Here’s how to update your traditional decor by making family heirlooms feel fresh with accessories and new fabrics. This is a revised post with newer photos since this is a home decor topic that is frequently researched.
How To Update Your Traditional Decor
Here is the living room after we changed the interior layout and added new fabrics and a new color palette.
My client, Jeanne had inherited several antique pieces from her parents and wasn’t sure how to make it all work.
Dining Room and Living Area Before
Here it is before with the dining furniture in the front and the sitting area traditional furniture in back.
Everything was too cramped and that far wall looked empty with just the gilt mirror.
I bumped my shin on this table and the area rug wasn’t working.
Changing The Furniture Layout
We flipped the furniture and brought in a smaller sofa that Jeanne had in another room.
It feels much more spacious. Notice the wall-to-wall seagrass carpet is transitional in a traditional home as are the bamboo roman shades as window treatments.
Shopping Your Home
When I came back the second time, I had Jeanne put all her accessories in one place…and we shopped it for accent pieces.
and re-accessorized everything including the mantel. This makes it a less formal dining room.
Her parent’s traditional chairs were updated with reupholstery in Barclay Butera’s Greek Key.
The color scheme is a coastal favorite in shades of blue.
Focal Point Arrangement With Mirror And Artwork
We made this wall more of a focal point by putting the sofa table (that was dividing the room before) here, changing the mirror and adding dining chairs that can be pulled up to the sitting area. Notice the symmetry. The sea fans were brought in from the family room.
Simple Coffee Table Styling
We brought Jeanne’s grandmother’s chest (from when she immigrated from Scotland) in here
and added vintage accessories like these cool alabaster grapes from her parents house in the ’60’s.
The new square pillows are in Martin Lawrence Bullard’s “Sultan Suzani” with a flat welt trim.
We were going to recover and stain her existing Bergere chairs, but Jeanne found these on sale at Restoration Hardware…and I like them better.
Woodyliana custom made the linen lumbar pillows with Schumacher/Mary McDonald “Madame Wu” fretwork. (Li hand stitched the iron-on appliqué for durability).
Notice how the pillows match the back of the built-in cabinet?
Jeanne painted them a shade from Farrow and Ball).
By changing some design elements, Jeanne’s family uses this memento filled room so much more.
Do you use items passed down in your family?
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wow – the entire house looks so great! you did a really, really good job. love the slipped chairs in the family room!
The room looks wonderful with the new arrangement and the family treasures. I just incorporated some of my hubby's parents' treasures into our home and just love it.
Wow, what a stunning transformation! Thanks for sharing your ideas and decorating tips.
Best wishes,
Natasha in Oz
Wow, this was awesome and looks like it should be in a Veranda magazine, maybe you should submit some photos, or to traditional home magazine. Seriously…………
Loved the white and the touches of that pretty blue, and swapping the furniture
was a great idea.
Good going!! and hope they are loving their new rooms.
blessings, Nellie
So beautiful, love the blue! I love family heirlooms and antiques, nice to see how you have freshened them up with fabric!
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Blessings,
Cindy
What a beautiful transformation!!! It always amazes me how something as simple as flipping spaces and rearranging furniture can have such a big impact. Of course with your attention to detail it all goes up several (dozen) notches too Mary Ann! 🙂
Vanessa
This looks great! I particularly like the greek key chair fabric.
Love this room re do! You really have a great eye for coastal design! XO
Just by rearranging the furniture and accessorizing with new, fresh fabrics and Jeanne's heirlooms, you created a beautiful updated room that feels so warm and inviting. Great job! Can't wait to see what you do next! ~Delores
Do you know the paint color on the back of the cabinet? The whole room is lovely.
I love how this looks so fresh and young. Brilliant re-design!
Keri
I love splash of blues on the textile and the chinese ginger jar. The whole room looks very warm, inviting, beautiful and cozy! Love it!
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Love how this turned out! She must be so pleased!! Quick question — would a PB slipcovered sofa work with two wing chairs? Or is that mixing casual and traditional too much? Thanks!
janet
Great re-do using everything she already had! I especially love how you gathered all her accessories and then "shopped" them and rearranged. Brilliant!
