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Redecorating Project

Challenge: small rooms, large windows

Solution: moved loveseat from dining room into living room, put living

room sofa downstairs, purchased new chairs for dining room to make it

a sitting room instead, moved bookshelves into sitting room and

purchased some new furniture, accessories and window treatments

for both rooms. New area rug for sitting room and foyer.

This is before:                                   This is after:

Living Room:

Dining Room/Sitting Room:

Foyer:

Benefit: all three spaces offer a beautiful combination of colors, a more

sophisticated look, and more functional, all within budget.

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Challenge: older home needing renovations to living and dining room,

foyer and stairway, transitional in style, wanting some eco-friendly

furniture.

Solution: designed new floor plan, removed carpet and replaced with

hardwood floors, some new eco-friendly furniture, fresh paint,

new window treatments, area rugs and runner up the staircase,

new railing and bottom steps.

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Benefit: warmer, stylish and eco-friendly.

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Challenge: small efficiency space made from old motel needing update

Solution: new carpet, paint, window treatments, chair and ottoman and

accessories, and new placement of furniture.

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Challenge: Client unsure about preferred style, needed some masculine and

feminine appeal, wanted living room to accomodate baby grand piano and some

seating.

Solution: mix florals and stripes, provide traditional flare to accommodate baby

grand piano

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Challenge: Client looking for a new style, not quite sure if she was modern

or traditional. Needed updating.

Solution: Determined style to be transitional with traditional at heart.

Needed to find a safe mix of modern and traditional to create a warm

and cheerful atmosphere. Selected cheerful paint color, a mix of modern

and traditional furniture, a new traditional fireplace, new hardwood,

painted bookshelf white, added new window treatments and area rugs.

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Benefit: warm and cozy, yet bright and cheery, perfect flow of traditional

and modern.

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Challenge: transitional client, wants color but not too bold, complete redo of

living room and kitchen.

Solution: blended traditional and modern, splash of color, all new furniture,

window treatments and floor, lighting, counter tops and cabinets.

Still need to accessorize.

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Benefit: cleaner, sleaker, more up to date and stylish.

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Challenge: small condo, client looking to create a European look and

contemporary flare with bright and cheery colors

Solution: Blended old world and contemporary furniture using a mixture

of soft and bright colors on the walls, furniture, carpet and window

treatments, to create a rich look.Also replaced window treatments

and lineoleum and added a new ceramic tile in the kitchen with a

mosiac piece of art in the center of the floor. Added dining room chairs,

a mirror and chandelier. Completely redecorated bath, with new cabinet,

counter top, sink, light, and porcelain floor, topped off with a vibrant color.

This is before:                                                      This is after:

Living room:

Dining Room:

Kitchen:

Bath:                                                                                 After:

No before picture available.                     

Bath was completely redecorated.

Benefit: A final result that reflects the owners cheerful and artistic personality.

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Challenge: dated interior fireplace and walls with carpet, dark, client wants

rustic with tropical flare

Solution: new stone fireplace, closed in back wall, brighter colors,

new furniture, paint and hardwood floors, rustic furniture and earth

colors, lamps with birds, leafy area rug, fish tank

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Benefit: Brighter, updated, functional

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Challenge: wants to update to be more contemporary and warmer.

Solution: replace light, toilet, towel racks, floor and faucet, then paint walls

two colors to add dimension.

This is before:                                                             This is after:

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Challenge: small space, needs lots of bookcases for library, needs hidden

exercise space, and a separate TV area for relaxing, wants contemporary

furniture and color

Solution: Created three zones, placed bookcases to block view of exercise

equipment, removed paneling, installed new doors, still needs to accessorize

This is before:                                                          This is after:

Benefit: brighter, neater, organized

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Challenge: client wanted a cleaner, more contemporary look

Solution: rearranged furniture, purchased new tables, fireplace and area

rugs for living room. Selected new furniture for bedroom and larger bed.

(When these photos were taken, accessories still needed to be added)

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Benefit: living room is contemporary but warm and inviting. Bedroom is

neater and more stylish and sophisticated.

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Challenge: dated and lack of color

Solution: new furniture, window treatments, carpet, paint and accessories

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Challenge: dated and lack of color, small space

Solution: new window treatments, wallpaper, paint, and carpet

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Benefit: bright, fresh, cheery and updated

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Challenge: Keeping contemporary leather sofa, but wants a traditional/contempoary

flare in the family room and living room. The dining room needs new seat covers,

accessories and paint.

Solution: Blend warm and bright colors together in fabrics and paint,

and mix patterns. Add some new furniture, accessories and new window treatments.

(Some wall decor still needs to be added)

These are the before pictures of the family room:

These are the after pictures of the family room:

These are the before pictures of the living room in the same house.

These are the after pictures of the living room:

These are the before pictures of the dining room in the same house:

These are the after pictures of the dining room:

Benefit: Bright and cheery with a touch of warmth and style.

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Challenge: Complete remodel and addition. Requested Tuscany style kitchen

and family room and color. Needed all new paint, wallpaper, tile, cabinets

and counter tops, furniture with accessories and window treatments.

Wanted elegance yet warm and welcoming.

Solution: Warm paint colors and wallpaper, elegant yet

comfortable sitting, wood blinds, window treatments, new

kitchen cabinets, table and island.

This is the family room before:

This is the family room after:

There are no before pictures of the kitchen, the Kitchen

has been completely remodeled and the eating area is a new addition,

so everything  you see in the after pictures are brand new.

These are the kitchen after pictures:

Benefit: A Tuscan style kitchen, nook and family room, offering a warm and

welcoming appeal with a touch of elegance.

