I have been working on a beautiful home for the last couple of months. The project started as a simple upholstery project. The plan was to re-upholster a sofa, 2 dining chairs, a couple of ottomans, cornice boxes and replace a tired side chair and coffee table. You know as much as I do, that these kind of projects have a tendency to grow. Pillows were added. New lamps were purchased. Carpet was replaced and wood floors were put in instead. Furniture that never was planned on being replaced was.
"After"
What I love about this project is that although many things were changed, the essence of the house did not. The client has a definite point of view; she likes things simple and uncluttered with a simple palette of primarily black and white. We added a few pops of color through pillows and artwork and it changed everything but it is still very much "her".
Like any good reveal, it is important to see where we started ... so here are a few "before" photos:
"Before"
"Before"
"Before"
The chairs in this room were moved to the room next to it and the sofa in that room moved in here. The coffee table was replaced, new upholstery fabrics were selected, pillows were made and new lamps were purchased. The most dramatic change was bringing in the new hardwood floors. You can read more about the floors here. The best part is they are a little more dog friendly than the wall to wall carpet was.
After all the new purchases were installed, my client and I spent a couple of hours at HomeGoods to select a few new accessories.
The result:
The gold tray was from Target (don't you love that?) and the boxes belonged to the client's mother.
There are two living rooms in this house - and the one with the fireplace didn't need much. We added new pillows to bring in a little color and contrast and I had a new shade made for the floor lamp.
"Before"
"After"
"After"
The Dining Room:
The original plan in the dining room was to recover the two end chairs. But when all the furniture was removed to put in the new hardwood floors, the client decided she didn't want to keep the large hutch. The room was cramped and it felt cluttered and she didn't really like the hutch anyway. We replaced the hutch with a smaller (although somewhat deeper and wider) sideboard. The chandelier was also replaced and a few accessories added. The result is a more spacious, open dining room that is much more updated.
"Before"
"After"
Come back tomorrow ... I will be sharing the family room makeover.
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