Fun contemporary "face lift" living room
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Fun contemporary "face lift" living room Project Description
Looking for help with a living/dining room.Client needs help with the main room, a "face lift" for a new space. She has a couch that was a recent purchase that she wants to incorporate, otherwise it's a blank slate.
Contemporary style, with some added fun, she's in love with plants and adding texture.
It's an open floor concept with a long living room, plenty of natural sunlight, but it only gets morning light.
How to put the pieces together and make it feel "full" and pop and have a distinct feeling. She wants to feel like everything in the space has a purpose, adding detail is where she needs help. She knows she wants pictures, art, plants, and throw pillows, and has a vision for them, but wants help making it flow and look good together.
She has a vision for the space, how she will use it, and how each "zone" of the room needs to be used. But she doesn't have ideas on what it means and how it's put together.
She's attracted to;
plants, plants, greenery overboard
whites, greys, black, dark woods
patterns
mid-century modern contemporary style
throw blankets, layered textures, on top of clean lines
She does NOT like; cottage-feel, doilies and feminine pieces, she wants color in the plants and certain accents but nothing "glaring" color. She would rather have color come in the smaller pieces than large ones.
She needs the Living space to function as a living room, but the Dining space is going to be a mixed use sewing & work station.
Dining space area:
she doesn't need or want a formal dining table or space for eating. She wants a desk station for work, and then a separate desk or area for sewing and crafts.
She is considering this option for making the working desk a "standing height".
Real plants, no faux!
Suggestions for planter containers are needed!
What's your favorite decor style?
Contemporary
What are some of the interior design brands or stores that you like to shop at?
Room & Board, Crate & Barrel, Target, Ikea, West Elm, Wayfair, AllModern, Anthropologie
Which colors do you dislike?
Turquoise, Royal Blue, Dark Orange, Dark Green
What are your favorite colors for walls?
White, White Smoke
What are your favorite colors for furniture and accents?
Gray, Black And White, Indigo, Red And Oranges, Black Dimensions
33'5"x16'1"Floor plan
?Photos of your room
?Items you want to keep
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Room Label
My Living Room I want this room to feel more masculine/feminine/neutral
Neutral What type of sunlight does this room receive?
Morning light What do you currently dislike about the room?
Colors on the wallsit has a "doily, old formal space" quality to it. The drapes need to go.
She does, however, like the bamboo screen on the door.
What pieces of existing furniture, lighting, art or accessories do you want to keep in the design?
She has a couch that needs to stay,She wants to keep the tall wooden shelf, but is open to repainting it and wants to see ideas of how to incorporate it. otherwise, it can move to the bedroom.
Shelf is 20 inches wide and each box is offset by 5, so it's a total of 25 inches wide. It's total 74" high.
Client also wants to keep the brown bamboo panels on the sliding glass door.
Are you open to changing your wall colors?
Yes Do you have a preference for either paint or wall covering, or are you open to both?
Paint Are you open to changing your floor covering?
Yes, Area Rugs Attach a floor plan
Additional comments to designers
The projector for watching TV will be placed on the ceiling near the window, over the sectional. This means it will project onto the 12' wall, where the speakers are.The speakers are floor units, they will not need to be mounted. Client is going to provide the product link for these.
