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.
A lovely transformation!
It was wonderful! Thanks. So many great ideas.
MLS
You did a fantastic job! I know your client is just thrilled. I love that you added the black frame to the oil painting. That changed the look of the whole piece, and the den looks so cozy now. It’s beautiful!
-Hayley
Everything turned out wonderful. You did such a good job of rearranging. I’m sure she is thrilled with the results.
Love the work you did! It really made some improvements to what she had and for $1000, that’s nothing to make such wonderful improvments! You should be very proud of yourself! Great job!
Definitely agree about the wall color for sure!
Good job!!
How fun! I would sometimes rather see a redesign than a complete makeover… it gives so many good ideas! What you did with the room is fabulous, love it.
Thank you for modeling and encouraging me to try new groupings of furniture and to move pieces AWAY from the perimeters of the room. And I LOVE your favorite stores you mentioned as sources! Inspirtational as always.
Thanks, Rhoda!
Wonderful job Rhoda! 🙂
Layla
The Lettered Cottage
Hi Rhoda
You did a miraculous job of stretching $1000! Your client must have been thrilled. You did a wonderful job.
Hugs, Rhondi
Wonderful changes Rhoda. She must have absolutely loved it all!
Pat
Rhoda,
Everything looks great. I love how you made a difference by just rearranging some of the accessories!
Maybe you could do a post on helpful hints in arranging accessories…hint, hint!
You probaly alread have done that! LOL
Hope your day is great,
diane
Great job! I especially like the foyer table.
~Stacy
Looks great!
I would add a couple of plants add to the dining room corners & next
to the fireplace to hide the switches.
I love what you did with the side chair–what a difference!
Karen
It all looks great! You are doing a great job at decorating. I love it
You go girl! Great job! I loved to see her add some greenery…maybe some trees too.
I’m sure she and her husband were thrilled.
Hugs!
Kat
Ohhhhh so pretty!!!! I love it and that little reading nook was my favorite area!!! The drapes made a huge difference and the rearranging of the furniture changed the whole room…I know she must love it now! Girl you did good!!!! What’s next on your list!!!! lol
Gaw-jusssss! And please, call me for the yard sale jaunt. I hear ya on the weather-when it cools a bit. But soon! Sounds fun!
Great, great job Rhoda. You did very well with only $1,000!! Big improvement!
I agree, I’d paint that dining room olive green. . . it would “pop!”
Blessings,
Sher
It was great to see what you came up with and the great goodies that you added. Kudos to you for a job well done!