I really had a fun time working with my client, Laura. Turns out we go to the same church. She is a precious young mom with an adorable little boy and I so enjoyed helping make her home a more special and inviting place to be. She’s a stay at home mom, so spends a lot of time at home and said she’d like for it to feel like more of a pretty haven for her and her young son. I think we accomplished that. With a total budget of $1000 (including my time), I stretched it about as far as I could have and gave Laura a lot of what she was looking for. She can add a few more things later on. The familyroom benefitted the most from this redesign.
Here’s the before of the livingroom, their main area for lounging. It’s right inside the front entrance and adjacent to the kitchen.
And AFTER:
I added some mossy green chenille panels to the windows, but we ran into a problem with the rods she already had not being long enough, so she is going to look for another rod, so that the panel will fill in the wall between those windows.
We first changed the furniture arrangement which totally made the room more cozy immediately. The sofa was moved next to the fireplace, where before the sofa was all the way against another side wall and there was a huge space in the middle of the room. Adding a new rug further cozies up the space and brings the seating area into a conversational feel. The new rug adds some needed color in the room too.
Fireplace wall: BEFORE
AFTER: I hung the mirror they already had and just moved around her accessories for a better feel to the mantel.
When I first arrived, the sofa was against this small wall directly in the path coming in the front door.
So, I moved the side chair and table over to this area where the sofa was for a cozy seating nook. Added a new lamp, pillow, and basket of greenery to hide the plugs here. She loved all the artwork I picked out and it really complements the room a lot.
BEFORE: Wall coming in the front door with the single chair. You can see a little one lives here!
AFTER: Sofa is moved adjacent to the fireplace for a better feel to the room. New pillows were added, along with a throw and another art piece on the wall behind. Tags still have to be cut off the pillows since they are staying.
New shade added to her floor lamp and a side table (from Hobby Lobby) added to the chair.
BEFORE: Coming in the foyer
AFTER: Large black mirror added, accessories are tweaked for a more pleasing arrangement.
BEFORE: Pretty oil painting on foyer wall.
AFTER: Black frame added and picture lowered for more impact.
BEFORE: Diningroom. Current picture was a little too high, so I lowered that.
AFTER: And added another flower print to the other wall. I also suggested that she might want to change the wall color in the diningroom to a pretty olive green. She has a swag treatment on the windows that would really look pretty with a color change and it would look great with her black table and chairs.
Hope you enjoyed the redesign! It was a lot of fun working with Laura and I really hope she and her family enjoy the changes. It’s so rewarding to have a plan all come together after seeing it in my head! Most of the shopping was done at Homegoods (love that store!), with some other things found at Steinmart, TJ Maxx and Tuesday AM.
That is so much prettier and cozier! I love the accesories you got, especially the red lamp! Jen R
I was loveing the After Dining Room pics…but then when I read you wanted her to change the color to Olive Green…I got even more excited! That would look great, wouldn’t it?
You are very talented!
The re-do looks so warm and inviting…. I especially like the fact you moved the sofa to face the windows rather than backing up to the windows. The artwork is wonderful…and lowering the pictures to the right height is a big plus, too. Your shopping skills are terrific! Thanks for sharing.. 🙂 Brown-Eyes
Rhoda,
There is an Award ESPECIALLY for you over on my blog. Stop by sometime if you’d like to pick it up! 🙂
Layla
The Lettered Cottage
WOW! what a difference you’ve made for this young family :)…I bet it hard to actually enjoy that living space before you worked your magic…now, I expect they’ll be spending a lot more time in there 🙂
Just love the redo! What talent! Can’t wait to see what you cook up next. Keep the great posts coming!
Libby
Beautiful! I so enjoy reading your posts and getting inspiration for my own home! Thanks for sharing your gift with us!
It looks beautiful Rhoda!
You did a wonderful job.
She must be so excited!
Have a great day!
Rosemary
It looks beautiful Rhoda! Makes me want to change my things around again.
Brandee 🙂
Looks beautiful! I so wish we had a Hobby Lobby in PA, every time I see things from there, they’re cute!
Rhoda,
Great job, you go girl! Love the changes you made. Can’t wait to see more.
Hugs,
Rose
How fun is that! FUN FUN and love her leather furniture!
Good job!
Hugs,
Robyn
Beautiful job! Mind if I ask where you got rug and how much? I love it.
Hi Rhoda:)
Just lovely! Very cozy and warm.
Blessings,
Carol
Thank you ladies, I'm so glad you enjoyed the tour.
Mona, there's not an email address for you, so hope you come back & see this. The rug was from Homegoods (5×8) and was $150. Really good price. It's wool tufted & the colors were gorgeous.
Rhoda
i love what you did! I can’t believe i am only just surfing in to see this
it may seem like just a few touches but it your eye which makes it and not many people have that, the tweaks you’ve made turn it into a home
great inspiration again lol!
WOWza! Your magic touch did the job. What an amazing transformation…HGTV doesn’t have a thing on you!