Last summer, my church asked me to give their youth space some style. They wanted it to be an “Escape.”
Here’s how it looked at the beginning.
First, that green wall to the left was painted a dark gray and three distinct spaces were created. The youth pastor, John, wanted each space to have a different feel and look. The goal of these spaces was to provide a place that teenagers would love to come hang out, play games, do homework, and hear about the good news of Jesus Christ! I had about a week to give to the project before I had to move on, so I was happy to have some of the teenagers there to help bring things together. It was great to see them take ownership of the space. Let’s take a look!
Space #1- This space utilizes a dining room table and chairs to create the perfect place for cards or board games. The cluster of chandeliers add ambiance and their light reflects beautifully off the golden fish scale wall. I love the way that wall glows when the room has it’s “coffee house lights” on. Coffee house lights= all soft lamp lighting and no hard fluorescent light
Space #2- This space was created with a bunch of flea market finds. I created two set-ups in this area. The first is a group of four chairs surrounding a table. This layout encourages conversation and I can just picture 4 gals sitting around drinking lattes (yes, high schoolers drink coffee now) and sharing their lives with each other. The other set-up is a steel countertop against the back wall which is a perfect place for finishing homework. Somehow I bet this area gets the least amount of use. 🙂 The backdrop includes boards with varying widths and stains as well as some homemade art. The “flowers” are made out of fabric and were created by some talented teenage gals!
Space #3- This space has a modern and minimal look. I found the cool vintage couch on craigslist and it just happened to be the perfect color for the rusted steel panel that I wanted to use in the space. I also made a custom “wood” rug with some leftover material I had. It says “everyday student ministry” and has the logo on/in it. As you can see the shelving unit could be filled with more books or other accessories, but for now the minimal look will have to do. 🙂 And just so you know, the folded books (also done by teenagers) are only there for the photo. I really needed a pillow and a blanket to break up the orange, but I didn’t have them on hand.
So, that’s it! Have a wonderful weekend!!!
I love this! As a former youth director, it’s so awesome to see what you did. GREAT job!!
wow, great job!
Fabulous! Are you going to share details on how to do that fish scale wall? I’m in love with the look, how amazing would it be behind a sofa in a living room?!
I love it! Did you build the white shelf behind the couch? That is pretty much what I want our eventual build-in to look like when Robert and I have time to get started on it.
Also, I’ve been drinking coffee since I was 13. Does that make me weird or just REALLY tired in the mornings? haha
Love! Tutorials please!
ditto on the love, tutorials please!!! =) soo neat! wish our youth room was this legit!
Ditto on tutorials! Especially for the fish scale wall.
Hey Girls! So, I will do a tutorial on the fish scale wall and the fabric flowers here in the near future. Glad to know you ladies like it! 🙂 Was there anything else you were interested in?
Cait- The white shelf was actually a piece the church had in a back room and wasn’t using, so no I didn’t build it. And my mom drank coffee as a teenager too. 🙂 She and my grandma would drink it together so I don’t think you’re weird at all!
So awesome! I love it!
Was the rusted steel panel a find or a diy? I really love it!
Jenny, the steel panel was a DIY. I’ll try to get to that one as well! 🙂 Glad you like it!
I’d love to hear more about the rusted steel panel. It looks awesome!
I love the hanging mixed lights!
Great spaces!! 🙂 Could you tell me where you found the little black bar stools??
Thanks,
The stools are from Ikea.
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60155602