Posted
May 17, 2010 by
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Space Redesigns Remember Robin’s redesign from Friday? Here’s her finished room layout and room inspiration board:
1. Modern Jane Sofa from 2modern. This beautiful, clean lined sofa will help set the stage for the room. Upholster it with Coburg Dune, a nice neutral colored fabric.
2. Pom Pom Rug. This piece will help to bring some color into the space and liven things up! The 5′ x 8′ size will be perfect for this space.
3. Hammery Modern End table and Round Side Table. I purposely choose different side tables to have a slightly eclectic, but coordinated look.
4. Polly chair from Target.
5. Billy Bookcases with glass doors from IKEA.
6. Circle Coffee table from artist Michael Arras on Etsy.
7. Accent pillows in Turquoise Poppy and Henley Limeade Pillows.
8. Finish off the windows with 8′ long stone colored velvet drapes and some sheers to let in the light while maintaining privacy.
9. Behind the sofa is a perfect place for a series of original watercolors. Try Log No. 8, Feathery Plumes, and Nest No. 8.
10. Add a little extra light to the end tables. These Uplight table lamps from West Elm are the perfect fit.
What do you think? This is probably my favorite redesign to date, and the best part: Robin loves it!
Tags: mid-century, room redesign
Posted
May 14, 2010 by
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Space Redesigns Robin contacted us and needed help with a redesign. She and her husband recently moved from a 1920’s classic home to a brand new home. Building a new home takes a lot of time and energy so they need some help getting inspired on their interior design for their new home. They’d like a mid-century/swanky feel to the home. They’ve got a fairly open floor plan with the dining room, living room, and kitchen all open to each other. It will be important to make sure everything coordinates, yet still provide distinct spaces.
We’ve sent them our questionnaire and here are their answers so that we can better understand their style and design intent for the space.
1. What space are we redesigning for you and what are the dimensions of that space (including the ceiling height)? If you could sketch a simple floor plan with wall lengths and locations of windows and doors it would be helpful.
I would like for you to help me with my great room. The ceilings are 9 feet tall.
2.What are your favorite design store/home decor stores? They can be brick and mortar stores or online stores. This will tell us a little bit about your style.
I enjoy cruising Room and Board, CB, CB2, West Elm, 2modern, Overstock, and Target for ideas. I am 40 minutes away from Detroit so I can find Ikea to Design within Reach stores.
3. What 3 words would you use to describe yourself and the feeling of the space you’d like?
I am conservative, understated, and safe. I would like for the room to be simple, clean, but with splashes of color and fun here and there to help me escape my “safe” tendencies.
3. What is the most important thing you’d like to accomplish in your redesign? Update the colors, new furniture arrangement, etc.
I really want to see how you would layout the furniture. The fireplace is shared by the living room and the dinning room and creates a different kind of layout. I’m thinking there could possibly be a little reading nook or conversation area there?
4. What are two of your favorite and least favorite colors? What other colors are used throughout your home?
I like blue and gray lately. I do not like orange or yellow. I am really open to any color scheme. I am boring…so anything you suggest will be a breath of fresh air! I am open to solids and prints. I am not creative at all so I will love any of your ideas. I am too lazy to repaint the walls. The great room is painted SW6247 Krypton. The hallways and kitchen are painted Mindful Gray SW7016. The study off the great room is painted SW7081 Sensuous Gray and the guest bath is painted SW6278 Cloak Gray. Writing this makes it sound like a prison…I guess we were feeling gray when we picked the colors….
5. Who will be using/living in this space?
My husband, 2 cats, and myself. We want to use this space to entertain. We have a small tv room elsewhere and want this room to be available for company.
6. What type of lighting do you have in the space? We’ll need to know if you use fluorescent bulbs or incandescent bulbs as colors look different under each of these types. We should be able to see from the photos you send us the type and location of all fixed lighting in the space.
We have 4 can lights in the raised ceiling in the living room and 3 on the outer edge of the living room. I think you can see them in the picture. In the center of the room it is hard wired for a light fixture also.
7. Is there anything else you’d like us to include or consider in designing your space? Include here if there are any pieces you’d really like to keep, or anything you’d really love to see!
We want to purchase all new furniture. Nothing in the room will stay. I need curtains, couch, chairs, tables, artwork…etc. I really like the couches you used in your December 2009 Monday Redesigns. I like the style of the Gus Modern Jane Sofa you used. I also enjoyed the look of your Redesign that you posted on 12-21-09.
Be sure to check back Monday for her completed redesign!
Tags: room redesign
Posted
July 3, 2009 by
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Space Redesigns This Monday we’ll do something a little different. Danielle sent us pictures of her Living Room. It is nicely decorated but she’s having a little space planning trouble:
We are struggling with how to place our furniture. We have a chair and a half and we don’t like the fact that it sits in front of the fireplace. The only piece of furniture that could possibly leave the room is the black computer armoire. We’re trying to make sure we don’t have furniture in the entry way and allow flow to the dining room that is on the other side of the fireplace.
