A Living Room Makeover

I asked Amy to share her sources for designing this room without breaking the bank.

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“To achieve this look on a budget, I shopped around big box stores, West Elm, Macy’s, Home Decorators, Ballard, Wisteria, to find pieces that had a similar look to some of my favorite high-end pieces ... a mirrored table, wing-back chairs, a tufted sofa, a geometric rug.

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I designed the curtains through Village Workroom, which were surprising affordable, yet, I think, totally make the room. Then, of course, I turned to Etsy to find pillows made from designer fabrics and unique artwork.

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Before

Often when you first move to a new home, your furniture literally just doesn't fit in with your new house.  The furniture in this room doesn't take up enough space and gives the feeling that the homeowners recently gained this space and didn't yet have the furniture to fill it.

-Homesessive

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Finally, I shopped flea markets to find some of the fun accessories. My client and her husband did the painting and hung the curtain rods. 

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Its important to maintain a color scheme so that the conflicting patterns are not overwhelming.  Notice all the different patterns used in this decor, they've very successfully dispersed them and unified them by color so it doesn't clash.

-Homesessive

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And, she enlisted her dad to help give an old armoire new life with several coats of white paint ... so it was a family affair!”     

Amy Tausk, Swoon Interiors

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