{"id":28478,"date":"2017-10-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/restonic.com\/sin-categorizar\/bedroom-therapy-brandon-smith"},"modified":"2017-10-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-10-09T00:00:00","slug":"bedroom-therapy-brandon-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/restonic.com\/es\/bedroom-therapy-es\/bedroom-therapy-brandon-smith","title":{"rendered":"Bedroom Therapy with Brandon Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Designing an A-lister sleep space\"25-BrandSmith<\/h2>\n

Interior designers understand that a good night\u2019s sleep is the benchmark of success when decorating a bedroom. Trouble is, creating a slumber-worthy space for someone else can be tricky \u2013 even for a designer. Get ready for some steal-worthy ideas with Brandon Smith, founder and editor of DCoopMedia.<\/p>\n

As part of a new series \u2013 Bedroom Therapy<\/a> \u2013 we\u2019re snooping in the inner sanctuaries of interior designers and design enthusiasts. Brandon has been a designer for 14 years and his company, DCoopMedia focuses on spatial design with a specialty in interior architecture and technical spaces. He\u2019s highly creative, an insomniac and a night owl, which makes sleep a challenge \u2013 every night.<\/p>\n

Styling a home with multi-layered passions<\/h2>\n

During his childhood, Brandon spent weekends antiquing with his mother. Being exposed to Victorian, Edwardian and Post-Industrial furnishings early in life, he learned to embrace his inner Victorian housewife.<\/p>\n

\"living\u201cMy first home was stuffed with knick-knacks and I even went so far as to position my art so it looked like it hung from picture rails,\u201d quipped Brandon. \u201cNow I live in a 100-year-old Craftsman bungalow with built-in leaded glass bookcases, an over-scaled mantle (with original glazed tiles) and a built in buffet. But because of space restrictions, I\u2019ve been forced to pare down what I bring home and we now refer to our overall style as Early-Everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

All kidding aside, Brandon now designs his home and bedroom with pieces that fit his personal style and complement his and his partner\u2019s story. He\u2019s shed the hand-me-downs and mass-marketed case goods in favor of an oversized Chesterfield sofa from Mitchell + Gold, handmade Windsor chair from Thos. Moser and an art-deco bed with a wraparound head board. \u201cI’ve learned that I don\u2019t have to stick to just one style as long as I find pieces I love,\u201d he explained. \u201cI\u2019ve also learned that my over-active brain craves a less cluttered place at the end of the day to stretch out and dream.\u201d<\/p>\n

A bedroom built for sleep and other stuff\"books<\/h2>\n

Because of their vastly different sleep and work schedules, Brandon and his partner have a TV in their bedroom. While his partner dozes, Brandon watches Netflix, reads and responds to emails or pins his latest obsession on Pinterest. \u201cOur bedroom is equal part office, lunchroom, and bedroom and I\u2019ll often lay on my bed in the middle of the day writing out to-do lists,\u201d he said. \u201cI create better when I\u2019m relaxed and lying on my bed lets my mind unfurl and follow the path to creativity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brandon\u2019s most prize possession happens to live in his bedroom as well \u2013 a piece of art by a Solana Beach artist. \u201cEarly in my freelance career I asked him if he\u2019d loan a few of his larger pieces for a home show I was putting together. During the show, a local news station shot a segment in front of the artwork, giving the artist 2 full minutes of TV exposure. As a thank you, he left one of his pieces with me and it’s been a constant reminder in the power of asking.\u201d<\/p>\n

When it\u2019s time for sleep\u2026<\/h2>\n

Brandon and his partner are big believers in dreamy, fluffy bedding and pillows. \u201cI end each day tending to emails in bed and I start each one the same way,\u201d said Brandon. \u201cIf I wake up during the night (I\u2019m a light sleeper), I have a tough time getting back to sleep. Being cocooned in comfort<\/a> is not a luxury \u2013 it\u2019s a necessity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brandon\u2019s sleep-style<\/a> mirrors his over-active, creative brain and says he\u2019s a \u201cLet’s see how much room I can take up in the bed\u00bb kind of sleeper. They sleep on a firm mattress with a pillow-top \u2013 a mattress they bought after staying at the Four Seasons in Santa Barbara.<\/p>\n

But does he make his bed in the morning?<\/p>\n

\u201cLet’s be honest, I try to make my bed in the mornings but the reality is that most of the time my bed is just a big pile of comforter and pillows. I blame part of that on my need to take disco naps throughout the day. But then again, a boy in media needs his rest!\u201d<\/p>\n