(After pictures are provided by Lisa Ward Photography)

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Challenge: Large dining room, existing furniture too small, would like Tuscany

style decor.

Solution:  Replace all furniture in a larger scale and in the Tuscany style, add

pictures, area rug and window treatments, change paint color.

This is before:

This is After:

Benefit: A room with elegance and properly scaled furniture in the Tuscan style.

(After pictures provided by Lisa Ward Photography)

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Challenge: Not much of a challenge, it was a clean slate, other than keeping

existing leather sofa and chair. They needed everything and wanted a

contemporary look with an Asian flare.

Solution: Presented a contemporary area rug and metal accessories, but

selected furniture with an Asian flare and added a splash of color to the walls.

This is before:

This is after:

Benefit:

A brighter, warmer atmosphere, offering a sleek, contemporary style, providing

a little bit of Asian cultural backdrops.

(After pictures provided by Lisa Ward Photography)

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This is the same house as above but in the living room:

Challenge: Other than it being a small room, it was a clean slate and they

wanted to continue the Asian flare, but in a more conversational

intimate setting for mother and daughter.

Solution: Purchased 4 chairs, two contemporary and two of Asian

flare and placed them across from one another. Added area rug with

storage ottoman for the extra seating and storage, end tables and

lamps to bring in another element of Asian flare, along with wall decor.

Added paint to accentuate the room and make it warmer.

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Benefit: Complete, cozy and conversational

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Challenge: Rectangular room with wasted space, wants room to be brighter

and utilized more fully.

Solution: Divided room into two zones, one a library, the other the

entertainment area. Replaced window treatments with wood blinds and

swags. Applied three different paint colors, a yellow for the upper walls and

green for the lower walls that are paneled and lighter version of yellow for

the trim and ceiling.

This is before:

This is after:

Benefit:

An updated, brighter and spacious room, with every area utilized

fully. Completed within specified timeframe.

(After picture photographs are by Lisa Ward Photography)

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Same house as above, adjacent room:

Challenge: Large room lacking functionality and modernization.

Needed new floor plan,furniture, carpet, color and window treatments.

Solution: Rearranged furniture so new loveseat provides a division for

the entrance way and the living room. Brighter paint, new carpet

and modern swags and jabots with wood blinds were added to the windows.

This is before:

This is after:

Benefit:

Sleeker, brighter, contemporary look with more functional floor plan

utilizing space more appropriately.

(After picture photographs are by Lisa Ward Photography)

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Challenge: small room, no particular style, dated colors and carpet,

limited budget

Solution: Created Tuscany style, brighter colors, paint on the walls, new wall

decor, furniture, rug, lamps, and new hardwood floor

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Benefit: Brighter, more stylish, richer flare

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Challenge: small space to be converted into library

Solution: corner bookcases and two wing chairs with table placed in front of book-

cases.

This is before:                                                 This is after:

Benefit: lots of shelving as needed and an area to sit and relax.

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Challenge: unfinished loft with no closet space, wants to convert into bedroom and

have plenty of space to store things, wants to keep old dressers.

Solution: build adequate closet space, insulate, paint, add chair rail for added touch

utilize old dressers as shelving in closet

This is before:                                                    This is after:

Benefit: crisp and stylish, lots of storage in closet utilizing old dressers.

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Challenge: Needed a backsplash, but has busy granite counter tops, lots of red

tones in wood and floor

Solution: selected soft terracotta ceramic tile, with bronze grapes for accents

and glass squares for added texture and accents.

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Challenge: Owner needed help with pulling colors and determining style that

would work in a cape cod. Would like to have more counter and cabinet space.

Solution: Suggested Tuscany style, provided colors and assistance

in the selection process for cabinets, counter, backsplash, etc.

This is before:

This is after:

Benefit: Tuscany style in a smaller scale, brighter and a elegant flair.

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Challenge: Old cottage shore home that has been rented and abused.

Needs tender loving care and to be brought back to life. Did not

want alot of accessories, limited budget.

Solution: New hardwood floors in three rooms to keep its charm,

polyurethene the paneling in living room to make it shine, new window

treatments for all rooms to offer color and easy functionality and

maintenance, painted kitchen cabinets, new paint and all new

furniture throughout, and some new wall decor.

This is the kitchen before:                  This is the kitchen after:

 This is the Master bedroom before:          This is Master Bedroom after:

 This is the Living Room before:       This is the Living Room after:

This is the Back Bedroom before:       This is the Back Bedroom after:

This is the Bath Room before:               This is the Bath Room after:

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Challenge: cliented wanted a spa like atmosphere using soft, cool colors,

limited budget

Solution: new window treatments, paint, some new furniture,

mirror closet doors and accent pillows

This is before:                                                          This is after:

Benefit: serene, space appears larger, restful, peaceful

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Challenge: Owner wants room to have funky/different accessories

representing moroccan and English Tudor. Needed a chaise lounge

but not as big as existing one and tables.

Solution: Focused on wrought iron accessories and furniture with Tudor

and moroccan flare, removed large chaise lounge, replaced sectional

and chaise with solid decor, added accent table and console with tiffany

and pictures.

This is before:

This is after:

Benefit: Room exudes more personality, much more colorful and not as

bulky, hence more balance.

(After picture photographs are by Lisa Ward Photography)

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Challenge: update green fireplace tile to be more neutral

Solution: selected a glass tile versus ceramic in black with gold speckles and

gold grout to make glass pop out.

This is before:                                                         This is after:

Benefit: richer, more contemporary and brighter

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