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Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Interior Design: Living Room Mantle

The first purchase was made for my friend's place - hooray!!! After strong urging, Soojee ended up getting the same wall hanging as moi. Here's a before & after:

BEFORE
Not paying attention to her holiday decorations, the artwork hangs as a focal point but has no particular significance for the couple. The club chairs are hugging the wall (a no-no!) and do not facilitate good conversation.


AFTER
The wall hanging is absolutely delightful!. It's whimsical design plays up the light, airy space. The holiday decorations are gone (thank goodness!), and the artwork is moving to the guest bedroom. We are still evaluating whether the pair of club chairs belong in the space (or possible the couple's Wassily chairs). One thing is for sure, we need to upgrade the homebase for the couple's pets.


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10 comments:

k8theriver said...

that looks a lot better. nice job!

Unknown said...

The club chairs are lovely but to me Wassily chairs are like a work or art so if this is a space where the couple spends a lot of their time (especially entertaining) I would say get those chairs out where they will really be seen. Not sure what the layout of the place is like but perhaps there is a study area where the club chairs can live instead.
I think another cool option for the Wassilys is as the end chairs for a dining table

Unknown said...

one more suggestion: if the pets bed must remain in view then it should be something fabulous like this




in case that photo doesn't work here's the link: http://www.dwr.com/images/zoom/zm_9292_9.jpg

Anonymous said...

is this the mirrored wall art piece?

** Terramia ** said...

Stunning transformation! Bravo!!

CeLee said...

Hi Kristen - Yes this is the mirrored art piece from Kenneth Wingard. I'm glad that you liked it!

Anonymous said...

very cool and sparkly!

Anonymous said...

what a superb update. I love the art piece.

Anonymous said...

You can purchase this lovely mirrored wall art in the UK now - see www.homecontrast.com

Anonymous said...

Club chairs are wonderful additions to any home decor and add a luxurious touch to the living room. It can be a challenge to choose the right chairs to line up in any room, be it the living room, bedroom room, or family room. Club chairs make the task of choosing accessories easier because they add a tough of class to any and all of the above settings. Club chairs also make great furniture pieces in the home of people who are sticklers for the finest detail.