Sit up and take notice of this room
Adding visual impact using color and texture and a variety of finishes.
THE SOFA
Boston-based designer Phoebe Lovejoy helped a young family add visual impact, using colorand texture and a variety of finishes,in their new Lexington home. In thehusband’s den, she reupholstered asofa bed in a deep blue wool blend from Kravet. “It’s a great durable fabric that comes in a zillion colors,’’Lovejoy said. The animal-print pillow works well against the solid mass of rich color.
THE ART
An oversized, framed digital print featuring a kaleidoscopic pattern of butterfly wings, purchased online at Natural Curiosities, was Lovejoy’s starting point and the room’s focal point.
THE LIGHTING & THE WALLPAPER
The hammered antique-brass dome-shaped pendant from Arteriors that Lovejoy refashioned into a surface-mount light added an element of shine she said had been missing. “It contrasts nicely with the rough texture of the grass cloth on the walls.’’
THE DRAPES
Custom chambray-linen drapes in an Osborne & Littlefabric flecked with red and orange hang from rods mounted halfway between the window casing and crown molding. “When the distance is so close, one solution to make the windows feel taller is to just divide it,’’ Lovejoy said.
THE LAMP, MIRROR, & RUG
Zingy-painted wood table lamps by Caravan Pacific top side tables on either end of the sofa. The brass mirror, a late addition to the space, is a HomeGoods find. The orange-hued silk and wool rug from Stark adds color below.
Marni Elyse Katz blogs about design at StyleCarrot.com. Send comments to [email protected].
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