Bold & Beautiful Problem Solving

My client's new home boasts a view to die for. Take a look.

Her style is anything but shy - bold colors - wonderful shapes - an eye for the unusual. She spent her time looking for just the right piece of furniture, the perfect accessory. A fabulous table is waiting for it's place of honor between the two chairs. When she finds the right one, it will sing her name, until then, she'll keep listening. I've admired those who can wait for perfection...it's a gift. It is especially a gift when one enters into a design process that is followed by an even longer fabrication process that is the soul of custom interiors.

We spent a wintery weekend together considering her custom window treatments. We enjoyed hours pouring over fabrics, sketching out designs, tweaking them, starting over, drooling over trimmings, building one idea on top of the other. This was truly a design experience that most designers long for.

THE CHALLENGE:  The fireplace mantle juts into the patio door frame!  Mr. Builder, what WERE you thinking?

 

A pair of drapery panels won't work here...they wouldn't hang straight.   We have to take a deep breath and consider the living and dining rooms as a whole space to find symmetry.

 THE SOLUTION:  Consider the living and dining rooms as one space.  There are a pair of patio doors!

The dining area with the hip guitar pick shaped table. No panels on the window, the cornice is enough. The mantle wraps around in the dining area and is much deeper on the left than it is on the right side. The angled scarf is mirrored in the dining area. The chocolate borders and buttons are an unexpected broad brush stroke.

An overhead view from the loft on the second floor.

I wish the pictures could do this justice. The peacock blue panels are linen, bordered in chocolate brown. They waterfall over the cornice that is accented with....wait for it....pear green faux ostrich leather. The panels conceal a thermal lining that draws across the patio doors for climate control in the winter.

I am so pleased that this client was willing to step away from standard design. The results are bold and beautiful. This is a space she can be sure to call her own. It surrounds her with confident, vibrant colors and assertive, graphic design. I know she'll love coming into this room looking over the river and that killer view each and every season for years to come.

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