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Cheerful entryway rug

paritydesign — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:11:19 +0000

Entryway rug

My clients moved to a new house and needed a rug in front of the front door. We found these cheerful FLOR carpet tiles.

Filed under: Interior Decorating

Working on the Living Room Update–Curtains!

paritydesign — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 06:03:05 +0000

The latest additions–beautiful silk curtains, a romantic tufted bench, side tables and lamps.

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Modern Neutrals

paritydesign — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:29:19 +0000

My client purchased a beautiful condo–the finishes were gorgeous–the elevator opened to his entryway of hand chiseled Travertine and moved on to Michelangelo floors, a view of the water and so much more. What a treat to work in such a space. My client wanted to play with a palette of neutrals–brown, beige, tan, black and so forth. Masculine, clean and comfortable for entertaining or relaxing.

This was especially fun because with the exception of a few accessories, we started from scratch. Here we have the entry with a clean lined cherry console, a nice thick rug and a mix of textures and neutrals set the stage for the rest of the home.

Dining Room

The entry opens to the kitchen and dining room where we continued our use of clean lines, neutrals and a mix of textures for interest.

Dining Room & Living Room

The kitchen, dining room and living room are connected and needed to flow together. A Chilewich runner adds some modern texture. Planters with jade plants bring some nature into the room.

Living Room

Travertine top tables and comfortable seating.

Living room

A pair of tall floor mirrors reflect the view. My client found this wonderful art in a Seattle restaurant and bought it on the spot.

Office

The home office has a view (makes work so much nicer!) A Stendig wall calendar lets you know the date at a glance. We chose a classic rug in beautiful browns and other neutrals. The chairs are comfortable and light enough to carry to the living room for extra seating.

Home Theater

The home theater room is off the kitchen. My client had a media wall installed with beverage coolers and a projection screen. We added a deep, comfortable sofa and comfortable leather chairs with low backs that can be easily turned around if needed. The reclaimed wood coffee table adds texture as do the shag rug and ash wall art.

Home Theater

The screen door opens onto a deck. He had blackout shades installed for summer time movie viewing.

Master Bedroom

Light furniture, a big leather chair and metal wall art play off the beautiful fireplace in the master bedroom.

Filed under: Bedroom, Dining Room, Interior Decorating, Kitchen, Living Room, Media Room

Redecorating the Living Room & Dining Room

paritydesign — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:26:17 +0000

My client was ready for a change. Her living room was painted a soft green and had a pair of pretty cream sofas along with many antiques and carpets she had collected over time. To the right of the built in bookcases she had her contractor remove part of the wall that separated the two rooms. Now we had this beautiful new space to work with. Here is what we did.

View from the Dining Room.

We used the fireplace stone as inspiration for color. We chose a stone color for the walls and a deeper tone for the back of the bookcases. The floors were refinished and a slightly darker stain applied.

View of the Living & Dining Rooms.

We chose earth tones and warm orange accents for both rooms. My client already had a wonderful collection of rugs and textiles which work perfectly with the new furnishings.

Dining Room.

Filed under: Dining Room, Interior Decorating, Living Room

Forsythia branches.

paritydesign — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:21:18 +0000

Flowering branches are such a nice way to add color in winter. I love that they started out as branches with a few buds and now they have pretty yellow flowers and tiny green leaves.

Forsythia branches.

Brightening the bathroom.

Filed under: Bathroom, Dining Room, Interior Decorating, Seasonal interest

Working on the Living Room

paritydesign — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:53:03 +0000

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.

Posted in Dining Room, Interior Decorating, Living Room

Decorating after a remodel

paritydesign — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:03:41 +0000

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.

Posted in Family Room, Interior Decorating

Getting organized

paritydesign — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:23:19 +0000

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

Posted in Interior Decorating

Bachelor Pad Updates

paritydesign — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:50:03 +0000

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.

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.

Posted in Bathroom, Interior Decorating, Kitchen, Living Room

Accessories

paritydesign — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:03:26 +0000

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.

Posted in Interior Decorating