{"id":4763,"date":"2015-10-20T19:37:41","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T00:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curedesigngroup.com\/wordpress\/?p=4763"},"modified":"2015-10-20T22:57:43","modified_gmt":"2015-10-21T03:57:43","slug":"modern-living-room-uplifted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/curedesigngroup.com\/wordpress\/cure-design-group\/modern-living-room-uplifted.html","title":{"rendered":"MODERN LIVING ROOM \/\/ UPLIFTED"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MODERN LIVING ROOM \/\/ UPLIFTED<\/p>\n<p>What do you do when you\u2019re overwhelmed with how lengthy your to-do list is and have no idea where to start?\u00a0 Trust your designer\u2026 that\u2019s what.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>I met my fantastic client early this summer and was so excited to help her put a game plan together to ease her mind and transform her house into something magical &#8211; one baby-step at a time.\u00a0 During our consultation we walked her entire house, I scribbled everything she was wanting [and things she didn\u2019t know she was wanting] onto my sketchbook while talking about timing, budget, priorities, needs, wants, etc.\u00a0 After breaking apart everything she was looking to accomplish into seven manageable phases [get excited, this means more to come later!] we were off to the races to transform her very dark living room into a space where her family and friends could enjoy spending time together.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4763 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"gallery-4763\" href='https:\/\/curedesigngroup.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Brunnquell-Before-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"190\" height=\"142\" src=\"https:\/\/curedesigngroup.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Brunnquell-Before-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/curedesigngroup.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Brunnquell-Before-1.jpg 190w, https:\/\/curedesigngroup.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Brunnquell-Before-1-30x22.jpg 30w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4764'>\n\t\t\t\tBefore 1\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"gallery-4763\" 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"190\" height=\"142\" src=\"https:\/\/curedesigngroup.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Brunnquell-before-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/curedesigngroup.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Brunnquell-before-3.jpg 190w, https:\/\/curedesigngroup.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Brunnquell-before-3-30x22.jpg 30w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4766'>\n\t\t\t\tBefore 3\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Here\u2019s where we felt this room needed some big changes:<\/p>\n<p>\/\/\u00a0 The almost-new sectional was way too large, way too low, and way too dark for this space, which provides the exact opposite my client is looking to achieve for this room as it relates to comfort and functionality.<\/p>\n<p>\/\/\u00a0 The lined woven window treatments block far too much light leaving it dark and cavernous; let alone only four can lights illuminate this room at night.<\/p>\n<p>\/\/\u00a0 The recently updated built-in shelves on either side of the fireplace were also too dark and accessorized inconsistently to provide the appropriate focal point this room desperately needed.<\/p>\n<p>The list really isn\u2019t long, nor is the scope of work extensive.\u00a0 All this room was asking for was a little uplifting, and what my client couldn\u2019t see, I certainly could!<\/p>\n<p>I replaced the large sectional with a scale-appropriate sofa loaded with brightly colored accent pillows.\u00a0 I included a matching club chair to deliver a sense of uniformity, sitting across from two accent chairs providing more seating while entertaining.\u00a0 Mixing the materials, textures, and colors provides her with the eclectic \u201cpottery barn\u201d feeling she was looking for, all anchored together on top of the stunning new area rug cohesively grounding new colors together.\u00a0 Not to mention the juxtaposition between the individual pieces installed: industrial steel and wood occasional tables paired with a very modern acrylic side table, rustic hair-on-hide foot stool sitting in front of a streamlined club chair and full-height Taffeta window panels.\u00a0 To brighten the space was simple &#8211; the lining was removed from the existing woven window treatments and the light yellow paint on the walls both remain and blend perfectly with the new design style. Adding some task lighting and re-accessorizing (get it?\u00a0 Re \u2013 Accessorizing?\u00a0 Re-doing the accessories?\u00a0 heh. sigh.) the bookshelves and generally throughout the room completed this transformation beyond my clients expectations.\u00a0 I just love happy endings.\u00a0 Enjoy the after photos!!<\/p>\n<p>xoxo, MLC<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-4763 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"gallery-4763\" href='https:\/\/curedesigngroup.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_9383e.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/curedesigngroup.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_9383e-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/curedesigngroup.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_9383e-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/curedesigngroup.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_9383e-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/curedesigngroup.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_9383e-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/curedesigngroup.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_9383e-275x275.jpg 275w, https:\/\/curedesigngroup.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_9383e-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/curedesigngroup.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_9383e-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/curedesigngroup.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_9383e-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MODERN LIVING ROOM \/\/ UPLIFTED What do you do when you\u2019re overwhelmed with how lengthy your to-do list is and have no idea where to start?\u00a0 Trust your designer\u2026 that\u2019s what.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude09 I met my fantastic client early this summer and was so excited to help her put a game plan together to ease her mind and transform her house into something magical &#8211; one baby-step at a time.\u00a0 During our consultation we walked her entire house, I scribbled everything she was wanting [and things she didn\u2019t know she was wanting] onto my sketchbook while talking about timing, budget, priorities, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[187,1,56,49,158,267,377],"tags":[68,128,35,357,136,365,78,24,57,69,50,70,163,378,53,76],"class_list":["post-4763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","hentry","category-contemporary-design","category-cure-design-group","category-interior-design-2","category-interior-designer","category-living-room","category-melanie-christoff","category-modern-interior-design","tag-blog","tag-color-2","tag-contemporary-interior-design","tag-cure-design-group-blog","tag-custom","tag-custom-furniture","tag-design","tag-feature_post","tag-interior-design-3","tag-interior-design-blog","tag-interior-designer-2","tag-interior-designers","tag-living-room-2","tag-modern-design","tag-st-louis","tag-st-louis-interior-design","post_format-post-format-image"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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