Mary Ann,
I looked at this last night and had to come back again just to soak up all the great details. I love how you work…with treasures that people already have, but the way you group things and put them all together really brings out the charm and beauty of it all. When are you coming to NY? I think my house needs your eye!
xo
annie
And I can't wait to see what you did in the family room. It's amazing what moving around furniture, great pillows and a few accessory changes can do. Just love the wall with the mirror and fans and flipping the rooms was a perfect solution!! Great job!
Nice job, Mary Ann. What a pretty home and I love the accessories mixed with the great furnishings.
Karen
Love all these beautiful homes you are sharing, they are right up my alley! Love all the colours, the use of blue and white, touches of black and that perfect mix of traditional with a bit of a modern update. Thanks for the inspiration. Heavenly.
Mary Ann,
Jeanne was so smart to hire you! What a wonderful feel and look you gave to her room. Love all of the touches. Especially love the Madame Wu applique on the pillows. I am having Liana make some pillows for my family room, what a joy she is to work with!
Happy Tuesday,
Kathysue
The entry and the sofa table wall are beautiful…I'll be pinning them! Hoping you had a lovely holiday weekend
Whoa Nelly! Awesome! I love that the family pieces were incorporated in a current way. Next time I go home to visit my parents I will "shop" their storage room;) Great post.b
I absolutely love reading these posts Mary Ann – it always amazes me how a few new accessories and a fresh eye can literally transform a room! Now that I have a little "brathing room" you've inspired me to take a fresh look at my rooms!!
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With a little tweaking, you really transformed the space. The new fabrics and the RH chairs Jeanne picked out are gorgeous! And those Asian chests of hers…so beautiful.
We have a few large pieces of artwork that were given to us by my in-laws, and a wrought iron patio set my dad and step-mom handed down to me many years ago.
Linda in S.D.
Wow….another FABULOUS transformation! I love how you opened up the room, worked with the wonderful family pieces that she had, shopped things from her own collection of great accessories then pulled the whole thing together with a few new pieces and Li's gorgeous pillows! It has an eclectic feel of old and new and feel so inviting and up-to-date!
You are amazing and so talented Mary Ann! Can't wait to see more!
What a wonderful transformation….love how you rearranged things. It now has a nice flow to it..
Outstanding..!Loved the new look especially the dinning room..:)
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Wow. This looks amazing. Some really clever and beautiful changes. I love that you updated their older pieces, it makes for such great personality. And the pillows are to die for. Seriously 🙂
Fabulous transformation! I love classics and you made them look fresh and not too fussy! LOVE IT!
Love what you put together, Mary Ann! Especially love all of the fabrics!! Can't wait to see more!
Beautiful job, Mary Ann! The fabric on the chairs give them such a fresh look. I love the idea of having clients pull all their accessories together to shop from.
It is more amazing what fresh eyes can see in a space. I want to use my family pieces more, and this gave me some new ideas. It looks great.
This is divine!! Love. it. all. Fantastic job. M.
I really love this and that the owner wanted to make her heirlooms work! I really liked the way you mixed all the wood tones. I am really struggling with this right now.. I have lots of warm pine and have recently added in some bare/grey woods and some darker woods… The pine is screaming orange and it's really bothering me. I see that you worked in some of these same elements so I am going to "study" how you did this… can't wait to see the rest!! Marcy
Love the fresh new look….beautiful!
Great job updating this space Mary Ann. Love those Schumacher lumbars by Woody Liana…she is so good. And how cool to have such a big dining room table to seat a big group. Looking forward to seeing the family room 🙂
Have a great day Mary Ann…
I love the new updated look!!!
Looks much improved! The RH chairs are beautiful!
Fantastic!!!
The room now looks fabulous and more spacious. What a huge difference!! I love that Martin Lawrence Bullard fabric. My friend just used it in her FL home.
Cheers,
Loi
It's amazing how a fresh perspective can completely reimagine a space. I love the dining area by the fireplace, and the fabric on the dining chairs totally changes them up.
You have been a brilliant busy bee!!!!
Love what you did for Jeanne's home!
What a great transformation, Mary Ann! The new furniture arrangement makes such a difference. The space definitely looks more current with your lovely fabric choices. Just beautiful!
~ Wendi
Such a nice transformation. MaryAnn, you are the queen of vignettes too!
Happy Monday.
Teresa
xoxo
You worked your magic and this all looks fabulous now. Love the RH chairs. One of these days I am going to get some on sale at the outlet after I finish saving for my trip to France.
Jeanne had so many beautiful pieces to begin with, your editing and changes really made them shine.