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Berber-Printed Rug
2 palazzo marbleized planters
3 palazzo marbleized planters
4 Herb Planter with Scissors
5 Mobile Chandelier - Large
6 Mobile Pendant - Small
7 Acapulco Vegan Leather Chair
8 organdy
9 aeonium
10 Sidera Chair
11 ODDVALD
12 LINNMON
13 go-cart carbon 30"x18" rolling cart
14 https://www.cb2.com/go-cart-white-rolling-desk/s454133
15 Fallon Storage Bench
16 cowhide grey rug 5'x8'
17 afternoon sun by leslee mitchell
18 Eric Trine Column Pedestal Planter Holder
19 Ceramic Wallscape Planters
20 Speckled Texture Planter
21 Iris Macrame Hanging Planter
22 Wilder California Beverly Hills Banana Tree Art Print
23 WHITE NATURAL WOOD MINI PENDANT
24 Cut Ceramic Planter
25 Nimbus Coffee Table
26 Alden Bar + Counter Stools
27 striped suit
28 in the wind
29 The tourist
30 ruffled feather
31 KENSINGTON MIRROR, RECTANGLE, ANTIQUE BRONZE FINISH
32 sable black chair
33 Seagrass Basket with Handles
34 Seagrass Basket with Handles
35 Oversized Adjustable Metal Rod - Gunmetal
36 Seagrass Basket with Handles
37 Sheer Clipped Jacquard Curtain
38 HumbleWorks Standing Desk
39 izel navy fair isle pillow
40 18"x12" triangle lattice pillow with feather-down insert
41 Macrame Diamond Pillow Cover - Stone White
42 16" zbase pillow
43 Lokima 18 " Pillow
44 16" icelandic sheepskin pillow
45 Morgan Black Sconce
46 Grasshopper Floor lamp - Black
47 Kilim Pouf
48 Pegboard White Panel (Common: 3/16 in. x 4 ft. x 8 ft.; Actual: 0.155 in. x 47.7 in. x 95.7 in.)
49 Rorke Black .75"dia.x88"–120" Curtain Rod Set
2 palazzo marbleized planters
3 palazzo marbleized planters
4 Herb Planter with Scissors
5 Mobile Chandelier - Large
6 Mobile Pendant - Small
7 Acapulco Vegan Leather Chair
8 organdy
9 aeonium
10 Sidera Chair
11 ODDVALD
12 LINNMON
13 go-cart carbon 30"x18" rolling cart
14 https://www.cb2.com/go-cart-white-rolling-desk/s454133
15 Fallon Storage Bench
16 cowhide grey rug 5'x8'
17 afternoon sun by leslee mitchell
18 Eric Trine Column Pedestal Planter Holder
19 Ceramic Wallscape Planters
20 Speckled Texture Planter
21 Iris Macrame Hanging Planter
22 Wilder California Beverly Hills Banana Tree Art Print
23 WHITE NATURAL WOOD MINI PENDANT
24 Cut Ceramic Planter
25 Nimbus Coffee Table
26 Alden Bar + Counter Stools
27 striped suit
28 in the wind
29 The tourist
30 ruffled feather
31 KENSINGTON MIRROR, RECTANGLE, ANTIQUE BRONZE FINISH
32 sable black chair
33 Seagrass Basket with Handles
34 Seagrass Basket with Handles
35 Oversized Adjustable Metal Rod - Gunmetal
36 Seagrass Basket with Handles
37 Sheer Clipped Jacquard Curtain
38 HumbleWorks Standing Desk
39 izel navy fair isle pillow
40 18"x12" triangle lattice pillow with feather-down insert
41 Macrame Diamond Pillow Cover - Stone White
42 16" zbase pillow
43 Lokima 18 " Pillow
44 16" icelandic sheepskin pillow
45 Morgan Black Sconce
46 Grasshopper Floor lamp - Black
47 Kilim Pouf
48 Pegboard White Panel (Common: 3/16 in. x 4 ft. x 8 ft.; Actual: 0.155 in. x 47.7 in. x 95.7 in.)
49 Rorke Black .75"dia.x88"–120" Curtain Rod Set
Living Room:
Using lighter colors in your medium-sized room will make it feel more airy and bright
For your main color, we chose to use white/off-white as it offers a fresh, clean, feel to the space. White and off-white colors are often a favorite for walls because they are light, neutral, and match most color schemes. They are known to make rooms feel more airy and spacious.
Use an eggshell finish paint which has a very light touch of shine (similar texture to an eggshell as implied by its name). This finish is very often used for walls and is more durable and easier to clean than matte finish
For your main color, we chose to use white/off-white as it offers a fresh, clean, feel to the space. White and off-white colors are often a favorite for walls because they are light, neutral, and match most color schemes. They are known to make rooms feel more airy and spacious.
