Friday, March 9, 2012

PREPPY YOUNG CUSTOMER: FINISHING THE LIVING ROOM

 MY CUTE YOUNG CUSTOMER CALLED ME IN A PANIC TO COME OVER AND MAKE SURE SHE DIDN'T MAKE AN UPHOLSTERY PURCHASE MISTAKE. SHE WAS READY TO TURN IN THE OLD COLLEGE FURNITURE (HUBBY WAS HESSITANT-THEY ALWAYS ARE!) FOR A MORE MATURE LOOK.

SO OF COURSE, SHE DID AN AMAZING JOB PICKING OUT THE PREPPY KHAKI SOFA AND NAVY BLUE CLUB CHAIR COMBO. THIS IS WHERE I CAME IN AND IT WAS TIME TO ACCESSSORIZE!!

MY HYPER ADHD BRAIN WENT NUTS WITH IDEAS WHEN I FIRST WALKED IN.....TIME TO FOCUS!
I WAS GOING FOR A GENDER NEUTRAL RALPH LAUREN-ISH LOOK TO TIE IN THE BLUE CLUB CHAIRS AND KHAKI SOFA.  GIANT BLUE AND WHITE GINGER JARS WERE THE PERFECT SOLUTION TO HIGHLIGHT THE FOCAL POINT OF THE ROOM BEING THE TV......I MEAN THE FIREPLACE!! (TV'S ARE VERY IMPORTANT IN MY WORLD!)

 THEN WE GOT A SEAGRASS IN THE HARRINGBONE DESIGN....EVEN THOUGH THE DESIGN IS SUBTLE, AT LEAST WE GET SOME MOTION IN THE RUG TO MAKE THINGS FEEL MORE SPACIOUS. 

THE 2 FLOOR LAMPS LOOK AMAZING AND AGAIN FRAME THE FOCAL POINT...... AND WE FINISHED IT OFF WITH CUSTOM OVERSIZED PILLOWS IN BRIGHT ORANGE VELVET AND GEOMETRIC NAVY AND KHAKI...PERFECT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA WAHOOS! OH, AND MY PREPPY YOUNG CUSTOMER DID AN AMAZING JOB FINDING A RUNNER WITH THE PERFECT COLORS!!

SIMPLE LITTLE THINGS REALLY DO THE TRICK!










4 comments:

  1. Love the pumpkin pillows...is that the mohair fabric I saw at your house?

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  2. no-it's actually a really well priced velvet from fabricut...dont you love the color? great velvet-have used it many times!

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  3. This looks great! I especially love the ginger jars!

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    1. thx crissy! i've always loved blue and white but right now i'm obsessed!

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