Media Room: Play Time
Oh this was fun! This guy had lived in his new home for over a year but had never fully ‘moved in’. He wanted this room to be fun and playful, a space where he could screen movies from his projector system and have a dozen people all lounging around for a night of hanging out. We started by getting rid of all that college ‘decor’ - sheets over the windows, mattress on the floor, and sagging, legless sofa. We brought in his leather corner sofa and draped the windows in velvet blackout roman shades for movie-watching at all hours. Then we layered in a shaggy flokati rug, lots of floor pillows and fluffy bean bags, and added a coffee table that would be easy to use whether laying on the floor or the couch. At the last minute ‘Waffles’ the bear came in - and he turns out to be a great pillow, too! This room went from creepy to cool and he and his friends love it!
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Media Room: Man Cave
This client hired me to makeover the tv room as a gift to her husband. They wanted the space to feel fun and easy-going, but updated and much cozier.
When we started this basement room was painted white. While white paint might feel like a ‘safe’ choice, it can’t create a cozy a room, combat the chill of a daylight basement, or help hide clutter and big tvs, all of which this man-room needed! We covered all that white paint with warm grey on the walls and ceilings and updated the room with golden oak flooring. It was important to showcase the sports collections and to keep the room masculine, so we tied all the colors together with a bold rug, suede pillows (just a few) and hefty wood lamps, and reorganized the collection of Seahawks and Mariners items to show them off more fully.
The result is a masculine, comfortable media room that pays homage to the homeowner’s favorite sports teams without resorting to cliche and expected sports-team colors for the walls and accessories.
When we started this basement room was painted white. While white paint might feel like a ‘safe’ choice, it can’t create a cozy a room, combat the chill of a daylight basement, or help hide clutter and big tvs, all of which this man-room needed! We covered all that white paint with warm grey on the walls and ceilings and updated the room with golden oak flooring. It was important to showcase the sports collections and to keep the room masculine, so we tied all the colors together with a bold rug, suede pillows (just a few) and hefty wood lamps, and reorganized the collection of Seahawks and Mariners items to show them off more fully.
The result is a masculine, comfortable media room that pays homage to the homeowner’s favorite sports teams without resorting to cliche and expected sports-team colors for the walls and accessories.
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AFTER