This project began with my good friend and fellow Drexel grad Cindy Allan. Our clients beautiful oriental carpet was the generator for the decor of the room. Because the carpet was so ornate, we had to make careful color and furniture selections to compliment it. This client also had a few family heirlooms like her mothers china cabinet, a small dresser, and an antique Queen Anne style chair that were to be incorporated into the new Living Room Design. The desk got a new look with an upholstered back done in a beautiful chinoiserie fabric, the dresser was transformed into a colorful dry bar, and the antique chair was recovered in Brunschwig & Fils, Les Touches.
Rather than replacing the existing sofas we had them reworked, resized, and reupholstered in an extremely durable and washable Perennials fabric. The idea of having the sofas reworked was not only to make them look more modern but also to make them completely different from one another. This was accomplished by skirting one of the sofas and placing a detailed tape along the bottom. The second sofa was then floated in the floor plan and reupholstered without a skirt showing off its legs and lifting it up off of the carpet.
A colorful mountain landscape was placed over the sofa to accentuate many of the jewel tones in the room. Emerald Green taken from the painting was carried throughout the room by installing two upholstered and framed silk panels to the walls behind the new Etageres. The Etageres framed the clients large picture window and were stylized with a mixture of new and old blue and white pieces. The layering of bold and soft jewel tones throughout this living room brightened and updated the space.
Ann Decker Design 