The ceiling is linen white. Both paints come from Benjamin Moore. In contrast, the master bedroom, done by Leslie Schlesinger Interiors, of West Palm Beach, uses big pieces in a small room. The designers also enlarged the look of the room by hanging an oversize mirror on the longest wall. The focal point is a grand bed that looks fit for royalty.
Most large beds extend far from the walls or have four posters, which shrink a room.
A plywood box elevates this queen-size mattress about five inches higher than a typical bed. The generously padded headboard in the shape of a trefoil window also directs the eye up. It is hung simply from two wrought iron rods attached to the ceiling. Make new construction look old. The board was then attached to the wall.