Use an eggshell finish paint which has a very light touch of shine (similar texture to an eggshell as implied by its name). This finish is very often used for walls and is more durable and easier to clean than matte finish
Living Room Colors:
Color | Name | Company / Code | Link | Area |
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Chantilly Lace | Benjamin Moore / OC-65 | https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/color-overview/find-your-color/color/oc-65/chantilly-lace?color=OC-65 | Living Room Walls | |
Sweet Innocence | Benjamin Moore / 2125-50 | https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/color-overview/find-your-color/color/2125-50/sweet-innocence?color=2125-50 | Kitchen Suggestion |
Shopping List:
Decorilla Discount | Photo | Name | Description | Link | Dimensions | Decorilla Discount |
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20% Off | Loloi Collection Berber-Printed Rug | rug selection for living room. | Order & Save | 8'x10' | 20% Off | |
28% Off | Uttermost Collection palazzo marbleized planters | optional planter/vase for mantel or white painted bookcase | Order & Save | 4" dia. x 4"h | 28% Off | |
28% Off | Uttermost Collection palazzo marbleized planters | optional large vase/planter for mantel or white bookcase | Order & Save | 7" dia. x 7.5"h | 28% Off | |
28% Off | Uttermost Collection Herb Planter with Scissors | herb planter for the window in your crafting area | Order & Save | Width: 15.5" Depth: 5" Height: 4.75" | 28% Off | |
10% Off | West Elm Mobile Chandelier - Large | chandelier for living room area. Arms are adjustable, and you'll need to play with the installation height, placement, and arm swing to work with your projector screen. | Order & Save | 29"diam. x 21"h. | 10% Off | |
10% Off | West Elm Mobile Pendant - Small | smaller version of the same chandelier, for the office/desk area. should be mounted at least 30" above the desk, so you can still use your standing desk unit. | Order & Save | 16"diam. x 20"h. | 10% Off | |
5% | Modway Furniture Collection Acapulco Vegan Leather Chair | acapulco accent chair in a vegan leather. select brown color. | Order & Save | - Dimensions: 37"l x 31"w x 37"h | 5% | |
10% Off | Minted organdy | select size; 18"x24" (unless you decide you want larger. But don't go any smaller) select classic frame; Rich Black Wood Frame select standard full bleed | Order & Save | 18"x24", frame size 19.3" X 25.3" | 10% Off | |
10% Off | Minted aeonium | select standard, full bleed select 24"x24" size select classic frame Rich Black Wood Frame | Order & Save | FRAME SIZE 25.3" X 25.3" IMAGE SIZE 24" X 24" | 10% Off | |
28% Off | Uttermost Collection Sidera Chair | chair for crafting station. can be accented by a pillow, or left empty. | Order & Save | Width: 25" Depth: 23" Height: 32.5" | 28% Off | |
20% Off | Mr. Brown London Collection ODDVALD Quantity: 2 | select black, select quantity 2 | Order & Save | Width: 16 1/2 " Depth: 27 1/2 " Height: 27 1/2 " Max. load: 110 lb | 20% Off | |
20% Off | Mr. Brown London Collection LINNMON | this is the largest size white tabletop from IKEA. To coordinate and work with the table base. | Order & Save | 59x29 1/2 " | 20% Off | |
28% Off | Uttermost Collection go-cart carbon 30"x18" rolling cart Quantity: 2 | two rolling carts for your craft area (let me know if you need suggestions for storage bins/baskets, otherwise just stay simple, something white or woven to match the seagrass baskets) | Order & Save | Width: 30" Depth: 18" Height: 30" | 28% Off | |
28% Off | Uttermost Collection https://www.cb2.com/go-cart-white-rolling-desk/s454133 | rolling desk for your laptop/computer work station. Has locks to keep it from moving, but you can also slide it around or rotate. | Order & Save | Width: 47.75" Depth: 23.75" Height: 29.5" | 28% Off | |
