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Whole Home Reno

Each selection of furniture, art, accessory, etc. was carefully chosen for this client looking to update her living room with light blue making up the majority of the composition, followed by light violet and accented by light yellow-orange. The style of furniture selected was also chosen with care to highlight a transitional aesthetic embracing a modern touch while respecting subtle traditional elements. The couch and two-seater sofa were selected in a neutral color to allow for the mixing of our fabrics selected for cushions. This design prioritized harmony throughout: The pattern in our Leaford Rug by Ashley harmonizes with the chevron pattern seen in our Woodburn BK upholstered couch cushion and the glass material of our coffee table selection harmonizes with the glass material in our chandelier as well as our side table lamp. A mix of material is used to provide texture and visual interest. The curvilinear lines in our chandelier and coffee table legs bring some softness to the majority straight edges, providing a sense of balance to the room. The shaker style of the TV lift cabinet harmonizes with the shaker style cabinets seen throughout the rest of the home and offers the family the option for having a focal point other than the television, such as the canvas painting that also ties in our selected color scheme.


The custom built-in shelving unit seen in the Study served as our focal point for this room and continued our blend of traditional and modern elements. Painted in Behr’s Kaleidoscope, it harmonizes well with our custom L-shaped desk – as well as the shaker style seen in other areas of the home – and provides the family plenty of storage options. The abstract canvas wall art features the same color combination as the canvas in our living room and ties our majority and accent colors together seamlessly. The accessories chosen were done with the intention being to add different textures to the design, from ceramic to rattan, while also repeatedly bringing our color composition in. The design and texture on our desk lamp are similar to the tufted pattern seen in our chair, which itself also ties together with our living room furniture (in color) and our dining room bench (in color and style). A mix of curvilinear, rectilinear and organic shapes are used to provide interest, as well as balance, and the repeated use of vertical lines, especially in our built-in's cabinetry, helped establish some rhythm to the space.


The dining room plays up the common use of brushed nickel in transitional design, in that the chandelier, curtain rod, and napkin rings are all brushed nickel, harmonizing with one another in that regard. Velvet drapery was used as velvet is a common fabric type in transitional design and, as it is not currently used in any other part of the home, gets its moment here in the dining room; together, with the wainscotting wall kit used, it lends a sense of elegance to the space. The rounded rectangular mirror was selected to hang on the west wall, above our wainscotting, to lend a sense of space to the otherwise smaller, more intimate, dining area and provided some softness to the design with its rounded edges, as does the rounded curtain rod finials. The Salena Dining Room Table in a Natural Wood finish was a great option for offering a timeless look and provided a great neutral backdrop for our light blue vintage dinner plates, light yellow-orange napkins and rattan combination. The canvas was selected particularly to bring an organic shape to the space with the tree being symbolic of a growing and evolving family. The elegant detail on our dining bench is a callback to that seen on our study chair and the hand-tufted area rug was chosen to further create a sense of comfort warranting quality time spent in this space.


Being close in appearance to nickel, all stainless-steel appliances were selected in the kitchen to maintain a modern feel while aiming to adhere to traditional elements of transitional design. Our color scheme is repeated throughout the kitchen in smaller accessory pieces and especially in our dishware selections. The kitchen will feature one wall, to the left of the stove (near the back door) with three rows of open shelving stained to match the natural wood appearance of our dining table and bench, as well as the countertop stools (our range hood selection will also be stained to match to ensure harmony in appearance). The concept of using open shelving is to break up the use of the traditional upper cabinet system and provide an unexpected element to the design. Our countertop stools will be upholstered in the same chenille fabric selected for our living room couch and the elegant detailing on the seat is a callback to that seen on our dining room bench and study chair. The vertical/horizontal lines of our classic subway tile, along with the rectilinear shape of our shaker cabinetry will provide some rhythm to the design. Our pendant lighting selection is from a collection similar to those selected for our dining and living rooms, ensuring cohesion in our lighting choices throughout the open-concept areas.

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