BEFORE
AFTER
I'm so excited to share this recent project with you! This formal living room is a fun blend of traditional and contemporary pieces. It opens right off of the foyer and is really the jewel box of this home.
When I arrived, it was color coordinated and very symetrical. It was not an ugly room. But it fell flat. The primary issue I wanted to address was the lighting. The overhead flush mount amber fixture gave off such a bad light, it was better left off! The lamps were not only underscaled for the room, they also had blue lined shades and the walls were lemon yellow. And what happens when you mix blue and yellow? That's right. Green! The second issue was the underscale of the rug and most of the accessories in the room. And lastly, the beige tinted celing clashed with the lemony walls.
So I started with the feature wall and found some amazing wallpaper that coordinated beautifully with aqua and gold curtains the homeowner already had and wanted to use. I chose a wall color that complemented both the ceiling and the wallpaper. Then I chose fabrics for the sofa pillows to complement the wallpaper as well as connect to the blue walls in the dining room right across from the living room. The small floral fabric is a little traditional connecting to the very traditional regency chairs. The blue center pillow adds texture without more pattern. And the zebra fabric really pushes the contemporary side the homeowner was attracted to! A larger, but neutral rug and the addition of the blue ottoman brings all the furniture into the conversation. Larger metallic lamps highlight the metallic in the wallpaper. A chandelier that was too small in the dining room works perfectly in this room. Bringing a silver chest from another room adds weight to the other large wall as well as another contemporary piece. And a skinny but tall silver mirror reflects the light with style.
I was glad the homeowner took a risk with the wallpaper and fabrics. I really love how it all came together!
