Room Details
- 12' x 12' bedroom
- designed for twins
- 8-week timeline
- $2,500 budget
- featuring mostly local retailer goods, plus items from Wayfair, Pottery Barn & Etsy
For many, the path toward adopting or fostering children isn’t a straight and smooth one. There are lots of bumps, detours and delays that families encounter along the way—often in the form of endless paperwork, financial commitment, and the emotional and physical toll the entire process takes.
That’s where Bloom Family Designs can help. Established by entrepreneur and adoption advocate Melissa Witlock, Bloom seeks to alleviate some of that stress by gifting their design services to families who are adopting or fostering.
Although the nonprofit is based out of Nashville, Bloom partners with designers across the country to help families—all at no cost. Local designer and Bloom regional partner Laurie Moher of Savvy Design USA volunteered to work her magic on a bedroom for a family in Milford.
Twinspiration
Laurie interviewed with Bloom after hearing they were searching for a designer to work in our area. She then nominated Brook and Mike Fiegel, a local couple with a trio of adopted girls who were now adopting boy/girl twins from Haiti. With budget and style input from the Fiegels, Laurie got to work creating a room where the twins would feel loved and welcomed, but that also meshed with the rest of the home.
“I decided on navy and soft pink because they are both masculine and feminine,” Laurie says. “I talked to Brook to understand her style and knew she’d love a classic, yet casual look.”
Laurie then searched online and found three adorable animal art prints from Ireland that worked perfectly. She used them as a starting point, and the rest unfolded from there.
While some of the room’s details were a surprise, Laurie says she worked to find a happy balance where she was able to execute the Fiegels’ specific wants and desires while still delivering that “wow” factor.
“We clicked in the beginning—the design process was smooth sailing,” she says of working with the Fiegels.
And Brook wholeheartedly agrees. “Laurie was fabulous all throughout the process. When I tell people about our experience, it sounds too good to be true—but it is! We all agree the twins’ room is the cutest in the house … we can’t wait to share it with them.”
“It was a match made in heaven,” Laurie says of her work with Bloom. “I’m an adoptive parent, too, and care so deeply about this cause. Plus my profession is in interior design—I couldn’t think of anything else I’d rather do than bless families in this manner. It’s beyond rewarding.”
Work with Bloom
Bonus donations from individuals and companies often help complete (or inspire) many of the designs. Local sponsors for this project included:
- Spring Creek Fertility
- Craftsman Electric
- Tabor & Company
- Eddie Merlot’s Restaurant
- Boxwood & Ivy
- Fabulous Frames & Art
- Closets by Design
- Jules & Bing Monogramming
- New Creation Artwork
- Sherwin-Williams
- York Wallcoverings
- Once Upon a Child
- Tyler Breedwell Photography
- Carpets Direct
To date, Bloom has gifted more than 60 rooms (from teens to toddlers) for adoptive and fostering families. Interested in contributing to further their mission? Sponsor an entire room, a particular piece or a family in need—as a one-time or ongoing gift.
BloomFamilyDesigns.com | SavvyDesignUSA.com
My profession is in interior design—I couldn’t think of anything else I’d rather do than bless families in this manner. It’s beyond rewarding.