Sweet Blue & Lavender Girl's Bedroom by Margot Austin

Canada's most talented Margot Austin wears many hats. She is a stylist, decorator and senior design editor for Style at Home, a magazine read by 1.6 million people per month.

This darling girl's room was designed by Austin. She combines blues, lavender and white to create a cool, yet inviting color palette. The crystal chandelier, floral throw pillow and painted floral motif above the bed {wall decals from Ikea} gives the space a feminine feel.

A pair of three-drawer sidetables in turquoise flank the bed and are a brilliant addition. The key here is to have the table's color be a few shades darker than the wall {Benjamin Moore's Bird's Egg} so that there is some contrast. The silver table lamp coordinates beautifully with the bedframe.

Here Austin maximizes the room's vertical space by using two tall cabinets that provide additional storage. The desk is beautifully positioned in between to balance the look. The desk chair is slipcovered in a darling floral print that is repeated in the bed and chair pillows.

The small bright yellow sidetable is delightful between the two white slipcovered armchairs. What a fun place to read a book or chat with girlfriends.

*photos by Donna Griffith and images courtesy of Margot Austin