Our Ronald McDonald House Long Island Room Before & After!

  

I am happy to finally share the business office Traci Zeller and I designed

 for the Ronald McDonald House Long Island Project Design Phase Two! 

The project sponsored by Kravet under the leadership of design chair Suzanne

Costa, and honorary design chairs Anthony Baratta and Bunny Williams, 

Project Design Phase Two renovated 24 bedrooms, four kitchens, five 

common areas, a couple of laundry rooms, a new fitness center and meditation

room which serve as a reprieve for families with seriously-ill children who

 are receiving treatment in neighboring hospitals. 

 Traci and I were so grateful to be part of such a worthwhile project. 

How did we decide to work on a project in Long Island you ask? 

You may remember that Traci and designed our first room together

 last year in the Traditional Home Adamsleigh show house in Greensboro. 

We had so much fun working together, we decided to share studio

 space.  Although we continue to keep our interior design practices

 separate, we made a commitment to design one pro-bono project 

a year together.  The Ronald McDonald project was perfect for this

year's project.  Traci and I have children and both understand the 

stress of sick kids.  Ronald McDonald felt like a good fit.  I think we

made the right decision.  

 We met so many nice families while working in the house.  An added

 benefit was getting to know other designers we had only known on

 social media like Brian Patrick Flynn, Dayka Robinson

(they were the only southerners in the house with us) and Young Huh

 to name a few. We also had the chance to reconnect with old friends

like Robin Baron and Danielle Colding.  The Kravet team as well as

 the Ronald McDonald staff were so supportive and amazing!   

Now, let's talk about our room.....

  We nicknamed our little room the "Cocoon" because the purpose of the room

 is to serve as a safe place for parents to conduct personal business while guests

 in the house. Our friend and artist,   Kerry Steele did an amazing job with the art for

 the room.  Her painting also named" Cocoon" was the piece that tied our room together.  

We were really proud of how things came together.  Need I need to remind you

 of where we started?

BEFORE:

One phrase comes to mind...

"You've come a long way baby to get to where you got to today"!  

Our Fabulous Sponsors:

Desk: Kravet Paris Desk

Adorne by LeGrand 

Kate Ottoman in brass : Taylor Burke Home

Original Painting "Cocoon"  by Kerry Steele

Fabric on Brass Stools: Thibaut "Maximillian" 

Wallpaper : Thibaut Wallpaper in teal & bone

Carpet: Stanton "Orpheus" Custom Carpet

Window Shade: Hunter Douglas Sihouette Shade

Lighting : Currey & Co "Forum" Chandelier & "Drayton" Desk Lamp

Drapery Fabric : Duralee: "Maris" from the Tilton & Fenwick Collection

"Sapphire" Mirror: Bunny Williams for Mirror Image

Special Thanks to Trelliage Ltd. NY for making that happen

Drapery workroom: Traditional Drapery and Upholstery

Contractor: Laurence Carolan of House of Carolan

Photography by Marco Ricca Photography

Special thanks:

To the Team at Kravet

Jennifer Nicholson and  Jeana Lewis of Ronald McDonald Long Island

New York Cottage and Garden Magazine

To see the feature in New York Cottage and Garden Click Here

What do you think?  

Do you like how our room turned out?  

I'm guest blogging today at House of Turquoise!  Pop over and check out my

 post about Robin Baron's room in the Ronald McDonald House Phase Two Project!

  You will love seeing Robin's beautiful room!!!  Make sure to Click over to House of Turquoise 

and see this amazing bedroom and bath!  It's a don't miss for sure!!!

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