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I’m excited to share a project I just completed for a client in Midland.  My clients asked me to redecorate her living room and kitchen because they looked tired and dated.  She wanted a lighter, brighter and an updated design.

The Original Living Room

Let’s start from the beginning with a picture…

 

Living Room Ideas - Before Picture

 

The first thing I wanted to do was de-tuscanize!

First, I needed to remove the glaze from the walls and the faux finish off of the cabinets.

Then I took down the pendants in the kitchen and restyled the bookcases.

The living room is where they spend most of their time so a relaxed, casually elegant style is what was needed. As a result, I chose to utilize a neutral travertine floor.

The neutral travertine floor is beautiful and flows nicely with the new look.

 

Living Room Ideas - Design

Creating a Spacious Look

The sectional sofa presents a casual sitting area paired with armchairs that bring in some of the green used on the bookcases.

I covered the benches in green and add pillows in contrasting fabrics and texture.

The metal & glass tables make the room seem more spacious.  For tips on using metallics in your home read How to Mix Metals in Your Home:  Everything, you need to know post.

Using acrylic bar stools and removing the kitchen pendants will open up that area between the kitchen and living room.

We added some lighting with the floor lamps that give balance and height to the living room.

 

Living Room Ideas

From these renderings and recommendations, my client wanted a more casual, durable fabric on the furniture.  She requested larger style armchairs for holding lots of grandkids!

The Final Design Scheme

Our final design scheme is shown here.

 

Living Room Ideas

Adding Color and Texture

White is back in vogue for decorating so I chose a creamy Venetian plaster for the walls.  This plaster is a putty made from fired limestone and water mixed together.  After it dries it creates a reflective finish that has color variations & movement.  It will definitely add life to these living areas.

 

Living Room Ideas - Creamy Venetian Plaster for Walls

 

The bookcases were to be the focal point of the living room and putting a high gloss laquer on them would make them pop!  For a flawless finish, the bookcases had to be completely sanded down leaving no blemishes. Something as simple as restyling her bookcases had a dramatic effect! Read more about using laquer in my article about the Tommi Parzinger treatment.  The kitchen cabinets were painted in a cream color that matched the walls.

 

High Gloss Lacquer

 

Counter tops in the kitchen were replaced with a dark quartz counter top that picked up some of the green in the bookcases.

 

Dark Quartz Counter Tops

We both liked this sisal natural woven rug for the floor.  It’s a good choice for high traffic areas because its so durable and stain resistant.

 

Living Room Ideas - Pillows

I love choosing pillows for my projects.  It’s a place to be whimsical and fun with color and fabric choices.

 

Living Room Ideas - Stools

 

My dilemma was finding bar stools that wouldn’t close off the view between the living room and kitchen.  The acrylic seat of these bar stools was the answer because it’s practically invisible!

 

 

Living Room Ideas - Ottomans

 

These ottomans add some extra seats in the living room for guests without taking up much space.  Or to put your feet up after a long day!  The pattern on the cushions adds depth and texture to the metal – they look so plush & comfy!  For similar stools shop here  

The Finished Look

Let’s take a look after all the work was done….

 

Living Room Ideas - The finished Look

 

In the end, we created a beautifully styled living room with a seemingly endless flow through the kitchen.  The key to this design was to create visual interest by using venetian plaster on the walls, metallic in the furnishings & laquer on the bookcases.

The dark laquer creates a brilliant contrast!

The rooms appear lighter and more open.  It’s a relaxed, sophisticated style that will bring pleasure to my client and her family for many years.

 

 

Photo credits:  Pinterest, OPI.com

 

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About Leslie Hendrix Wood

Leslie Hendrix Wood is the founding editor of the luxury lifestyle and design blog, Hadley Court and an has her own interior design firm, Leslie Hendrix Wood Interiors in Midland, Texas.

Leslie received her undergraduate degree in business. She worked briefly in banking and returned to school to earn her MBA.

Upon graduation, she moved to Washington D.C. to work on a Presidential campaign and received a Presidential appointment to a position in International Trade.

At the end of the administration, Leslie returned to her hometown and joined the family oil and gas business, although her first passion has always been, after raising her children with her husband, business and interior design.

When she saw her children were closer to leaving home, she decided to start the blog, Hadley Court. in 2012, which won the Design Bloggers Conference Hall of Fame award for Best New Design Blog in 2013 - a prestigious honor granted by her peers.

In 2014, she is, in addition to blogging, beginning to build the family friendly luxury lifestyle brand: HADLEY COURT, based on her values of Gracious Living, Timeless Design and Family Traditions.

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