“They recently moved into the home and since the living room is the first room you see upon entering, the wife wanted it to be designed, use it as a space to entertain family and friends, yet still be comfortable for every day life.”

It’s worth taking a look at the before for this one. Yellow walls and out of date furniture mask the great bones below the surface.

Painting the walls gray and adding light trim and furnishings brightened the room immensely.

“When I recommended using Restoration Hardware’s stain resistant Perennials fabric sofas in white, the wife was on-board and the design took off from there.”

“You can’t go wrong with white in my opinion, so having the ability to incorporate those sofas was key to the design!”

“The main challenge was the stairwell wall–it was an awkward shape and I knew just painting it a new color wouldn’t help. I came up with the woodwork design to make it a focal feature of the space and elevate our look.  Our carpenter did an amazing job as it was a tricky install.”

“I love our custom designed wall–it gave an otherwise “blah” space a unique architectural focal point. It became a perfect backdrop to our wing chairs.”

“Windows are hands down almost always a big bonus when designing a space. In this case, the home had a ton of natural light and the ability for everyone to see out to a gorgeous tree-lined backyard was a plus.”