Interiors

Color-Transformed Family Room

Living room with grey sectional sofa, multiple pillows, a glass coffee table with a vase of flowers and snacks, large windows showing trees outside, dark blue built-in shelves with books and decorative items, beige walls, and hardwood floor.

This family room was part of a late 90s addition to a Lexington colonial — it had been a TV, game, and play room for the clients as their family grew. Once their boys became teenagers, it was time to create a cozy and comfortable family room geared more toward movie nights than Nerf guns.

The space had a large window seat flanked by built-ins hiding HVAC equipment and radiators. The seat wasn’t practical for movie-watching, and the builts-ins felt disjointed and haphazard with contrasting wall and trim colors.

A bright living room with a beige sofa, an armchair, and a window seat with pillows. There are bookshelves built into the walls next to a large glass door, with items like books, baskets, and toys. A ceiling fan hangs from the ceiling, and a shaggy rug covers the wooden floor. Outside, trees and a backyard are visible through the windows.

BEFORE

To define the built-ins as a backdrop, and simultaneously create a cozy atmosphere without darkening the space, we painted the entire back bookshelf and window seat combo a classic neutral dark blue hue. The rest of the room was balanced with a pale warm gray on the walls and soft white trim and ceiling.

A small sectional sofa in performance fabric is just large enough to comfortably seat 4 adults without cutting off a portion of the room. The large leather ottoman doubles as a coffee table when not used as a communal foot rest, and the family’s passed-down Ekornes recliner provides a fifth seat. The window seat is refreshed with a new cushion and matching bolster pillows, an ideal spot for relaxing with a book and enjoying a view.

Living room with beige sofa, throw pillows, patterned rug, coffee table with a large wooden tray, a vase with flowers, bookshelf with books, decorative items, and large windows showing green trees outside.
Living room with gray sofa, assorted pillows, coffee table with snacks and drinks, large window with beige curtains, bookshelf with books and basket, and view of trees outside.

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