5% | Modway Furniture Collection Fallon Storage Bench | entry bench. The white baskets come with it, use them for storing shoes. | Order & Save | - Dimensions: 54.5"l x 15.5"w x 19"h | 5% | |
16% Off | CB2 cowhide grey rug 5'x8' | a quality cowhide area rug. select grey color. | Order & Save | 5'x8' | 16% Off | |
16% Off | CB2 afternoon sun by leslee mitchell | OPTIONAL decor suggestion | Order & Save | 18.5"x24" | 16% Off | |
10% Off | West Elm Eric Trine Column Pedestal Planter Holder Quantity: 3 | planter stands, but you can also use one as a side table next to the sofa. I would suggest a minimum of 2, but ideally 3, if your budget allows. | Order & Save | 9.75"diam. x 16"h. | 10% Off | |
10% Off | West Elm Ceramic Wallscape Planters Quantity: 6 | you could choose to mix and match white and black if you prefer, our renderings show only white, but either way would be fine! | Order & Save | 4-inch: 4.3"diam. x 4.3"h. | 10% Off | |
10% Off | West Elm Speckled Texture Planter | optional planter style suggestion. Don't do too many of these, try to use mostly the seagrass that you DIY dip in white paint. | Order & Save | 11.6"diam. x 9.8"h. | 10% Off | |
5% | Modway Furniture Collection Iris Macrame Hanging Planter Quantity: 3 | hanging macrame planters for the craft area. hang at different heights, 2 near the window and 1 over the far black rolling cart. | Order & Save | - Dimensions: 36"l | 5% | |
5% | Modway Furniture Collection Wilder California Beverly Hills Banana Tree Art Print | This is optional suggested art for the mantel, to help hide your projector equipment, You'll need to lean it. select black wood frame select 18"x24" size | Order & Save | 18"x24" | 5% | |
5% | Modway Furniture Collection WHITE NATURAL WOOD MINI PENDANT Quantity: 2 | You were liking the Shades of Light price and pieces, this is the suggested piece to replace your two pendants in the kitchen. | Order & Save | (9.25"Hx5.25"W) | 5% | |
28% Off | Uttermost Collection Cut Ceramic Planter Quantity: 2 | optional suggestion for planter style. small would fit nicely on your desk or crafting table. | Order & Save | Small: 4.5''H, 4'' diameter | 28% Off | |
5% | Modway Furniture Collection Nimbus Coffee Table | select white, natural teak | Order & Save | 17"H x 41"W x 22"D | 5% | |
10% Off | West Elm Alden Bar + Counter Stools Quantity: 3 | these are the optional bar stools for the Kitchen area. Use them as inspiration, if you would rather save some money on this purchase. | Order & Save | 15.2"w x 11.7"d x 27"h. | 10% Off | |
10% Off | Minted striped suit | select 18x24 size select classic black wood frame | Order & Save | FRAME SIZE 19.3" X 25.3" IMAGE SIZE 18" X 24" | 10% Off | |
10% Off | Minted in the wind | OPTIONAL wall art suggestion. You can choose a smaller size to save money select 30"x40" size select Distressed Charcoal Stain frame | Order & Save | 30"X40" | 10% Off | |
10% Off | Minted The tourist | OPTIONAL wall art suggestion. select 20"x16" size select Distressed Charcoal Stain frame | Order & Save | 20"x16" | 10% Off | |
10% Off | Minted ruffled feather | OPTIONAL wall art suggestion. select 24"x24" size select Distressed Charcoal Stain frame. | Order & Save | 24"x24" | 10% Off | |
20% Off | Mr. Brown London Collection KENSINGTON MIRROR, RECTANGLE, ANTIQUE BRONZE FINISH | select antique bronze select extra large size | Order & Save | Overall: 23" wide x 35" high x 1" deep | 20% Off | |
28% Off | Uttermost Collection sable black chair | desk chair | Order & Save | Width: 22" Depth: 27" Height: 35.25" | 28% Off | |
15% Off | DwellStudio Seagrass Basket with Handles Quantity: 4 | OPTIONAL basket that is already painted, but it is NOT in stock and will ship in July. Choose between this and the DIY solution also suggested | Order & Save | 12'' H x 15'' W x 15'' D | 15% Off | |
