This client's home has a very open layout. When you enter the foyer, you see the dining room, living room, kitchen, and breakfast room. The objectives were to use what they had throughout their house to coordinate the rooms with one another and to make the 2 story family room feel more intimate. We brought in some pictures from other rooms, flipped some furniture around, bought a few pillows, curtains, a sisal rug, and some shelving units and achieved our goal. The cost was minimal, but the transformation was huge! Two years later, they got tired of the green that the builder had chosen for their house and wanted to repaint. They called me for a consultation and we settled on SW Blonde.
My sister Jeannie and I went to a tent sale a few years ago and found 2 chairs with a few broken legs. They were so cute and full of character, definitely worth saving. Those are the best finds because you can get them way down on the price and then easily repair them. Then we found an old fireplace mantle at a second hand shop. It was originally intended for her bedroom, but it worked even better in her keeping room. She used some cushions, originally intended for her deck furniture, to cushion her chairs and then found some beautiful material and made some pillows and valences and covered an old ottoman. I just love her keeping room. It's so full of charm!!!
