Updated Living Room

Challenges

• Incorporate the current loveseat and sofa into the room design.
• Ensure a way to display all the family photos that would be displaced when the large wall unit was removed.
• Reduce the glare from the bay window.
• Maintain some of the home’s original elements.

My client was excited about the idea of a transitional style room with a casual yet elegant look and feel where everyone would feel comfortable. A soft and serene palette was desired to ensure a mood of relaxed refinement. We started with area rugs as our inspiration and found a beautiful tranquil blue, gray and cream transitional rug with an oversized graphic design. My client loved it, and it quickly became the perfect springboard for the room.

Solutions

• The fireplace is the focal point with stacked stone in cool gray tones and a natural bluestone hearth.
• A media console combining traditional design details with a contemporary gray finish provides the base for the new larger flat screen television.
• Crisp white floating shelves staggered on each side of the television display the family photos.
• New crown molding and all window frames and baseboards painted white dove add a radiant touch.
• A lift top cocktail table in a caramel natural finish with black metal accents adds to the warm, natural elements of the fireplace.
• An oversized tight back lounge chair and ottoman in a tone-on-tone beige fabric enhances the relaxed yet refined feel of the room.
• Oil-rubbed bronze table lamps with beige linen shades complement the other elements in the room.
• Horizontal sheer shades were added to the bay window to allow for natural lighting as well as energy efficiency while reducing glare.
• Top treatments in an embroidered linen blend with a classic scroll design complete the casually elegant look and feel of the room.