team chose to do this project intentionally placed lamps and bedside sconces to sponsors that will allow for bigger and better and bring joy to someone’s life.” brighten the space. projects in the future.

To make the room feel larger, she opted for “I know there were so many deserving people Stephanie Pohlman Designs, elements with vertical lines and worked with the that put their name in for this, and we just feel stephaniepohlmandesigns.com