Dining Room Makeover - From Seeing Red To Pretty Pashmina!
Claire Jefford, Inc.
8 years ago
Ever feel like you just don't know where to start with a decorating project?
My clients felt this way about their 'red' dining room that they left empty for the first few years they lived in their home. They had no idea how to begin the task of giving this room new life that reflected their own tastes, which is why they hired me to assist with their design dilemma.
Here is the dining room before, it is the first room you pass by as you enter the home.
I first sourced the wallpaper which was the 'jumping off point' for the design palette. Fabrics for the custom drapery and dining chairs complemented the wallpaper as well as themonochromatic feel that we were trying to achieve within the room design.
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Design by Claire Jefford, Creating Contrast Designs
Below- Room Before.
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Custom Host/Hostess Chairs in a Stunning Duralee Fabric
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Custom Buffet Design, Claire Jefford, Creating Contrast Designs
Below - Elegant Artwork and Detailed Wainscoting
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The paint selection is Pashmina by Benjamin Moore which is one of my favourite colours. See more of this dining room here.
Watch my video here of where else I have used Pashmina by Benjamin Moore or click on the below photo/link.
I hope you like my transformation of my clients dining room, I wish I had a beautiful space like this to dine in with friends and family!
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Comments (12)Hello Bridgette, Your property is over a 100 year old, featuring traditional style with the beams, woodwork, fireplace,etc. If you don't know where to start up, first think of how could this space reflect your personality and personal taste in the best possible way. Think of your favourite colours and style. If I was you I would possibly go for the traditional or rustic style maybe adding a bit of contemporary elements as well. The room is not lacking any light as you said, so you could consider bringing more colours in, add a focal point and depth as well to make it feel more welcoming and friendly. You could consider adding some ornaments or home accessories, red, yellow, blue could look quite nice. I would get furniture in white or warm grey. StJames Design Interiors...See MoreWin a colour room makeover by Dulux and a weekend away! - CLOSED
Comments (213)With much excitement the Dulux panel, after reviewing all the creative entries for the Colour Picker competition, have selected their winner! ‘Summer in Cornwall’ is a beautiful and calming collection of muted blues. The use of tonal colour is very on trend and also features Denim Drift- The Dulux colour of the year! The title of the collection, ‘Summer in Cornwall’, the styling of the selected room set and the combination of the restful blue colour palette, echoes the recurring theme of our 2017 Colour Futures trends, about yearning for real experiences, the importance of treasuring simple and genuine things in life and re-connects us with mother nature’s very own colour palette....See MoreCLOSED In need of a makeover? WIN a bespoke design for your space!
Comments (90)Houzz competition I know the deadline has passed but I would like for you to see this. (The photos are not uploading properly) As embarrassing as it has been for myself and my mum; over the course of my life, I have lived in such a beautiful neighbourhood in the Blackfriars area for over 22 years and the only renovation or decoration that was done was in our kitchen by the council which was lovely. We also got a really nice gentleman to fix our blinds in the kitchen for us however only one side was done because he mentioned that the measurement was not accurate for the other window area so for months one side has been an open view which at times I don't mind, but everyone loves privacy from time to time. When it comes to the rest of the house - 1. The corridor - the walls are damaged by paint and mould so the walls feel quite rough with cracks which at times Ive hurt myself with small scratches... the corridor is sky blue but I also imagined my corridor in a yellow/magnolia colour with white borders and my mum even bought the paint but till now it was not done. 2. The doors in the corridor that lead to each room are off white and the doors don't shut properly anymore. 3. The toilet is separate to the bathroom it's really old and green colour is very boring, the toilet itself is faulty, the wall between the toilet and bathroom by the window is quite thin so it has ripped a little bit. The pipes are cracked and the mould is showing and I was thinking to get the council to wrap it up in some kind of polystyrene wrap. 4. The bathroom has ABESTOS around the window area as the ventilation is so bad and because the window is high up it is quite hard to reach to always open and close it. The bathroom was repainted white at one point but the colour didn't stay for long. Now it's mouldy and black. The pipes are bad and mouldy and the sink area is cracked around. I had an idea of painting it with the theme white and gold accessories or blue white and gold (which my mum purchased blue paint) but we never got around to doing anything. The bath itself sounds like it's about to fall through and many times there have been leaks downstairs into my neighbours flat. The council just used a cardboard/wooden barriers to cover the bath. 5. The front room had wallpaper before and was painted over. Now, on one side of the room a little bit of the wall paper is coming off very randomly as if it's shrinking (I don't remember taking off anything). The carpet was taken off completely but nothing was done to it. This area has become store space too (due to clutter and books). We have some nice brown/gold curtains which I visualised my living room to have a boutique type elegant brown/gold/cream theme. 6. Bedroom no. 1 has not been dealt with for years and so it has become a clutter room for clothes as well as the corridor. The room colour is sky blue but would love for this room to be an elegant green theme something classy for a mother. 7. Bedroom no. 2 is a baby pink room with the intention of painting the room white with splashes of colour. I started taking some things out and taking out my bed area but it's not complete as you can see by the photos. Overall this interior design is definitely needed because of how long it has taken for the decor process to be done. This is the conundrum that is needed to be solved....See MoreF&B Breakfast Room Green in a breakfast room. Too much?
Comments (35)Firstly, Happy New Year fellow Houzzers! Hope 2019 is happy, healthy and generally good for everyone. Want to again pass my thanks to you all for all the responses, advice and inspiration. Without you I don't think we would have got to where we have with the room. As you may have guessed, I am updating the thread because we have finished it (mostly!). The jury is still out on painting the dresser as I don't want 'matchy-matchy' so I am going to live with it for a while as it is. We absolutely love the room and it is beautiful in the morning light. The wallpaper is the Sanderson Chiswick Grove Sage, the paneling and skirting is in F&B Breakfast Room Green eggshell, the ceiling in a pure trade white with the doors and cupboard in F&B James White eggshell. All the woodwork too 4 coats to cover the sanded orange varnish. :( The curtains are the old Ikea things we had up so I need to decide on what to replace them with (they got paint on them so need to go). My lovely sister gave me a really nice brass chandelier so the old light will go too. Also thinking about a jute/sisal rug for under the table, anything patterned would be too much I think. At some point I will replace the black Ikea lamps too. But at the moment they are doing a job. I don't want the lighting to be too old fashioned as the room would go a bit chintzy I think. Hence the lamps on the sideboard looking a bit more modern. Here are some pics if you are interested. :) Cheers all. :)...See More
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