Kara had decided that this funky old chandelier was just not for her. Good thing, because this isn’t even her house. You are actually looking at her friend Abby’s living room, the lucky recipient of Kara’s generous chandelier donation.
Abby was was totally stoked to hang that thing smack dab in the center of her home, but the rest of the room was a mound of ‘meh.’ Abby knew that a light fixture of this magnitude needed a solid supporting cast, so she rounded up some color and accessories to complement the brass and glass, and made the whole room shine. See more on her blog A Delightful Design.
18 Comments
April
May 31, 2012 at 9:58 PMThis is beautiful! Can she come redo my living room for me please? HA
A Delightful Design
May 31, 2012 at 10:44 PMLindsey- Thank you so much for the feature! This was really fun to read and I loved hearing your perspective. I agree– when we bought the house it was definitely “meh”. 😉
April, I do have edesign clients if you’re interested!
Thanks again!
Abby
Just Stuff From a Boomer
May 31, 2012 at 11:33 PMBig difference. Love the brick painted white and the table blue. No more “mehs” now!
Just Stuff From a Boomer
May 31, 2012 at 11:33 PMBig difference. Love the brick painted white and the table blue. No more “mehs” now!
Carol@HouseandHomeDefined.com
June 1, 2012 at 12:28 AMThis looks fantastic. Abby does great stuff.
Michelle P
June 1, 2012 at 12:34 AMWow looks great!
Hi! I'm Shannon
June 1, 2012 at 12:38 AMWhat an incredible difference!
Lets just build a house!
June 1, 2012 at 1:10 AMSo pretty! I love it and she didn’t even change the furniture!
net
June 1, 2012 at 2:21 AMWow, I love the window curtains – the window looks the same size but they made the curtains start at the ceiling? that’s a great idea
Korrie Bastian
June 1, 2012 at 2:36 AMWow! Amazing!
Sherron
June 1, 2012 at 2:47 AMThis before and after was amazing! I lost track of how many times I looked back and forth between the two! It is amazing how much bigger the ‘after’ room looks! Job well done!
julianna
June 1, 2012 at 5:40 AMso gorgeous!
colleen
June 1, 2012 at 3:01 PMThis is a testimony to the power of simple paint. As far as I can tell, the only two changes are the mantel and the room color. Just gorgeous!
A Delightful Design
June 1, 2012 at 4:42 PMThanks all for the sweet comments! There is actually a long list of changes: velvet curtains hung floor to ceiling on the slider, new pillows all around, wall and fireplace color, refurbished Drexel buffet as our TV stand, new lamp, PB table got painted teal with gold leaf trim. There are more, but I’ll stop. 🙂
Abby
BF
June 1, 2012 at 7:13 PMWhat a difference the new color and drapes make! Looks great!
Maria
June 1, 2012 at 9:53 PMSimple yet elegantly understated. Very nice!
Sarah (S and Co.)
July 8, 2012 at 5:38 PMamazing job
Crie Artezzanato
August 7, 2012 at 11:05 PMAmei!!!! Ficou ótimo as cores diferentes para o sofá.
Val
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