"The Goodbye Blank Slate" Modern Bedroom Makeover

We needed a moderator, so we looked to Susan Hable, an artist and fabric designer from Athens, Georgia, with an aesthetic we both love. Hable and her sister, Katharine Hable Sweeney, run Hable Construction, which is known for textiles, rugs, and furniture inspired by the colors and patterns of nature. Hable has a passion for traditional Southern design, but she also likes to punch things up with a fresh, modern twist. That sounded like us. The room was just a big rectangle without a lot of character. On the plus side, we have six (5-foot-tall) windows with trees on all sides, which prompted Hable to say, "I consider this bedroom a tree house." But there were no nooks to work with, no interesting details, and very little furniture.