In my last post, I shared photos of a fun dining room project I recently wrapped up that really represents the type of work I love to do! Here's the finished dining room:
We're so pleased with how it turned out and the rest of the home has a similar feel.
My clients and I share a love of classic design elements, antiques, and color mixed in with a few Chinoiserie accents. As I mentioned in my previous post, Robin's Egg Blue is my client's favorite color, and since this dining room is right off of the foyer, we carried the Robin's Egg blue and red accents into the foyer's design - but in a more understated way.
Here's the foyer as it looked before:
So, I had a few things to work with when I started. This altar table would remain as well as some of the small accessories.
What was missing was color, and some personality. Here's where we ended up:
I was able to re use my client's Chinoiserie inspired mirror that used to be in the dining room. I think it looks great in the foyer over the Altar table. And here's the blue and red from the dining room. We used them as accent colors against the existing neutral wall color.
We swapped out the chandelier for something more whimsical, and I just love the textural interest provided by those grasscloth chandelier shades.
The hand knotted, highly patterned runner is so forgiving - any little spots that are bound to happen just fade into the pattern. I also like this type of rug because it brings a sense of history and tradition. Don't you love it when form and function come together in such a beautiful way?
Finishing touches include a new lamp in my client's favorite color, the ceramic umbrella stand filled with a few of the their croquet mallets, and a lush fern to bring life and movement to the space. It's quite a dramatic change that was realized with a few simple changes!
Shall we move on to the breakfast nook?
Could this area be any more charming? It's kind of hard to beat a fireside dining situation.
Again, we worked with the existing paint color and brought in tons of personality, beginning with these custom Roman shades. A vibrant and whimsical print could have easily become overwhelming, but the simple tailored style of the shades keeps it in check.
And let's talk about the symmetry for a sec. When you have a perfectly symmetrical backdrop like this, I say you embrace it and keep the symmetry going as we did here. Symmetry provides a feeling of calm and order - which is a good thing at the end of a busy day!
I have one more post of this home to share with you - the living room - and you'll definitely want to stop by and see it. It's one of my favorite rooms to date, so please stop by again!
If you're in the Chattanooga area and in need of some help with your interiors, contact Kim at 423.653.3186 to schedule your consultation today!
