TYING IT ALL TOGETHER

Often times a client will contact me needing my help making rooms in their home flow together. 

I am a firm believer in mixing things up, but there are certainly ways to design 

each room in your home to have it's own distinct look, but still feel cohesive to the rest of the house. 

Don't get me wrong, I'm not advocating you design a Tuscan kitchen to open up to your sleek modern dining room. Even if you use the same mustard yellow in both rooms, 

they just aren't going to flow.

Fortunately, my new clients didn't have a Tuscan kitchen or a sleek modern dining room, 

but they did have a large two story foyer that needed some serious attention.

They haven't lived in their home for very long, but they had already chosen some great colors for the two rooms on either side of the foyer. 

On one side of the foyer is a home office which was painted Behr Navajo White.

On the other side of the foyer is a sitting room which was painted Sherwin Williams Ryegrass. 

They wanted to keep those colors, and paint the foyer a different color, 

but they wanted it all to flow nicely from room to room.

First, let me show you a few before shots of the foyer.....

and this is our plan of attack.....

Lighting

That brass builder grade light fixture will be replaced with something a little more funky.  

We also chose these modern flush mount lights.  Unfortunately, they are on backorder. 

If we can't find something we love just as much, we'll be patient. 

Paint Color

We are going to use one of my favorite neutrals, Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter.

This color works nicely with the color of the office and sitting room.

Banister

My clients are still on the fence about painting their banister glossy black,

 but I hope in the endI can convince them.  It will look FANTASTIC!

Art

We ended up switching out the butterfly art with something a little bolder.

My client has traveled to some amazing places for her job and she has 

beautiful photographs that I want her to show off.

We will also do a gallery wall of family photos on the second floor landing.

Accessories

We will add this metal and rustic wood console to the foyer, 

along with a black mirror, a bright green lamp and a few accessories.

Rug

This stripe rug we will be using in the foyer also helps to make the three rooms 

in the front of the house to flow nicely. 

Plus, who doesn't love stripes!

Most everything has been purchased, the painter and electrician are scheduled and

we've got a birthday party as our deadline. 

I love a deadline.  Really, I do.  

I helps me get my rear in gear and it helps the client not drag their feet on making decisions.  

I promise to have some after shots for you very soon.