Comments on: Our Updated Living Room + Shop The Look

By: Heather Schaffer

Heather Schaffer — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 01:56:26 +0000

You speak to my soul every day with the navy + white + wood + grey + black
I liked the change before, but this I LOVE. And as a momma, I would love to live in an identical space with my brood.

By: NC

NC — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 04:05:38 +0000

I miss your whimsy. I loved reading your early posts because you were so able to add whimsy and fun to your designs. This feels too grown up in a way. Bring back the fun and ease. I think you’re too hard on yourself and over thinking it. Ex. Loved your old guest room with hot pink headboard and “”lacquered” green walls + brass accents. So fun, whimsical, editorial, interacting! The current room is beautiful, but maybe lacking your fun personality!

By: Trish

Trish — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 21:08:18 +0000

Thumbs up on new rug. To me the busy thing only comes with that main view — looking deep to the fireplace.

The side and end views are so much calmer. And just wonderful styled out credenzas and chests. Spot on.

If it were my big living room — I’d so plaster right over those bookshelves right now.

Distracting tiny brass lamps can also now go poof! The room then looks and feels just right – gorgeous but usable, calm, but still very interesting.

I’m such a book and shelf girl, but I think they are just not right for this room. Tiny space, a little reading nook on a back corner? Shelves for special bits and things and easy to pull out books for kids on bottom.

Then on those gorgeous tall white plaster walls, I’d put a cool, simple, more modern piece of art on either side of the fireplace. Same artist, same size, obviously different, like fraternal twins. The interesting lines of the fireplace then stand alone for what they are and don’t have something competing with them. And maybe pull that chaise out a bit?

By: Erika

Erika — Sat, 24 Mar 2018 06:49:33 +0000

In reply to kellie. Yeeeees!!! It looks SO depressing and odd!!! Thanks for bringing this out!

By: Erika

Erika — Sat, 24 Mar 2018 06:30:37 +0000

In reply to Lana. I’ve never liked the coffee table either...i think it’s too small for the room and the wood tone, the legs, there’s something odd about it

By: Erika

Erika — Sat, 24 Mar 2018 06:18:23 +0000

In reply to Tracy. Yeeeees!!! And yes to de sconces thing too!!!

By: Colleen

Colleen — Sat, 24 Mar 2018 02:21:01 +0000

Thank you for letting us into your home! I so appreciate reading your blog and it’s wonderful to be privy to your design thoughts–the struggles as well as the joy. I love that last picture so much! Also, I totally agree about the double lamps on the piano–it’s funky and balanced.

By: Meredith

Meredith — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 21:47:05 +0000

I love all of the looks, the most fun thing about decorating is tweaking the styling anyway! Do you still have this Target bench on your patio? https://www.target.com/p/outdoor-windsor-metal-stack-loveseat-bench-black-project-62-153/-/A-51405875 If so, I would try it as the piano bench. The chair is lovely for every day, but the windsor bench might work better for lessons!

By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 18:08:53 +0000

Ok, love it all! Really love the new fireplace painting! But my most urgent question is – what did you buy for your cat’s to scratch? Did you find something not hideous b/c all I can find is HIDEOUS, but my furniture is paying the price for not having gotten anything to replace the last hideous cat scratching post.

By: SEELU

SEELU — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 15:37:50 +0000

Still think the room looks busy because changing the rug changed how your things work together which is throwing the room off balance.

New Rug: Noticing too many colors in wood tones. The chaise doesn’t work because of color and style. If the bookcase is original to the house, not sure that changing the height would make any difference. Currently it’s styled with small vignettes making it look busy. Try styling with only books, maybe a couple of very small chotchkies. The reddish brick in the fireplace throws off the room so consider painting. The truck carries so much weight compared to your coffee table, also move coffee table closer to the sofa at least when styling. No green or red in that room. Agreed there are too many sconces and too many lamps.

Red Rug: Saw a room this week with a red Persian rug with neutral, solid color fabric on the furniture. It needed very little else in the room and it was lovely. Overall your furniture and vignettes looked better because they were selected to work with the rug and the rug could handle the tones in those wood pieces. Thought the sofa being blue was too much color especially because the rug was dark enough for the room.

Thanks for allowing our input!