When Lisa had her new wood floors put in,
she decided to hire me to finish the decorating.
This is the before photo.
The tan sofas were in good shape.
I wanted to upgrade this room with built in
book shelves and library sconce lighting.
We splurged on the custom linen lumbar pillows,
Brunschwig & Fils Kashmiri.
Lisa says that they rarely used this room before…
But I hope she does now!
(in fact, I called Jeanne to tell her that she and Lisa
needed to have a glass of wine in here ASAP
to break in the room).
We also purchased a larger scaled tray coffee table.
Lisa painted her bamboo end table herself
and added and a bit of gold rub on.
I like how it ties in with the other black that we added.
This is an after photo but basically, on my last visit, Lisa had all of her accessories on the dining table before I arrived. Which makes shopping with what she already owns much easier.
She wanted the shelves “airy” and I like that too.
I don’t have a before photo of this wall.
But the altar table was there and
we purchased the beveled iron mirror to
reflect the light.
Lisa’s blue and white
accessories were consolidated
here and the trunk was added.
The shell water color was given a new mat
and reframed in bamboo.
For her antique books, I used Lisa’s blue horse bookends
(which she wasn’t crazy about) so,
we switched them for shells.
Which bookends do you prefer?
Coming up next is Lisa’s family room,
so please come back!
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Beautiful job…love the shells!
Oh, beautiful! Definitely the shells and I love the lumbar pillows! Thank you for joining Home Sweet Home!
Sherry
Another fabulous transformation, Mary Ann! Looks amazing, and I LOVE the sconces on the shelves and the pillow!
Happy 4th!
Teresa
xoxo
Beautiful! The new built ins adds so much character to the room. I also love the styling and the new tray coffee table. For the mantel, I like the horse bookends the best, but the shells work great, too. Amazing work, as always! 🙂
I like the seashells!
The room looks lovely!
This looks great! The changes give the room such an airy feel & richness. Love it. I'm looking forward to see what you do with the family room.
Keri
I like the shells for sure. Love the large scale pillows too– they make the sofa! Such a pretty room… congrats and what a lucky friend!
Definitely the shells. I had never thought of using them as bookends. They are perfect under the watercolor. As always, thanks for sharing.
Love what you did! I like the shells as book ends!
What a transformation – everything looks wonderful, that bookshelf is such an asset. Beautiful choice of cushion fabric. I like the shell bookends.
Another beautiful room makeover! Every little detail is just perfect! LOVE the bookcase and the new coffee table. Any chance you know where she got it??
We got the coffee table from Wisteria…but recently, I noticed that Dovetail carries it.
Beautiful, Mary Ann! Love the bookcases and the pretty pillow fabric.
xx,
Sherry
So beautiful! The built-ins and the sconces make all the difference.
Gorgeous, as usual 🙂 I am so in love with the pillow fabric. I have a pillow from that collection in my living room. The bookcase is such a pretty backdrop, and the sconces are perfection.
As always, you have the golden touch Mary Ann! This home looks fantastic with all of your changes. Love the color of the floors too.
Have a great weekend!
Beautiful Mary Ann! Love the simple, chic styling of the shelves and the blue and white touches.
You are an amazing decorator. I prefer the shells but I DO like the horses…just wish they were a different color…mabye dark brown or a creamy white? Not sure what they are made of or how valuable they are as is..maybe spray paint or gold rub would ruin them? Everything is so clean and fresh. The bookcase with the lighting made such a difference in the room.
Like I said…you are amazing.
I love how the room turned out, the bookcase added so much character to the space. Great job as always!
Love the shells and great idea on the built ins. That room looks beautiful!
Love it! You have such great style. I love how well you always find a way to elevate what the homeowner already has. My vote is for the shells. Question: I spy a very intriguing lantern over the dining table. Can you share the deets? Best, Beth C.
Lisa got the lantern at Dana Creath Lighting in Newport Beach, Ca…not sure of the manufacturer.
I love how the horse bookends tied in the blue color, but I think I like the shells even better. I would have never thought to use shells as bookends and they have a more casual, relaxed vibe. Now I want to go shop my house and look for some large shells to uses as bookends! Thank you for an inspiring post! The entire room is beautiful!!
Those bookshelves have me thinking of where I could put them in my space. Such an impact! lOVE the shell book ends – the organic, casual feeling they give is perfect. The room is beautful!
LOVE the shell bookends! Beautiful transformation! I know I would certainly be spending more time in there if it was my room!
The built-ins with the sconces are awesome! Did you have those custom made? I'd love to know more about them.
Yes, they were made by Adrian Schroeder.
So beautiful Mary Ann, you were able to take a nice room and raise it up to fantastic. I am also going to guess that it totally reflects your client so kudos!
Love this room….you did a terrific job!
I like the shells as the bookends. Something blue and white would look nice as well to tie in with the altar table. Love the splurge purchase in the pillows – makes the sofas so much more interesting.
Perfect as always Mary Ann. Now come to my house please :).
To answer your question about the book ends, I definitely prefer the shells! They are lovely and tie in beautifully with the print above. Also adore those lumbar pillows!!
Claudia
A lovely room to begin with, but what a difference to add the built-ins and the accessories! Lovely, MaryAnn!
The pillow fabrics is stunning! Such an inviting room now. I vote for the horses – love them – but the shells look great too. ( maybe she gave the horses to you?) x Sharon
Mary Ann,
I love the splurge purchase, it shows as a splurge! I noticed the sconces on the built in. Love them. In fact the entire room looks great. Looking forward to seeing more in the future.
Sharon
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Mary Ann ~ you've done it again! The room is beautiful. I really LOVE the pillow. I also like all the black accents — the frame and the end table. My vote is for the shells for bookends.
Thanks for sharing!
Very pretty, love the shells!
Blessings,
Cindy
The living room is gorgeous! I love the bookcase with the lighted sconces!!! Plus, they were styled to perfection. I know your client was over the moon!
Great job!! Love what you did for your client. You used an oversized lumbar, which is one of my favorite looks for a sofa!! I prefer the shells for a summer look, but either one looks really great,
Kathysue
Once again, you've put your special touch on a nice room and made it great! I love the new bookshelves with the sconces, it adds so much warmth to the room. The large lumbar pillow in that beautiful fabric is wonderful and her collection of blue and white porcelain is such a pretty focal point. I like the shells on the mantle, but I do like the way the blue bookends brought out the blue in the new matting. Hope you can find another place for them in the room! Can't wait to see her family room redo.
It all looks gorgeous love the colors and how soothing and inviting it is. Great lumbar pillow..the shells get my vote!
shells… but the horses would look great in the bookcase 🙂
Love your work!
Great touch! you worked your magic and it really looks great. I like the neutral bookends. Love the console and mirror vignette. Have a great weekend.
xo Nancy
The built-in was a great idea! Changes the feel of the whole space.
Love it!
Susan
Beautiful and the shells.
Love the built ins, great job!