Intentional, conscious colour usage and creative upcycling are the most powerful interior-design instruments your creative arsenal could ever possess. Tjhoko Paint is helping to create an energizing and calming space for you to rest your head that serves a retreat and feels lightyears away from day-to-day hustle and bustle.

Planning is key to a successful makeover – create Pinterest boards or purchase décor magazines to begin putting together a mood board of what makes you feel all warm and fuzzy. Decide on your budget and project timeline. Do you want to treat the space as a new makeover project and complete it in its entirety from start to finish? Or would you prefer to take time to search for the perfect pieces to merge into and transform what you already own?

Planning the colour palette within your space is the most integral leg of your bedroom-makeover process – subtle hues of beige, grey, dusty blue and white can be incorporated alongside wooden textures and metal accents such as headboards and bedside lamps. Blue paired with the timeless, chic character of neutrals is an ideal way of bringing in colour without creating a super saturated, lurid space. Tjhoko Colours used: Lebo’s Light. Cloud White, and Pholoso.

You will need to decide if your current furniture and décor items in the space suite your needs and the plan. Do they need to be made over or replaced? Often, a simple change of colour creates a world of difference. Tjhoko Paint has a YouTube channel full of inspiration and step-by-step guides for transforming just about anything.

In this space, old rusty pressed ceiling boards were mounted to a wooden frame and transformed into a stunning detailed headboard and an old suitcase given legs used as a part of a bistro set on the room’s porch – perfect for a lazy Sunday afternoon tea. The duvet set was freshened up with stunning faded stencilling detail and a side table used as a reading nook surface.

Tjhoko Tip: Put away the visual clutter. While Visual clutter is tricky because it’s not necessarily messy or obvious, it can still have a big effect on the overall look of a space. Items on dressing tables and nightstands, clothing, jewellery and products are all visually stimulating. Using organizational items such as baskets and boxes to contain smaller items add a refined, polished look to any space. Gone are the days of clear plastic containers – opt for beautiful wooden baskets or boxes, with personalised labels, and painted to your taste.