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Staging to Live: A Redesign Consultation
By Erin | September 29, 2008
You don’t have to hire an expensive decorator to get a room that is well-designed! One of the services we offer is redesign, or “staging to live.” Essentially, this means we work the furnishings you have to achieve a beautiful space in which to live. We can also recommend furnishings that you might want to buy over time (for example, if during the redesign we find there are missing pieces that could make the room look even better, we’ll let you know).
The two pictures you see here are the BEFORE shots from a recent redesign consultation we did in Marin. The homeowner had not been happy with her living room since moving to her new home three years ago. But, she couldn’t figure out what to change in the room or where to start. So, she asked me to come over and make some suggestions.
Here are four main problems I saw in the room: First, the white area rug didn’t look right. I thought the space need a darker colored rug to ground the seating area. Second, the super-tall ceilings left the room feeling a bit cold. Third, the room was lacking color. Fourth, the seating arrangement was a bit awkward and not conducive to conversation.
The solutions: I moved out the white area rug and replaced it with a more colorful rug from another room. The homeowner then decided to buy a new rug (the green one you see in this final photo). I suggested the homeowner needed some window coverings to add warmth, texture and color to the room. She bought green curtains to coordinate with the rug.
To add another large punch of color, I suggested the homeowner play up the nice architectutal detail in the room: the inset behind the couch. She painted it red, which balanced the opposing wall (not shown in the picture).
I moved the two arm chairs and placed them on either side of the fireplace, facing the sofa. This arrangement respects the room’s focal points, the fireplace and the view out the large windows.
Finally, to give some visual weight to the sofa wall, I flanked the sofa with two armoires or hutches that had been located in another room. I think we ended up with a pulled-together look, and we were able to keep all her own furnishings: sofa, 2 chairs and bookcases!
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