So, on Monday we’ll layout her space for her, and I’ll walk you through the process so that you can learn some too!
Don’t forget to send us your Outdoor Redesigns to be entered into the Design Challenge. It ends today!!
Tags: floorplan, living room, redesigns, room redesign
Posted
June 22, 2009 by
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Space Redesigns Katie has a difficult space to design. There’s a lot going on and her house was built in the 50’s when they loved using lots of wood wainscoting and sometimes wood paneling for the entire wall. Remember her before pictures? Here’s her redesign:
1-2. Let’s paint! Paint the Wainscoting Sherwin Williams color 6090 Java (1), and paint the ceiling Sherwin Williams color 2813 Downing Straw (2). Leave the ceiling beams exposed but paint between them. This will help accentuate the beams and help to tie in our other wood pieces throughout the space.
3. Linen Wallcovering. This will provide a nice textured finish above the wainscoting in the room. It will keep things nice and neutral while providing a more earthy feel to the room.
4. Keep things clean but understated with the Sheffield Sofa from Chiasso. This is a great priced sofa for the design! It’s very unassuming, and although large, doesn’t seem to take up space because of the small scale of the legs and arms.
5. Accent the sofa with some great earthy pillow covers from IKEA in green and blue.
6. Stumped Block Stool End Tables topped with a glass top for a larger table top space for accessories and a lamp.
7. Light things up with this great Walnut Cutout Lamp. This is a great clean lined lamp and adds some warmth to the room with the beautiful walnut base!
8. The Audrey Coffee Table from Overstock.com is also a clean lined piece that help us go with the more earthy feeling of the room. I LOVE the mixture of the dark and light woods. This piece is gorgeous and a steal for only $220.
9. Custom Paneled Fireplace (idea from Rex Brown). Build out the sides and top with wood paneling painted to match the wainscoting. With your leftover linen wallcovering, add it to the insets between the molding above the fireplace. By building out the paneling you will leave room behind to run the cable through the frame and add enough wood blocking to hang your TV above the fireplace making just one focal point for the entire space. (This also let’s your husband keep some of the brick that he liked, while keeping it understated and making the mantle and above the fireplace more of a focal point.)
10-12. Top off with a few natural accessories like a vase from Salmon Pottery(10), a bud vase from Lurearts (11), and some walnut picture frames from Black Elm (12).
Thanks Katie for letting me redesign your space! It was tons of fun and might be one of my new favorite redesigns! Want us to redesign YOUR space? Click here.
Tags: blue, earthy, fireplace, furniture, green, living room, natural, room redesign, walnut, wood tones
Posted
June 8, 2009 by
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Space Redesigns Remember Allison’s Family Room? Here’s her fresh, child-friendly design for her living room!
Design Instructions: Move the mirror that’s above the fireplace to above the sofa. This will help make the width feel larger than the 10′10″ that it currently is. Move the clock you’ve got on the floor, and hang it above the fireplace instead. You’ve done a great job accessorizing the fireplace, the only thing I would add is to put the globe on the left side near the star. This will help to balance the accessories a little better.
1. Poang Chair from Ikea. This is one of the most comfortable chairs I’ve ever sat in and it doesn’t take up as much space as a fully upholstered chair. This chair is great for relaxing and reading! Use the Sirkon Sand fabric for a more modern vibe.
2. Storage Ottoman from Ikea. Use this to store games and toys for quick access when needed. This also makes a great surface for playing games on.
3. Make some simple pillows with the Honeycomb Lime and Ripple Stripe Green from Amy Butler’s Ohio Sky Collection. Place the pillows on the chairs and sofa to pull the space together and to add a little pattern.
4. Make a simple bench to place behind the storage center. This can be used for storing outdoor gear below and as a seat for putting shoes on with. Depending on how sturdy the back of your storage center is, consider placing some hooks there for a small place to hang jackets and keys. (Or even a Welcome sign!)
5. Extra storage shelves. These could be used for both games and books. This will make everything in the room easily accessible and in the end will help the space be used more.
6. The mirror above the sofa will seem a little small in scale so buy (or reuse) canvases and paint it one or two coordinating colors. These should be about 10″ square. Try using a nice apple green for a splash of color there. Many times you can find old canvas paintings at thrift stores for cheaper than buying a new one. Just paint primer on top of the existing painting and use it as a new, blank canvas!
7. Use your old entertainment center for game storage also. Remove the doors from the bottom. To cover the storage underneath after removing the doors, make a simple fabric panel to the dimensions of the opening and secure it to the top of the opening with velcro. This will add a little accent to the piece AND cover the clutter that sometimes happens in storage spaces!
Thanks Allison from Petit Elefant for giving us a peek inside your home and we can’t wait to see the finished design!
P.S. Don’t forget to enter our current giveaway for a Greener pup bed. The giveaway ends tomorrow, Tuesday, June 9th.
Tags: living room, Modern, redesign, room redesign
