A place for expression—that’s what Leanne Ford had in mind when scheming this flexible bedroom and connected chill-out space for a very lucky teenager in our 2022 Whole Home in Atlanta. The warm palette of tonal neutrals, including layered furnishings and accessories from her line at Crate & Barrel, makes vaulted rooms feel limitless. Ford called on her friend Carolyn Kelly, a mural artist, to create a playful ribbonlike trim along the ceiling. This is to be enjoyed by anyone lounging on the slipcovered daybeds that float in the middle of the room (easily laundered after sleepovers and messy art projects alike).

“For me, the challenge was: How do I infuse soul into a new space?” says Ford, who typically renovates old homes but pivoted to warm up this extension to the house. A fan of the imperfect, she pinned pages torn from magazines on the walls and layered comfy bedding and pillows throughout, as if granting the future inhabitant permission to mess up things a bit. And why not, the designer says? “The parents don’t live here.”

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When I go back to my childhood, I loved a slumber party. We wanted to create enough sleepover situations that are beautiful day to day."

preview for 2022 Whole Home Teen Suite by Leanne Ford

LOUNGE


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bedroom sitting room
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bedroom nook
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chandelier and ceiling illustration
Tomas Espinoza

BEDROOM


bedroom
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With its 15-foot-tall ceilings and beautiful light, the room called for serene furnishings. As with the daybeds in the adjoining room, Ford floated the bed from the wall to impart an undeniable openness. “It’s weird, but it works,” she says. “The space feels like you have room to breathe.”


CLOFFICE + HALLWAY



office
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“I always find little nooks for reading or creating,” Ford says. An unused closet situated just off the bedroom is now a makeshift homework station and creativity zone, thanks to a textured memory board and a comfy desk chair.

hallway
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bed and chandelier

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Levon Floor Mirror
Leanne Ford Levon Floor Mirror
$1,099 at Crate & Barrel
Pebble Coffee Table
Leanne Ford Pebble Coffee Table
Innes by Angela Allen
Leanne Ford Innes by Angela Allen

Ford pulled laid-back but polished essentials from her collection for Crate & Barrel for all parts of the space.



LAUNDRY ROOM


washer and dryer
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laundry room
Thomas Espinoza

This second-floor laundry room got a new look with garden-inspired wallpaper from Sanderson and an LG Studio Styler that’s guaranteed to minimize runs to the dry cleaner. On the opposite wall two LG Studio washtowers–single units with a washer and dryer–give the nearby teens plenty of space to do their laundry independently. Countertop: Caesarstone. Hardware: Rocky Mountain Hardware. Fixtures: Elkay.

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dining lounge

Entrance Hall and Dining Lounge

SAVAGE INTERIOR DESIGN

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kitchen island

Kitchen

Whittney Parkinson Design

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living room window

Living Room

Zoë Feldman Design

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ariene bethea conference room

WFH Suite

Dressing Rooms Interior Studio

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bedroom

Owner's Suite

Mark Williams Design & LA Closet Design

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bedroom sitting area

Guest Suites

Brynn Olson Design Group

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sitting area in introvert room

Introvert's Escape

Duväl Design LLC

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sitting room

Teen Suite

Leanne Ford Interiors

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media room

Media Room

Kimberly + Cameron Interiors

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covered patio back

Outdoor Escape

Ashley Gilbreath Interior Design for Frontgate

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