Design Ideas From a Teen Crash Pad in Venice Beach

The exact same talented team of designers behind the incredible rooms at the Good Shepard Charity Project open-house tour have donated their services to make a cheerful crash pad for homeless teens in Venice Beach, California. With Vanessa De Vargas acting as project manager and lead designer, the vision for a bright and contemporary source center became a reality.

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Venice Beach is home to hundreds of runaway teens. The crash pad, directly off the boardwalk, aims to supply them with a sanctuary to help them reestablish their lives. The appliances, materials, furniture and fixtures were donated by companies such as Flor, CB2, Blu Dot, Hygge & West, EKLA Home, Cliff Spencer, midcenturyLA, Henry Road, Zia Priven, The Sofa Company and much more.

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The reception area, made by Typhanie Peterson, is the first sign that you have reached a welcoming and lively location. The geometric wallpaper declares that the distance has young energy, and also the blues reference the beachy locale. Keeping the reception furniture white, mild and unfussy makes for a less intimidating experience for those teens.

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Another perspective of the reception area from the computer area shows it is divided by a low wall in the rest of the open floor plan, but the visual link is always there, which necessitated a cohesive vision from your designers in regard to design, colors and geometry.

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The personal computer area was carved out of the open floor plan and made by Kelly Edwards. This is a place for teenagers to connect online with relatives and friends and reassure them that they are OK. The easy task area gets a jolt of energy in the teal table lamps and black Pantone chairs. The large abstract wall art above the activity area is a cheap DIY project (paint chips) that joins from the different designers’ colour schemes in the big, high-ceiling room.

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De Vargas utilized the design of the sofa space to place the tone for the rest of the project spaces. A retro-modern seem infused with turquoise and magenta accents sounds jarring, but beneath her direction it is pleasant to the eye.

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Note De Vargas’ use of the half-painted magenta wall in order to add height to the low-slung sleeper couch. She also hung framed artwork low in regard to the extra-high ceiling. These two decisions bring an closeness to the lounge area that is hard to attain in a spacious floor plan with high ceilings and lots of walls.

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De Vargas is also adept at providing classic furniture a new lease on life via reupholstering and the correct accessories. The chair and credenza utilized for the sofa area may have been passed by other designers, but when you are working pro bono you take what you can get and make it work.

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At the back of the extended rectangular area is your kitchen. A turnaround time of three weeks could have scared away several different musicians, but Charmean Neithart didn’t shy away from the struggle. The key was maintaining the cabinets, hardware and appliances as simple as you can and having fun together with all the glass backsplash backsplash and wallpaper. See that the exact same gray-green and gloomy, beachy tones of the reception area are mirrored from the tile backsplash and the rug.

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A dab of yellow by way of the retro-style table and chairs for the eat-in nook of the kitchen is a cheerful surprise and an eye-popping comparison to the grays, greens and blues.

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Up the stairs to the mezzanine level is an unconventional use of wallpaper.

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At the top of the stairs is another hangout area, a bit more private, made by Winston Carney. The magenta from downstairs is carried through painted neon pink support trusses.

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This mezzanine distance sits beneath skylights and right before the entrance to the therapy office. It gives a relaxed vibe; good conversation can flow at the picnic table, where neon pink cushions lighten the mood. Another great idea you may see in the background: Cheap wood sliding closet doors are renovated and clad in wall covering for top style .

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The serenity of the treatment, which is by Mollie Ranize, introduces some inventive storage solutions. We see half the wall painted, but this time with a twist: The lemon-yellow paint is set up on the upper half. Wood crates function as floating storage above the sofa. Their black painted interiors showcase the contrasting objects inside.

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More wood crates are stacked for an ad hoc bookcase. Painting the insides of the crates a rainbow of vivid colors relates to the vivid colors downstairs as well as the Missoni-like pillows nearby. This is a fun and inexpensive solution for dressing up utilitarian crates.

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Since the toilet is shut off and different from the other open areas, it took on its very own personality and moved Regency glam using a design by Marilynn Taylor. Note how the yellow and gray from the downstairs kitchen has been tied here, but using a very different look.

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