My clients were ready to do more entertaining. Holidays, baby showers, etc. Time to take on the Living Room and add to the Dining Room. Like many people, they are decorating in stages. We came up with an overall plan which allows them to add things as they are ready.
Beautiful carpet, sofa and travertine top coffee table
We started with a chocolate velvet sofa with nailhead details, a wool and silk patterned carpet and a travertine topped parson’s table.
Living Room and Dining Room--nail head detail on chairs
Then came the sideboard in the Dining Room and these pretty occasional chairs with nail head detailing. The rooms are flowing together beautifully! A nice color palette and blend of wood, wool, silk, velvet, travertine and metal adds interest to the room as does the mix of straight lines and curves. Next on the agenda are curtains, art, side tables and a bench.
My clients remodeled their home and needed some furniture and accessories to fill out the new space. In the Family Room, they had a comfortable sectional, throw pillows and a TV. We added a Parsons console table & side table, a textured metal coffee table and a leather swivel chair. To tie the room together we used texture and natural elements in the wall art and a variety of vases and objects.
View of Family Room
Glass vases with Fall foliage.
Wall art made from volcanic ash.
Family Room.
Vase detail.
Woven grass screens add texture
Wood and metal accent pieces.
Kitchen table centerpiece.
In the office we added a beautiful wood desk and shelves along one of the walls. They had this super fun red leather sofa so we added a vintage looking Paris map and some charming mirrored tables.
Tables and Paris map print.
Mirrored tables.
Pretty mirrors and table lamps in the master bedroom.
Mirrored art pieces in the entryway.
Filed under: Interior Decorating
Here are a few things I did that were easy and affordable, but made a huge difference.
Kitchen cupboard with labels
Using a label maker to label spices and baskets of smaller items in the kitchen.
Rug pad keeps rug in place
Putting a rug pad under an entryway runner–now it stays in place.
CD holder used as a display case
Group a collection in a display case to keep dust away and create a focal point.
LED lights under the shelves
My client wanted to make a few changes to his place. He had furniture and art and nice wall colors. The bathroom needed some help. It had an old sliding door shower stall, an old light fixture and mirror and a too small toilet tank cabinet. He needed a little more storage and a cleaner look. Here’s how this room turned out.
Bathroom Updates.
New lights & Mirror
New shower curtain & wall cabinets
Extra long towel bar!
My client originally consulted me because he was wondering if this armoire would fit in with his place. It did. We changed out a brightly patterned rug for this black rug.
The cabinet that started it all...
New rug, the box in the window adds display room for more photos and cards
In the Living Room, the sectional was a little crowded by the fireplace so we pulled it back and put the desk by the window. He wanted storage for logs and papers to make fires in the Fall and Winter, so I found these boxes that were the right size.
We pushed the sectional back and centered the artwork and then gave the wine refridgerator a new home as a side table.
We moved the desk from behind the sofa to in front of the window.
Textured boxes under the fireplace to store logs and paper.
We replaced the gold tone door handles with these nice brushed silver handles.
Filed under: Interior Decorating
TV Room detail--vase with eucalyptus leaves play off Klimt image
My clients needed some accessories to tie in with the furniture they already own.
Updating a vase for Fall
We added some fun wooden sticks with beads to a beautiful green vase they already owned. The pillows are waiting for the new sofa to arrive!
Vases to accessorize the bedroom
Some pretty vases above the fireplace in the bedroom. As a bonus, they are glass and can be used with fresh flowers as needed.
Family Room with new accessories
Fall mantel arrangement
My clients moved into a new house and have the bookshelves, sofa, chair and coffee table for their family room–they just needed some accessorizing. The colors in the lotus leaf wall art and the decorative ceramics tie in with the rest of the room and add warmth and texture.
Lotus leaf art and Fall mantel in Family Room
Filed under: Seasonal interest
Backyard quinces from a client–I used them to make a yummy tart.
Beautiful Quinces (delicious in a tart!)
Filed under: Interior Decorating
Paper lantern arrangement I did for a wedding reception.
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- Working on the display at home.
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- Installed at Pravda.
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- Setting up for the reception.
This is how I did this arrangement. For each grouping used a 16 ‘ long 1/4 round trim that I cut into one 8′ piece and two 4′ pieces. (Home Depot, about $10.oo per 16′). I used zip ties to secure the two 4′ pieces in a crossbar fashion to the underside of the 8′ main bar. At the reception site there were metal bars suspended from the ceiling in a grid type pattern so I attached the main bar of my contraption to the metal bar with 3 zip ties. There were a couple of areas without the handy metal grid so I used hooks in the ceiling and zip ties to suspend the contraptions at the same height as the others.
To make set up easier I pre-cut the fishing line that I used to hang the lanterns from the contraption. I transported everything unassembled and assembled it on site. First I zip tied one of the crossbars into place. Then I assembled the 36″ paper lantern and slid it onto the bar (because the fishing line was pre-tied) and then zip tied the other crossbar into place. Then I took it up the ladder (very light) and zip tied the center of the main bar onto the metal bar. From there I added a 30″ lantern to each end and zip tied the ends to the metal bar (now the lanterns can’t slide off). I added the smaller lanterns to the crossbars (to prevent them from sliding off it is good to either make a cut in the wood that the fishing line can catch on or to use clear tape).
