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OLR-1/2DRM Photos: Part 2
August 11th, 2008
Before ‘n after photos of the Operation are up on Flickr! To entice you to view the whole set, here’s a brief history of the living room of Chez Potpie:
This is what the living room looked like in 2003 when Kevin and I bought the house:
Seriously, the entire house was decorated like this - think Laura Ashley on speed. The pink carpet stank of pee, no doubt from the little poodle we found in the utility room. The walls are really, really bumpy, and if you look closely, you can discern a swirly sort of pattern. We’re pretty sure she had painted flowers all over her living room walls, and only painted over them when she had to sell the house. The mind reels.
However, I can’t honestly say our own treatment of this room was much better. Until last month, this is what it looked like:
Over the last 5 years, this room has suffered my various attempts at decorating that for one reason or another were aborted. The only thing on the walls since 2003 had been that mirror; we got blinds but we never did get curtains.
When we decided to get serious about redecorating, I told Stephanie that I wanted to keep one couch, the carpet, and the red table lamp. She could do whatever she wanted with everything else and I encouraged her to show no mercy.
Four weeks, four thousand dollars,1 and a wave of Steph’s magic wand later - this is how the living room looks now:
Between the hazy light and my little digital camera, the pictures don’t do the room justice. A pro photographer friend of Steph’s and mine, Marit, is going to come over once the back-ordered accent chair is in to take some photos for their portfolios. Then this room will get the imaging treatment it deserves and I’ll share it with you.
For the first time in five years, my house feels like my home, and it couldn’t have happened without Stephanie the Super Designer. Among her many talents, foremost is her ability to help her clients identify their own style and let them run with it, whilst using her own good taste to gently steer them away from potholes in the road. This is the mark of a great designer.
One last note: to those of you who made it to the (fabulous) party last Saturday, neither Stephanie, Kevin or myself is responsible for the scary bathroom. That one’s pure howler monkey.
- This figure includes the cost of redecorating the dining room. [↩]
7 Responses to “OLR-1/2DRM Photos: Part 2”
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Wow, the slide show was great! The wall color really stands out in those photos. Love the artwork, too.
The rooms look fantastic! Jennifer just redid our living room too. It’s amazing what a little wall patching (a lot in your case!) and some new colors can do! My pics look great. I love the frames you used. I’m going to steal that idea.
I love love love the art that you got (the one you have the big pictures of/on the teaser). That’s amazing. I’m so jeaous! Someday my house will look this good :-p
Thanks everyone!
We had a great time at the party and you are right- the photos can’t do the room justice! It looks fab.
I love the floors and the rug…and the fireplace! Oh, and the artwork! The contrast of the black sofas against the lighter colors (and that wonderful rug) is just gorgeous.
The only thing missing? The curtains on that one wall. Are you going to give those windows eyebrows?
The windows in the corner do not have full curtains on purpose; they’re too close together.