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Thursday, June 9, 2011
This room started out completely different---
but by shopping around the house and using items that the homeowner
had in her home already, we created a
completely different space!
BEFORE
AFTER
The antique secretary and the couch were in the basement.
The rocking chair was in the bedroom.
The other chair was in the family room.
And the two end tables were elsewhere in the house.
BEFORE
The floral sofa and loveseat were dated and she just wanted an excuse
to part with them---and this was it!
The grouping above the couch was a little too high
so it felt disconnected from the loveseat.
AFTER
See what a nice grouping we made with the leather sofa
the artwork and the lamp.
BEFORE
We took most of these items out of the room,
and created a really different feel.
AFTER
We traded the curtains from the family room to create a more formal feel.
The table is more to scale with the two chairs in this after shot.
BEFORE
AFTER
The lamps and the artwork are about the only items
that were in the room originally.
This homeowner had a number of furniture pieces that had
belonged to her grandmother.
They were in different places around the house.
But once we pulled many of them together in one space
it created a completely different style.
Notice the curtains.
I really like them better than the topper that was originally there.
The colors work very nicely in this room.
BEFORE
AFTER
Now with the curtains changed out.
Which one do you like better?
The small pieces of artwork are needlework and buttons,
They go so well with the antique feel in this room.
It is so interesting how we collect different items that we love
and usually you can see a theme that runs through them.
So when you place these items together using
design principles it feels really nice!
BEFORE
See how there were a few too many items in one space.
AFTER
If you take out some pieces and free up a little room
it looks and feels much more inviting.
See how fun this can be---
Look around your house and see if you can do a room makeover!
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(I do love that pink chair. Hope it found a good home!)
Cindy