A look at 8 before and after family room transformations…
Read MoreProject Reveal: A Family Room Transformation
This family room is beautiful bright and welcoming space - here is the remarkable before and after…
Read MoreProject in Progress: A Fresh Family Room
Here is a peek at a family room refresh project in progress - today we are sharing the ‘before’ pictures, the design plan, and a sneak peek at the progress…
Read MoreGarden Library Family Room Reveal
We are FINALLY able to share the photos from our garden inspired library project. This lovely, light filled room is the perfect place to relax and unwind…
Read MoreProject in Progress: A Vacation Home Family Room
We are currently working on a vacation home project for some lovely clients. We helped them with the living room and dining area previously and now they have asked for help refreshing the much used family room…
Read MoreDesigning a Room with a Fireplace AND a TV
A really common design dilemma is what to do with the TV in a room that also has a fireplace. There are usually only two options: 1. Over the fireplace or 2. Somewhere else!
This question was posed in a recent virtual email mini consultation we did for a reader. Here is the backstory for what she was debating…
Read MoreSitting Room Makeover
When our long-time clients contacted us about their sitting room project, we were delighted! We had worked together on nearly the entire rest of the home over the years…the living room/dining room, lower level family room, master suite, stairway gallery wall, various guest and bathroom spaces, and the kitchen eating area to name a few! The sitting room was the last space we hadn’t designed,
Read MoreProject Reveal: A Peek at our Great Room Project
The reason we get hired is generally because clients are looking for solutions to make their lives easier, more efficient, and more beautiful. These Great Room clients were no exception. They had recently moved to this lovely condo and had set up the room with art and furnishings that made the move with them and some new purchases, but weren’t happy with the way it was coming together.
Read MoreTransformations: Family Room Refresh
Sometimes, updating your space doesn't mean starting from scratch. When one of our favorite clients called us about updating the look in her well-used family room, we knew just what to do.
This was one of the first spaces we tackled 15 years ago when we began working on this lovely antique colonial with the homeowners. At the time, we selected the paint colors, designed the window coverings and specified the furnishings, rug, and lamps.
The original arrangement (shown above) worked well, but after 15 years of daily use, the homeowner was ready for a refresh.
We kept the paint colors, window treatments, and lamps. Antique pine case goods and distressed finish tables still worked well but we opted to update the upholstery beginning with a new, more transitional styled sofa in a high performance fabric that would stand up to snuggling with the grandchildren.
The solid wool sisal rug was exchanged for a patterned, more contemporary style area rug, and the chairs and ottomans were recovered in luscious textures and friendly stripes that echo the colors in the rug.
Now all the generations of the family can enjoy the new space for years to come!