BEFORE AND AFTER: RIDGE LIVING ROOM

THIS LIVING ROOM NEEDED A PLAN. THE HOMEOWNERS WERE USING FURNISHINGS FROM A PREVIOUS HOME AND KNEW THEY NEEDED TO DO SOME EDITING. THIS IS WHERE I CAME IN....WE NEEDED TO BRIGHTEN UP THE SPACE BY ELIMINATING SOME OF THE LARGE WOOD FURNITURE AND THROW IN SOME PAINTED PIECES. WE ALSO WANTED LIGHT  UPHOLSTERY WITH POPS OF VIBRANT COLOR. AND THE EXISTING PAINTING OVER THE FIREPLACE WAS THE INSPIRATION....I LOVE THIS PAINTING AND I WANTED TO COMPLIMENT IT BY MAXIMIZING THE POTENTIAL AROUND IT! 

HERE IS THE SPACE BEFORE....

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AND DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT FRIEND KRISTY HARVEY'S NEW BOOK! ANOTHER GREAT READ...SHE IS ON A ROLL! GOOOOOOOOOOOO KRISTY!!!

KITCHEN REVAMP

NEW DOUBLE THICK COUNTERTOPS, BACKSPLASH, SINK, FAUCET, UNDERCABINET LIGHTING, PAINT AND FAUX RAFFIA......AND WE HAVE A NEW LOOK. KITCHEN'S ONLY 12 YEARS OLD, BUT ITS THE MOST USED ROOM IN THE HOUSE AND NEEDED SOME LOVE! PLUS IT'S IN THE HEART OF THE HOUSE SO KEEPING IT FRESH IS IMPORTANT!

THE NEW TRADITIONAL

WARM WEATHER INSPIRATION

I'M MISSING WARM WEATHER....BUT THESE DESIGNS FROM A HANDFUL OF VERY TALENTED DESIGNERS ARE MAKING ME FEEL EXCITED FOR SPRING-IT CANT COME SOON ENOUGH!!! ! COME ON IN!

KITCHEN REVAMP PLAN....

ITS BEEN ALMOST 12 YEARS SINCE THIS KITCHEN WAS GUTTED AND ITS TIME FOR A MINOR FACELIFT.....HERE'S THE PLAN:  LIGHTEN THE COUNTERTOPS AND GET A NEW BACKSPLASH....ALSO GOING TO MAKE THE PENINSULA ALL THE SAME HEIGHT AT 36"...... KITCHEN FRIENDLY WALLPAPER....COUNTER STOOLS.....NEW LED UNDER CABINET LIGHTING.....HERE'S WHAT WE ARE WORKING WITH....

WE ARE REPLACING THE COUNTERTOPS WITH THE LIGHT GRAY QUARTZ COMPOSITE AND WHITE MARBLE BACKSPLASH WITH PALE GRAY GROUT.....I WAY PREFER QUARTZ COMPOSITE OVER NATURAL STONE......IT NEVER AGES!

IM SO IN LOVE WITH THIS VINYL FAUX RAFFIA FROM THIBAUT.....THEIR SHOWROOM IN NYC IS COVERED IN IT AND I AM OBSESSED-LOOKS LIKE THE REAL STUFF BUT ZERO MAINTENANCE.

THE INSPIRATION SHOTS.......LIGHT AND BRIGHT!!!

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BROOKLYN LIMESTONE

MAISON STUDIOS

MARCUS DESIGN INC