Client Reveal: Family Room

 I am so thrilled to be sharing this client family room reveal with you all today!

What started as an instragram follower calling me in for a consultation to help her pick out some paint colors for her walls and built in's her brother in law would be building for her, turned into one of my most favorite full-service designs to date.  I had such a wonderful time working with my sweet client and the result was so rewarding and so beautiful.

 Her home was a decade old and was builder grade.  The fireplace was drywall with a simple, smaller scale wooden mantel with old small tan square tile in the surround.  As soon as I got a feel for her style I suggested doing a horizontal shiplap with sconces.  My suggestions were instantly validated when she showed me several inspriation pictures she had saved that met that style to a T.  We then proceeded to talk paint colors.  We decided on two shades of gray by Sherwin Williams, Aloof Gray for the walls and Passive for the back of the built ins.  Then one of my favorite whites for the builtins, Alabaster, which matched the creamier white shutters perfectly.  (Shout out to her handy husband!  He put up all the new trim around the doors and windows.)

Once the building of the mantel and bookcases were under way we we picked carpet, sconces for the mantel, tile for the surround and hardware.  With those design elements wrapped up we parted ways and I was estatic to hear back from her a few weeks later when she asked if it would finish with the furniture and decor. You bet ya!

 Her family was looking forward for some family time in here, making new memories and I knew the perfect sectional to place in here.  There is a local company here in Salt Lake that carries this beauty.  We were able to design it in store and had it custom made.  This blue-ish gray fabric is the perfect addition in the room.  We picked cleaner lines in the shape and kept the stitching pretty simple.  It took 6 weeks to be made and delivered.  Great turn around time and well worth the wait.  Fits the space like a glove.

One of my favorite parts of this reno was being able to keep the existing banister and having the contractor built millwork over the dry walled load bearing post.  Then doing the same by creating a box over the existing newel post and building a more meaty post.  Then painting the baulters white and staining the banister made the old and dated blonde wood banister look brand-spanking-new!!!

Next up:  

The furniture!  I knew the banister wall couldn't be left blank, I thought about a bench for a quick second, but then found this gorgeous blue chair and new I could angle it towards the TV to create a perfect viewing spot for her kids.  Who doesn't love a little extra seating anyway?!

 Here a a few views of the rooms pretty furniture pieces...

 

Last, but certainly not least came the styling of the room.  Styling bookcases has always been a favorite of mine! 

 Notice how the top of the glass door shelves were styled.  We decided placing side to side a bunch of books with the bindings backwords would be a perfect way to add interest and dimension with out distracting from the shelves below.

Lastly here a few other favorite pics of the space, love the bright, soothing, yet refreshing palette of whites, grays, blues and mixed metallics.

Thank you for stopping by today, I hope you enjoyed the tour!  Please feel free to leave a comment and let me know if you liked it or if you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer them.

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Client Reveal: Nuetral with a Pop of Blue Family Room:

 Good Afternoon and Happy Wednesday!

I'm thrilled to be sharing this family room I had the pleasure designing for one of my favorite neighbors.  She called me in to help her when she got passed down this leather sofa.  It is great quality and she just needed to figure out how to make it work with her design taste.  She told me she loved some shelves I had put in another design of mine and used that as the inspiration for her own family room.

 She loves a peacful, welcoming, nuetral color palette, but also wanted to incoorporate a fun pop of a color.  We were able to accomplish just the look she was after by grounding the space with a gorgeous blue and gray vintage inspired rug.

 It was easy going from there suggesting some traditional pieces with a modern flare.

She was unsure if an ottoman/coffee table would work for her family.  I talked her into this one that can also serve as extra seating. 

 We love the way the family room now flows with the rest of her beatiful home.

 I am so pleased witht the way this room design has come together and even more pleased that my friend loves the result so much.  It was such a pleasure helping her discover her personal design taste and style.  

Thank you so much for stopping by!  I hope you enjoyed the tour.

I have linked a few items.  Out of the respect for my client I will not be able to link all items in this design.  Thank you for understanding.

By clicking the word it will take you to the site to view.

Tray

Shelving Unit

Rug

Ottoman

Side Table

Table Lamp

Local Client Reveal: Legacy Project: Living Room

I am so excited to be sharing with you this beautiful living room I had the pleasure of designing for a sweet local client of mine.  We kept a pretty cool palette of blues, greens and grays, adding some natural wood tones and brass accents to warm up the space.  I love how those little additions add so much charecture to the room.

Be sure to scroll down to see the details of the space!

Also I have linked some of my favorite items for you to be able to shop!

I have had my eye on this gorgeous mirro for quite some time.  I knew instantly this large vaulted wall needed this statement piece.  This mirror is pretty unique, it has a smoked, antiqued glass effect.  That paired with the gold leaf frame creates such a visual masterpiece.

You can find this mirror for purchase 

HERE

Gallery walls have quickly become a specialy of mine.  Almost every client I work with requests one in their spaces.  This time I decided a uniform approach would make the best statement in the room.  The bold white mattes withe the skinnier frame create the perfect back drop for their family pictures.

You can find the frames for purchase

HERE

The accent chairs in the room are a beautiful and subtle addition to the space.  The uniform chairs and pillows create texture and personality with out competing with the other bold pieces in the room.

You can find similar ones below

1, 2, 3, 4

What brought the room together was the styling.  I chose white's, gold's, grays and a few needed pops of teals and greens creating a welcoming, soothing palette.  This is the first impresion guests see in their home.  Also, lighting was in dyer need due to the face that this room has no over head lighting.  Now my clients can kick back, relax and enjoy a nice book or conversation.

Most items to style were purchased from

Homegoods, Tuesday Morning, Rodworks and Hobby Lobby

I hope you enjoyed this design tour!  It was such a pleasure to create.