So as I had mentioned in part 1, Marmie and Pop Pop flew me up to the Great White North for a main floor re-design. It was a fabulous weekend filled with food, decor, and coffee.
Marmie's mountain house was once filled with small rooms and choppy walls. Years ago, her and Pop had made the formal dining room and formal living room one large open-concept space. Aside from some structural pillars, the room is really one big entertaining area. One side has the stair case and fireplace, and the other side enters the kitchen, and has a formal dining area. The family room and foyer, branch off of this main space.
For all my southerners reading this, welcome to the North. Where ceilings are low to save on extravagant heating bills. Where carpet is almost always your flooring of choice, lest your feet be turned into ice cubes. Unless, of course, you have neuropathy, then you don't care what the floor is made of, because you can't feel it anyway.
Southerners prefer high lofty ceilings that trap heat, way above their noggins. And hard wood floors, where tanned bare toes can feel something cool in the heat of a Georgia July. The architectural differences are extremely contrasting.
Marmie's wish list for this ginormous space? Something beautiful and cohesive. Where the rooms feel effortlessly together, yet separate all at once. She had picked up many things she liked over the years, the difficult part for her, was putting it all together.
I find that soooo many of my clients have lots of beautiful pieces. The problem is making it all 'work'. That can be the tricky part.
Well needless to say, Marmie's space more then 'works'. I think it turned out quite elegant, wouldn't you agree?
But first. Many of my readers asked for a picture of the mountain get-away I spoke of days ago. So here's Marmie and Pop's back deck covered in snow:
And here is baby J playing in the snow. Poor Georgia baby had never seen so much snow before!!!
And here are the BEFORE photos!
BEFORE-formal dining room
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AND now I present, the AFTER tour!!! ENJOY! Thank you to Marmie and Pop Pop for allowing me to come up and decorate all weekend. It was a wonderful weekend!
AFTER--The dining room got curtains! They make everything feel so much more dreamy!
AFTER--The Dining room also got additional lighting with these mercury glass buffet lamps. Marmie loves mercury glass!
AFTER--Pretty platters on the wall remind us that this is a fully functioning dining area. Marmie's mid-century serving piece was quirky and fun, and she wanted it to stay in the room for extra dish storage. We added a fun mirror over top to dress the space up a bit.
AFTER--A new centerpiece feels happy and bright.
AFTER--Cheeseboards on the wall break up the formality.
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AFTER--Marmie had two extra dining chairs. We pulled these to the open area behind the sectional to fake a southern style keeping room. This room is directly off of the kitchen and is the space where everyone loves to sit, drink coffee, and watch Marmie bake.
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AFTER--More mercury glass on the mid-century server keeps the glitz going in the dining area.
AFTER--The formal living room got a fresh new rug! It anchors the space and helps define it.
AFTER--We used a special clock of Marmie's to re-do the fireplace mantle. Her father's chair has a place as well.
AFTER--The old chest that used to be in the family room came to the living area. It was smaller and works better in front of the smaller sectional.
AFTER--The keeping area deserved a fun sofa table and accessories. A new custom photo wall shows off the family initial and enlarged photos of the grand babies.
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AFTER--Custom Birchwood Blog art in the form of a verse went over the credenza. Along with some of Marmie's favorite accessories.
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Love y'all! Thanks for enjoying!
Ashley