We were on a Zoom meeting about color this morning. The guest speakers for the discussion panel are renown designers either from fashion or interior design industry. It is interesting to see how they react so differently to different colors. So the conclusion here is that color is a very personal thing and is all about the contexts. Same is true for home styles. What really speaks to you matters the most. Our mission here is to share as many different styles as we can, styles that inspire us and touch our heart. Often, we also give your suggestions on how to achieve these looks by our handpicked products and tips. One of the strong trends we see over this pandemic crisis is that people are eager to create a refugee that is organic, quiet and layered. So today, we are going to take you to this amazing home tour—an organic and modern manse with a romantic French influence. This is a five-bedroom manse in McLean, Virginia. This home is traditional and French-influenced outside while having an organic and modern feel inside. The home is owned by NHL star T.J.and his wife Lauren Oshie. Here are the highlights of our favorite spaces.
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A stylish home library is everybody’s ultimate dream. It is a place where we unwind and relax with some good readings. It doesn’t matter your style is modern, BoHo, traditional or anything in between, read on to get inspired for creating your own unique reading nook.
White-on-white color palette creates neutral-themed room that is chill and calming. with neutral decor, you can play with texture and subtle patterns—even a micro-print stands out when the rest of the room is monochrome.
All of the paneling and trim work adds a touch of elegance and sophistication to this white-on-white library. We love this curved modernized sofa against a curved wall which not only maximizes the usage of the space but also is super stylish. The French sofa frame and trims on the chairs give this room a tailored look.
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We came across an article on Architect Digest this morning talking about the renovation of a prewar apartment channeling old-School New York. We fell in love with this newly remodeled NYE home immediately thanks to its muted pearl-on-pearl color palette. This soothing off white color palette with subtle shimming pearl undertone creates a very calming and elegant atmosphere through the house. Because the home owner and design team have kept some of its classical bone, we are please to see eye-pleasing classical design details at the mantle, bathroom and kitchen …etc. So, today, we are going to use this NYE pre-war apartment makeover as a before-and-after case study to share our take-aways on small-space makeover.
1. Choose a warm light neutral color palette.
The colorful books on the white bookcase, the dark brown and black on the dining furniture and light fixture anchor and elevate the space.
2. Dining and Living Area.
Before:
Before: dining room and living room are 2 separate small rooms without smooth flow.
After:
The design team combined the dining and living rooms to form one larger space.
This is a small apartment about 1,200-square-foot s featured a restrictive layout, and lacked the unique character. So the design team decided to focused on simplifying the home’s layout by combining the dining and living rooms to form one larger space. Additionally, three elegant archways were installed to encourage a sense of symmetry. And you can see one of the archways from the above picture. The pearl-on-pearl color palette here reflects the classic vibe of the apartment and also serves as a perfect backdrop for modern furniture and furnishings. We love several textures inter-playing at this space—elegant marble, wool area rug , soft linen fabric on the sofa, wood frames on the furniture and polished chrome metal legs of the marble dining table. The oversized black artwork anchors and elevates the space while an one-of-the-kind mid-century modern chandelier over the dining table is a huge wow factor.
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2. Kitchen
Before:
A tiring and dated small kitchen
After:
An custom Moroccan Tadelakt plaster backsplash adds a touch of old-world charm to this newly modernized light-filled space.Storage was shifted to one side of the kitchen so the other side could remain airy.
You can tell that the old kitchen was tired and dark. So one of the successful strategies to renovate a small and dark kitchen to make it bigger and brighter is to streamline the layout first. We have done that many times. The design team for this NYE project got rid of wall cabinets on the stove side which really helps open the kitchen and keep the storage on another side with adding tall cabinets. We love the old-world charm Tadelakt plaster on the stove side. And the French vintage range adds a dose of glamor to the kitchen. in order to enlarge the kitchen visually, lighter wide oak planks replaced original narrow busy wood flooring. So our suggestion here is L: don’t be afraid to use large wood planks or large-format tiles in a small space. They actually dramatically make the space looks a lot of bigger and UN-fussy.
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3. Bathroom
Before:
a cramped bathroom with a French classical bone.
After:
The issue for the old bathroom is that the space is a little bit cramped. In order to guarantee the comfy of usinh this bathroom, the best strategy in this kind of situation is propally to re-figure the layout if the budget is allowed. The design team created a wet zone with separated shower and tub. Then, we feel this bathroom is a breathable space. We love the idea of changing black frames of the window to white. The white window frames together with newly added white-framed panels open and light up the upper space of the bathroom while the black hexagon mosaic tiles anchor this space.
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4. Fireplace.
We don’t have the before photo for the fireplace. But we really love how the design team did this fireplace—the beautiful Calacatta marble on the surrounding of the fireplace, a muted color palette, and a custom artwork that actually hides away a TV. We are usually not a big fan of any cabinet or panels that are designed to hide away a TV. But this project is different. The artwork quietly seamlessly blends in the wall. It is so minimal and sleek. You couldn’t tell it actually hide away a TV if you are not told so.
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