Gary + Gayle: Cincinnati, Ohio

Nestled into the lower-level quarters of the basement, a guest bedroom receives diffused daylight from the terraced patio outside. Inside, cool cotton bedding softens wood accents. The headboard, a re-purposed barn door, had simply been "hosed down and coated with a matte polyurethane", Gayle describes, proving that changing the context of even one element can offer loads of style. Table Lamps: Arhaus, Ceiling Pendant: LightingDirect.com Adrienne DeRosa Photography © 2013 Houzz