Finally... Barbie's Dream Getaway in Park City!

     Finally the final I had looked forward to, researched, and put most of my time toward... Barbies Dream Home in Park City Utah. A few posts ago I mentioned the surprise final that LaMar shocked us with in our Color Theory class. I knew I was really going to have to step it up for this presentation and try something unique and eye catching.

      After lots of research on Barbie, looking for ideas, and even having an interview with our "mock" client, I came up with a look for Barbie that was fresh, stunning and created a feel of a winter wonderland. With clean, white, sparkling marble; fresh ice blue and cream colors; cozy ox fur rugs, and rich warm woods I pulled together a space that would feel like the ultimate relaxing get-way for Barbie from her hectic color-splashed Malibu home.

Floor Plan
 Below you will see the floor-plan (wish the picture were better) but I made some drastic changes to it without changing any of the structural walls. I raised the floor for the kitchen and dining area to create a sense of coziness for the living spaces and also to help showcase the entertaining area. In the kitchen I make the kitchen bar into an island for easier access to the kitchen from both areas. I switched the place of the oven and refrigerator to create a better work space for the chef, and even slipped a computer station on the side for Barbie's communication station. 

In the living area I placed a sectional sofa, sofa table, long fireplace-focal point & art work, and a couple seating chairs to go along. The deck was transformed into more of an entertaining space with heaters, great seating, and a table with a central fire-pit.

Her room had a large king size bed, glass shoe display case, new fireplace, and chez lounge. The bathroom had a great bench for laying clothing, purse and other items on, great storage under the sink, a deep oval bathtub/jacuzzi, towel warmer and steam shower. The washer and dryer space was changed into a closet space for guests, and entertainment equipment since she would have no need for that. 

Barbie's VIP Suite floor plan in the Waldorf Astoria's top suite.

Final Presentation
The final color board, and floor plan are shown below. You can see the final colors come togeher, and beautiful textures mix to create the winter wonderland feel.

Detailed Description
Floor plan detail from left to right. The left side shows the materials used for the bathroom areas. The floors would be a shiny veined marble, with 6" molding in white. The shower would be in the ice blue tile with decorative strips to create a clean feel, while the shower floor would be done in the gray stones. Above the sink area I wanted to incorporate a mosaic wall done in horizontal strips (idea shown below). The top left white fabric and the bottom left striped fabric would be used for towels, and upholstered bench in the space.

Moving toward the center you can see a fun paisley blue and green fabric that would be used throughout the space in accent pillows and side chairs. The blue puckered fabric below would be used for a duvet cover, and the darker teal below would be used for the chez lounge.

At the top right of the board there is a white washed wood that would be used for the structural beams over the living space, the light blue leather for the side chairs, and a hot pink Barbie foosball table for entertaining. Below that you can see a nice cream fabric for the sectional, a dark zebra wood for the furniture, and then below that a rich, grooved wood for flooring in the living area, which would be covered in cozy ox fur rugs. 

There were many little detials I had thought of to incorporate into the space such as monogrammed doorknobs, a white antler chandelier, and beautiful crystal light fixtures over the kitchen space that you can see in idea pictures below.

Final color board with most details added.


Pictures behind the ideas

Sofa sectional for living area

Above surface sink for both bathrooms

Foosball table with actual Barbie figures

Look wanted for master bedroom

Horizontal striped mosaic tiles on wall behind sink area

Beautiful, whimsical headboard for master suite

Chez Lounge to be recovered in master suite

Large antler chandelier for above living space.

Walker-Zanger tile for kitchen backsplash, and guest bath.

Glass display for master suite.

Crystal light fixture for above sink in kitchen area.

Side chair for living space.

Oval deep set tub, with hanging crystals surrounding shower head adds dramatic effect.

Personalized, monogrammed door knobs.

Above & Below: optional looks for kitchen area with changed tile backsplash and finishes.

Final Outcome

After all the work that went into Barbies dream house the time paid off. As a class we were split into three separate groups of 10+ girls with different criteria and a separate judge. For my group our time was cut a little shorter than all that we had prepared which made for a rush in explaining, but everyone's looked absolutely amazing -you could see such a large improvement from our first color boards to the final. For the 1st group that went Aubrey Smith won 1st place, hers looked absolutely stunning, and the time she put into it showed! I received 1st for my group, and the 3rd group had a great winner as well. 

The hard work paid off for the class, and I can say I will miss it!