Some of the items you will see here were salvaged and redone to use in the condo and some are brand new. I believe the project and process of making their condo a home helped in the healing process. Fortunately, the couple found a condo that with some remodeling could be ready in a short amount of time. The condo was painted in dark colors but we had the opportunity to change the colors and some of the other finishes.
The living area of the condo, once dark chocolate brown is now a soft butter color. As there is no natural light in this large room, the soft yellow gave the room a reflective ambient dayglow quality. The butter color also provides a good canvas for the beautiful art work displayed. (More about the art in a later blog)
This is one of mine and the client's favorite cozy nooks for reading or contemplating. A loveseat from the fire was refurbished and covered with a lovely black cotton with wool crewel fabric. The crewel flowers are in cream and soft sage. Placement of the love seat between two book cases and the addition of the wall sconces makes this an inviting area to visit. The butler's tray cocktail table, prefire, is set with a lovely heirloom tea service which provides another reflective surface.
This is the view from the living room to the breakfast room area. The clients recently replaced the white tile floors with hardwood. The hardwood softened the look and sound features in the condo. This dining area replaced a large formal dining room, seated up to 12, and a breakfast room in the 1920's house. Some sacrifices are always necessary when switching to condo living.
These are photos of the master bedroom. The walls are done in a soft shade of blue green, almost the shade of the sky on some days. The two bedside chests provide surfaces but are also necessary for storage of dainty clothing items. The bay window is furnished with two comfortable tub chairs that were refurbished and covered with a cozy beige fabric. The custom ottomans are on either side of a highboy used for storing clothing and a flat screen television. The ottomans were custom monogrammed and serve for sitting to put on shoes, etc..
This is a photo of master bedroom bay window area with tub chairs and custom roman blinds.
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These are photos of the master bathroom. We found it necessary to work with the existing white tile with black accents. The metallic wallcovering has shades of gold, silver and bronze. The lamp survived the fire. The antique french porchoirs gave the owner hours of pleasure finding and selecting which to frame in the glass floating frames. These porchoirs were done at the turn of the century by french fashion designers. They were presented to clients in portfolio form. All of the designer's sketches were hand retouched with color. These pieces are highly collectible.
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This is the guest bath. We once again used a metallic wallcovering to tone down the existing white tile and fixtures. Black custom shower curtain and custom ottoman. A flokati rug from Greece softens the whole look.
I think the clients will tell you as they have told me that they love their condo. The process of downsizing and making it theirs was enjoyable and healing.
More condo projects later. Blogs on the horizon: my favorite chairs, art work I love, lamps I love.
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ReplyDeleteGreat topic. I am always looking for ideas for my condo. Wish you could do virtual design ... :)
ReplyDeleteI am a person that loves all things beautiful. I will spend an hour looking at wonderful paint colors and multiple hours perusing fabrics in a fabric shop. I would probably redecorate a room a year if I had unlimited funds...but I don't have those funds. A great way to save dollars is to work with an interior designer. Although it costs a few bucks it does prevent you from making costly mistakes. Working with a designer is definately a collaborative effort. The designer works with you to find out what you love and then surrounds you with those things. In the above condo the most important ingredient was light. With the proper paint colors we were able to achieve the light that the architecture was unable to provide. After adding the light and her ability to use space wisely..with furniture arrangement as well as pieces that would supply much needed storage..we have a lovely home in a surprisingly small area. I could not have done this on my own.
ReplyDeleteThanks old warrior. The many hours we spent together on this project brought great pleasure to me and I am thrilled that the outcome has been enjoyed.
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