UncategorizedCool, Hollywood Hills Living Room June 19, 2014In case you missed it, make sure you check out yesterday’s post for the inspiration for these boards. Just for a quick recap, I recently finished up a client project and her goal was Cool, Hollywood Hills Living Room. Yesterday’s home gave me tons to work with. Our goal was a lot of layered kilim, mid-century, wood, black and white, and eclectic. Here’s a before of the living room we’re working with: The walls are already Benjamin Moore Edgecomb Gray and the client really didn’t want to repaint, so we planned around that. It’s a great neutral and light color, so it definitely worked with my design. The client was already planning to build white built-ins on either side of the fireplace, so that will make that wall a lovely focal point. Getting a picture in your head, so far? A little background on the clients’ desires before we get to the mood boards. As we talked about yesterday, she loved the inspiration images, but we both felt that with small children and dogs, we needed to steer clear of layered rugs, especially in a high traffic area like the living room. She also really wanted a leather sofa, but had an existing leather chair she was considering keeping, but wasn’t sure they’d go together. As a part of her Style Proposal, I came up with two different mood board options that have the same/similar accessories, but explore some different seating options, all sticking to her budget. My goal was to stick with a similar color palette and really provide mix-and-match options between the two boards. Here’s the first: Turner Leather Sofa | Armless Gray Chair | Oval Mid-century Coffee Table | White Leather Butterfly Chair | San Francisco Bridge Art | San Francisco Word Art | San Francisco Graphic Art | Floor Lamp | Kilim Pillow on Couch | Fringe Pillow on Couch | Into the Wild Pillow | Kilim Pillow on Butterfly Chair | Kilim Lumbar for Gray chairs | The gold end table is from Target, but they no longer have it. My client had purchased it before we began working together and wanted me to incorporate it into the design. I love this room so much, I want to redo mine just like it. I started with the leather couch as inspiration. My first choice for the leather couch was the Maxwell Sofa from Restoration Hardware. I love the lines of it, but it left very little room in the budget for any accessories or other furniture, which was kind of important. My client, though, after seeing it as an option has actually decided to go with it and just take a little time on filling in the rest, so I’m really happy! I think it’ll look great with the design. It has similar lines as the one in the mood board, so you can picture how everything will turn out. Since we loved layered kilim, but it wasn’t practical on the floors, I tried to layer several kilim prints for an eclectic feel that really channels that inspiration home. For the rug, we looked for a while at old kilims, but couldn’t find one with the right dimensions. I love the soul of original kilims, but it can be really hard to find a large one for a room this size. So, we decided to go with the black and white Kite Kilim from West Elm. It still has the right pattern, but then lets the kilim pillows shine. The client lived in San Francisco for a while and really wanted art to reflect that. To me, the leather sofa and the Into the Wild pillow gave this board a little edge, which is always a plus in my book. Now, onto the second option: Dekalb Sofa | Orange Mid-century Chair | Moroccan Pouf | Gold Floor Lamp | San Francisco Bridge Art | San Francisco Word Art | Kilim Pillow on Couch | Fringe Pillow on Couch | Kilim Pillow on Leather Chair | Kilim Lumbar for Orange chairs | Ashley Goldberg Early Morning Art Print The goal of this mood board was to utilize her leather chair that she currently had. Our goal here was eclectic, so I didn’t want to do a leather sofa with the leather chair. She loved the shape of West Elm’s Dekalb Sofa and the gray makes it really durable for kids. Pulling colors from the kilim pillows, I chose the orange/coral chairs from Urban Outfitters. I love the pop of color that they provide! As you can see, a lot of the art and accessories is the same with only a few slight changes. And the best part, as I said above, is that these two mood boards could be totally mixed. In fact, I think that’s what my client has decided to go with! She loves the Maxwell Leather Sofa and the look of a leather sofa with the accessories. But her favorite are the orange/coral chairs, so she’ll be bringing in two of those. I had the best time working on this project and I think we did a pretty good job of channeling that gorgeous inspiration home into a practical version that really worked for my clients’ family! *** For more information on Style Proposals, check out my Services tab. In addition to these mood boards, my client’s Style Proposal included a space planning diagram and tailored styling advice to her project. She wanted bookshelf styling tips and accessories for them, so she got that along with coffee table styling accessories and tips. I would love to help you on any project you can dream up for your home or an event! E-mail me at lindsay@thewhitebuffalostylingco.com.
Colleen says June 19, 2014 at 7:30 pm My last two clients have brown leather sofas. I think it is a fun challenge to decorate with a leather sofa in mind. I am excited to see your beautiful designs! Reply
Summer Hogan says June 19, 2014 at 10:55 pm I can’t wait to see how this turns out! Such great bones in that room and the couch is to die for! Reply
Lindsay says June 23, 2014 at 1:31 pm Thanks Summer! I’m dying to see what she does with it too 🙂 Reply
Kari says June 20, 2014 at 7:55 am I noticed in the house you featured yesterday, the linked home tour for it mentioned that they had sewn several rugs together. I think that would be a great way to add lots of fun pattern into the room, and enlarge the rugs you already like. I have done this on a recent project with great success! Can’t wait to see your clients finished look! Reply
Lindsay says June 23, 2014 at 1:31 pm Kari, I didn’t catch that! What an amazing idea!!! That would totally get rid of the tripping hazard 🙂 Reply
Sarah{Handbags*and*Pigtails} says June 20, 2014 at 8:09 am I love both looks! Am I just missing the source for the gold end table? I looked twice but dont see it. ??? Reply
Lindsay says June 23, 2014 at 1:33 pm Hi Sarah! You weren’t missing it! I forgot to include it 🙂 It’s from Target, but they no longer have it. My client had bought it before we started working together and wanted me to incorporate it into the design. Reply
Brittany says June 20, 2014 at 11:42 am I love how you incorporated the kilim mixing as pillows instead of rugs! Its so much more practical and still adds that added layer of eclectic “collected” interest. Reply
Lindsay says June 23, 2014 at 1:30 pm Thanks Brittany! I definitely think it’s more practical for a family with kids! Reply
Laura M says July 13, 2014 at 8:06 pm Hey! Thanks for including my San Francisco print in your mood board, I love the pieces you layered with it! Laura Reply
Carolyn says December 31, 2014 at 3:22 pm What beautiful choices! Can you tell me where that black and white rug is from? I can’t find the source.Also, do you know where your client got that awesome leather chair? Thanks-so glad I found your site! Carolyn Reply
Lindsay says January 8, 2015 at 9:44 am Hi Carolyn! The rug is from West Elm and she already had the chair. I don’t know where it’s from 🙂 I’m sorry! Reply