The Spring One Room Problem began this week which suggests I lastly lit a fireplace beneath my butt so as to add some panache to the parlor. As it’s possible you’ll keep in mind from this put up, we renovated our 110-year-old rental in 2019 and have been slowly filling within the nooks and crannies (just like the dry bar transformation) to present the room extra character. I participated within the Fall One Room Problem by remodeling the visitor bed room into an expensive backyard suite for visitors, and I am now excited to sort out the parlor. This spring I am revitalizing this room with some texture and temper that can enable my husband’s Eames lounger to coexist with my fashionable conventional aesthetic. Listed below are all my design plans for the One Room Problem this spring.
Thankfully, the parlor is already principally furnished. Via sluggish gathering and fortunate roadside finds (our espresso desk!), the one issues so as to add are a couple of items of artwork, some new sconces and textural components.
My inspiration for this room is to carry again the glory of a 1910’s parlor the place the bar cart could be the principle fixture and darkish furnishings accents could be excellent. My purpose is to supply secondhand items by Fb marketplaces, thrift shops, property gross sales, and/or Scott’s Vintage Market. This room doesn’t want an enormous transformation, it simply wants some “oomph”.
Some backstory to this room I will be tackling over the following 8 weeks…
The parlor has all the time been my favourite room in our rental. After we renovated our house, we wished to protect the historic Craftsman allure of our unit so we saved the image moldings on high, tall baseboards and unique pocket doorways intact. After hiding the mildew beneath the 90 12 months outdated wallpaper, we needed to take away all of the plaster all through the home which meant we changed every thing with drywall. The hearth – which we had hoped to reconnect – was by no means truly flued (whats up, hearth hazard a lot?!) and so our fire (albeit unique!) is solely ornamental. I did not actually have a “plan” for this room so we simply made it match the remainder of the principle home and saved it as our “leisure” and lounging the room
However now, after scouring the web and googling “tips on how to combine Swedish minimalism (husband’s design aesthetic) with grandmillennial (my design choice) decor” I’ve lastly realized that fashionable traditionalism is the best way to go for us. This allowed me to make use of sample and texture (the cornerstones of grandmillennial decor) and anchor it with darkish, edgy furnishings accents (like her Eames lounger).
And although I promised my husband we would not put up any extra wallpaper within the room, I used to be capable of persuade him that the grass fabric I wished to put in was only for textural accents and could be painted in the identical shade as the remainder of the room, French Grey by Farrow & Ball.
This is a glance first:
Here’s a image of the parlor pre-renovation and furnishings elimination in June 2019.
Here’s a image of the parlor at this time.
Clear, fashionable, however decidedly easy. The outdated sconces weren’t actually my favourite, however we did not discover one thing we favored that suited this room so we saved them as they have been.
Complexity
Thankfully, as a consequence of our full renovation, that is going to be a reasonably straightforward “shush up” challenge. The toughest factor is giving up wanting to put in crown molding as a result of the door body casing does not enable it. So I made a decision to put in chair molding as a substitute since often craftsman wants 3-parts on the wall for house decor curiosity. The center part might be the place I’ll set up the grasscloth wallpaper after which separate the bottom with chair molding within the center. I’ve heard putting in grass fabric is a complete ache within the a**, but when I can get better my night time stands with it and live on, I believe the wall might be a bit of cake.
Concepts and inspiration
First, every thing Ariel Okin touches is pure magic. This room combines so many lovely textured items and layers of colour, I am unable to assist however wish to dive into these pillows on the couch and snuggle up between pals for snuggle.
I lately found The Renovation Husbands whereas googling “fashionable traditionalist parlor” and wow, they have been on the within of my mind when it got here to incorporating an Eames lounger into a standard setting.
After which in fact, my inspiration all got here collectively when taking a look at this glass in Bovino’s workplace for adorning styling inspiration.
This meant I spent your complete weekend mocking up these design boards to determine how it will all come together- and really- rattling, it was going to look so good when it was achieved.
Lengthy listing of to-dos and sources
Supply chest of drawers for proper off sofa and refinish with black paint (bonus if backside of chest of drawers is lengthy sufficient to cover canine toys)
Discover tassels and keys to make use of as chest of drawers decorations
Set up the chair rail molding
Set up the grass fabric
Prime grass fabric
Paint the room French Grey by Farrow and Ball
Purchase giant woven rugs beneath Turkish kilims
Get new sconces and rent Swami (Electrical Engineer) to put in them
Let mother sew the sheer curtains (she’s the grasp of straight strains!).
Set up the curtain rod then set up the curtain
Restore the Kennedy Chair with Blue Velvet
Supply Marble Obelisk
Supply Acrylic Console Desk
Supply Classic arched mirror (hopefully from Scott)
Create artwork within the model of René Bouchon. I’m obsessed together with her black silhouette flowers on classic parchment however they’re offered out!
Burl veneer restores outdated frames. Print and body photos from Home of the South.
Supply new Monaco poster that matches the rug colours higher.
Create small summary artwork to layer over the console desk vignette.
Resolve if I desire a ceiling medallion on the chandelier. It might find yourself on the punch listing but when I do it will likely be this model.
This appears decidedly “doable” at our allotment. By sourcing second hand, I believe I can keep away from a number of the provide chain points I’ve with visitor rooms. Anyway, want me luck! I am unable to wait to see how this challenge progresses over the following few weeks!
