Before Christmas I got a call from a new client. This lady has lived in her home for about 30 years and recently had the living area painted, new carpet installed and purchased new furniture for her living room area. She wanted help with picture groupings for her walls, arrangement of new furniture and help with mantel and bookshelf accessories. She wanted to try and use some of the things she had and she was willing to purchase new items if needed.
In the ten years I have been decorating, the two things that are always missing from a room that transforms it from cold to warm and inviting are lamps and greenery. Natural light and artificial light make mega changes in the feel of a room. Light makes a difference in the way a person feels also. This lady had a living area that was about 14 x16 feet and we bought 4 lamps for her living space and I also suggested a very tiny lamp to keep on as a night light that she may go back and purchase. I don't necessarily like lamps that match. It depends on the room and what look you want. We bought a large lamp with a large lamp shade that had her accent color then we bought several lamps that had the accent color in the base of the lamp and the lamp shades were neutral. I like to find things that can be turned into lamps. Adds lots of character and is eye catching. I try to find something that pertains to the likes and interest of the client that portrays their personality. When lights are on in a room at night, it looks great to have a floor lamp, lamps for end tables and small lamps with smaller bulbs tucked away in little spots or corners.
She bought a new picture to put above her couch and we did away with an old mirror that she had used for a long time. The picture brought in color which the room needed. She had some angel prints that she really liked and wanted to use again. So I made a little grouping with them and purchased a shelf to go with that grouping. She had some little angels that her grandchildren had given her that she placed on the shelf.
On her bookshelves and mantel we added some greenery. The scissors we incorporated because she is a seamstress. In her kitchen, she had a collection of pink antique dishes and I picked out several pieces for a collection on her bookshelf. She also had some antique books boxed up and she got those out and I made a display of those on her shelves and I found the little glass dog in her collection of antique glass and added this to the grouping. She loved it saying, the books belonged to her mother and the dog had been a special keepsake of her husband's (who is now gone)and she really liked having these things where she could see them on a daily basis. We all have things that mean something to us that is stored away and never seen. I love finding those things to decorate with because they mean so much more to the homeowner than going out and buying something just to fill up a space.
These are the pictures of some of the things I did in her home.
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