A thirty-something couple was looking for a romantic rendezvous in a Stylish Hotel Suite. The tricky part was that they wanted it at the end of every single day when they got home. They loved to travel and challenged us to reinterpret their master bedroom into classy getaway at a prestigious resort.

By the time we were done, the only things that remained were the carpet and built-in cabinetry. In between, we surrounded a custom, leather platform bed with a fresh coat of tranquil blue-gray paint (“the color of water when the bathtub is full”) on the walls and duly appointed sconces to keep it company. We tucked in the ensemble with bedding linen by Matteo, His and Hers wing chairs and stone-topped end tables.

For a touch of je ne sais quoi, we tracked down an armoire with a zebra-stripped grain from the Transitional Zacara Collection and added glass column lamps with silk shades, limited edition framed photographs taken in the medieval, Flemish region of Belgium, and a starburst mirror to bring it all into focus. Peaceful, upscale, and filled to the rim with travel in style . . . Bellhop not included.

Photos by Reed Rowe