Marilyn is a dynamic person with a kind spirit whom we met a few months back to help her transform her beautiful Colonial style home. Her goal was to make some changes to the home in order to suprise her husband when he returned home from his deployment. Of course we were happy to have such a great home to play in and very happy to help Marilyn with this great welcome home suprise for her husband! New flooring, paint and lighting, then final touches for her home, here are some of our favorites.
The dining room was beautiful to begin with, but just needed a few tweaks here and there to add a bit of uniqueness…
Dining room before
We moved some of her furnishings around and in doing so, added a table to the room along with a beautiful oil painting
a beautiful piece of artwork, Japanese tea set and a few touches makes for a nice add to the room
For the buffet, we added a new mirror – it had the right style, but it wasn’t quite the right color, so I bronzed the interior of the frame and painted the exterior black to match the beautiful artwork I found at Uttermost.
New mirror, artwork and topiaries
And here is the final design -
Dining Room After
My next favorite areas of the home required only small changes. With the foyer, we appreciated the book collection, but felt like the opening statement for the home could be a bit better…
Foyer before
Another great find, the Sascha Console Table was mixed with a great mirror and items Marilyn already had.
Great entryway!
As for books – Marilyn and her family have a library full of great books – and having a place to study was one of the special spaces we wanted to create…
study area before
A beautiful desk was the first thing I wanted to find – it couldn’t be too big or too small – the Okalani Writing Desk was just right! Paired with a beautiful Parsons chair I found at Homegoods and combined with Marilyn’s accessories, I think we did a wonderful job!
Study area after
The office area was a fun project for Pam and Shelagh and I think they did an awesome job. We added crown molding and yes, did paint the office a new shade of green, but it’s how the room was finally pulled together that makes it beautiful.
- Office before
Between Pam’s attention to detail and Shelagh’s knowing how to keep books categorized, they not only made sure the office was made pretty, but kept the organization of the books in order.
- Office after
sitting room before
In order to move the desk out of the sitting room, we converted the entertainment cabinet into a computer hutch by adding some interior shelves. A new area rug, bookshelves and floral arrangements were all that we brought in. The rest was already in the home – and so beautiful when all pulled together!
- Sitting room after
