AFTER
One of the things I really enjoy is blending modern and
traditional pieces. Nowadays there are no rules to decorating, although
one has to be careful how to visually present things
cleanly and attractively. I like decorating for the pure purpose of representing
the personality of the owner.
The owner of this house had used the
living area as a children's daycare. She decided that she wanted her
living room now re-purposed
for adult entertainment.
Beautiful pieces of modern and Victorian
furniture and accessories were
scattered throughout the
house and it was fun finding matches and contrasting pieces to put
together this current living room area. I didn't buy a single item to design
this living room.
The owner's wish was to have two seating arrangements - but
didn't know how to put it all together.
I started with the colors of the curtain:
maroon and beige. I found rugs from different rooms and
accessories from the basement and bedrooms. I also centralized the Rococo
designed china cabinet which was originally planted on the very edge of the
room.
I arranged the furniture to show the modern on one side and the more traditional Victorian style on the other side. I tied everything together by placing the rug with beige and pinkish florals in the
middle of the room to highlight the colors of the Victorian pieces.
BEFORE - coffee table hidden in the
bedroom
These side tables
were stored in the basement
BEFORE - Stairs
AFTER- Stairs
BEFORE - Victorian pieces of furniture
hidden in another room.
BEFORE - Thai
lady sculpture hidden near a fireplace from basement
AFTER- to
lighten up the maroon color of the furniture, I used pillows from the beige sofa.
AFTER - Victorian
pieces set in the other side of the living room
AFTER - The modern side
AFTER - The living room worked well given
the space and furniture
