Fortunately, I was able to do the complete the transformation of this room in one day with the help of my husband. Dustin has his own paint business that he started this year. Fortunately for us, it has really taken off. Between painting for his jobs and being the painter on most of my jobs, well we are keepin him busy!
My clients wanted a slightly formal living room with a contemporary vibe. Something that was soothing yet lively. The colors we were going with needed to give the couple a feeling of relaxation with some playful colors. Which pretty much describes this family.
We will start backwards and work our way to the beginning, which pretty much describes me!
Here is what I call a formal/contemporary/casual living room...
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Working with the client's budget, I knew we would be able to splurge on a few key pieces and then have to find deals on the rest. I say splurge where it counts. Accent pieces are easy to pick up here and there for a bargain. Put the bulk of your money on bigger items such as furniture. Since the clients already had the brown couch, I was able to spend a bit more on other items such as the creamy linen club chairs and the fabric.
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When we arrived, all we had to do was remove the existing brown couch while we painted. So we where left with a complete blank slate.
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Once the couch was out of the room, we got to work on painting. While we were painting I was able to video tape a lot of great techniques and tips that my husband was willing to share. A sort of painting 101 that I will hopefully be sharing with you in some upcoming posts.
One of the first steps was to sand the walls down just to smooth your surface out before you begin painting.
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While Dustin was painting the ceiling a flat white, I utilized the client's dining room to bring in all of my décor for the room.
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