15% Off | DwellStudio Seagrass Basket with Handles Quantity: 3 | OPTIONAL basket that is already painted. Choose between this and the DIY solution also suggested. | Order & Save | 11.5'' H x 19'' W x 19'' D | 15% Off | |
10% Off | West Elm Oversized Adjustable Metal Rod - Gunmetal Quantity: 2 | curtain rod. select quantity 2, unless you want to add another set at the entry door, but I think that's not necessary. | Order & Save | 108"-144" | 10% Off | |
15% Off | DwellStudio Seagrass Basket with Handles Quantity: 2 | optional floor basket solution, to be dipped in white paint or left solid. Do a mix and match like we've shown in the Renderings. | Order & Save | Overall: 15.75'' H x 13.78'' W x 13.78'' D | 15% Off | |
10% Off | West Elm Sheer Clipped Jacquard Curtain Quantity: 4 | Select 84" length. curtain panels for the windows. They might be slightly taller than you want, so it might require a hem/sewing project to raise the seam a few inches. But try it first, you might enjoy having a bit of "pooling" on that top white ledge. Try hanging them before deciding to shorten. | Order & Save | 84"l x 48"w. | 10% Off | |
5% | Modway Furniture Collection HumbleWorks Standing Desk | $30 shipping fee to send to the US this is the standing desk that you wanted, in case you haven't already purchased it | Order & Save | 18mm birch, shipping from the UK, dimensions not stated. This product was selected by the client prior to design. | 5% | |
16% Off | CB2 izel navy fair isle pillow | accent pillow for the acapulco chair | Order & Save | 18" | 16% Off | |
16% Off | CB2 18"x12" triangle lattice pillow with feather-down insert | accent pillow for sectional | Order & Save | 18"x12" | 16% Off | |
10% Off | West Elm Macrame Diamond Pillow Cover - Stone White | white pillow for craft station chair (or, increase to have some white pillows on the sectional) | Order & Save | 16"sq. | 10% Off | |
16% Off | CB2 16" zbase pillow Quantity: 2 | accent pillows for sectional | Order & Save | 16" | 16% Off | |
16% Off | Crate and Barrel Lokima 18 " Pillow | OPTIONAL suggestion for pillows if you want more white on the couch that isn't the full price of a sheepskin piece. | Order & Save | 18" | 16% Off | |
16% Off | CB2 16" icelandic sheepskin pillow | OPTIONAL fur throw pillow for sectional | Order & Save | 16" | 16% Off | |
16% Off | Crate and Barrel Morgan Black Sconce | sconce for craft table. mount at 4'6" tall, or 5'0", it's a plug in unit so ideally you wait until the desk is in place and you can try sitting and see how high you need the light. | Order & Save | Width: 6" Depth: 26.5" Height: 12" | 16% Off | |
5% | Modway Furniture Collection Grasshopper Floor lamp - Black | floor lamp for corner near sectional chaise | Order & Save | Size: 47.6" H X 12" W X 17.5" D | 5% | |
16% Off | CB2 Kilim Pouf | OPTIONAL floor pouf ottoman, the deep tonal colors will work great with your area rug. If you look for other options just something rich, and dark, to balance all of the light and white on that long wall. | Order & Save | kilim pouf. 24"wx24"dx14"h | 16% Off | |
5% | Modway Furniture Collection Pegboard White Panel (Common: 3/16 in. x 4 ft. x 8 ft.; Actual: 0.155 in. x 47.7 in. x 95.7 in.) | white peg board, 4'x8' size. Home Depot cannot give Decorilla a designer discount, and you might be better off purchasing this in-store since it's so large. This will give that full height look, since it's 4'x8' as we've looked at in the Renderings. | Order & Save | (Common: 3/16 in. x 4 ft. x 8 ft.; Actual: 0.155 in. x 47.7 in. x 95.7 in.) | 5% | |
16% Off | Crate and Barrel Rorke Black .75"dia.x88"–120" Curtain Rod Set Quantity: 2 | these curtain rods are not available until mid June, but they SAVE you nearly $140 as opposed to the West Elm ones. If you can wait for them to ship. | Order & Save | 88"-120" | 16% Off |
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