Happy Friday! Today’s focus is on one of my older projects. It was a tract home with an incredibly disproportionate and awkward built-in in the family room. I don’t know why home builders ALWAYS build built ins that aren’t symmetrical. It drives me NUTS! SO– what are the different things you would fix in this room? 
Here is what we ended up with:
5 Changes I made:
- Closed off the doorway to center the fireplace and bring some symmetry to the built-in
- Added some texture to the fireplace with our favorite Eldorado Stone, lined with modern molding
- Removed the yellow color on the walls and painted them a fresh taupey grey (Pashmina by Benjamin Moore)
- Brought in a pop of color with the red (or as I call it, poppy orange) window treatments — from the top of the ceiling to the floor
- Added a conversational area in the brown, natural tones and threw in a few pillows and accessories to tie in the poppy orange color!
To see more before and after photos of this room click here!
Again, I caught myself thinking too small. When I saw the room my first thought was that the fireplace wall was not symmetrical. Of course, I was stumped on how to fix it. Can you tell I’m a complete novice and need to open up and get rid of my “economical” thinking? Moving the door and fireplace would be such a big ordeal AND was the perfect answer. Lord help me, I never thought of it. It is all so beautiful and stylish. I loooove your work.
The only thing I do not like is the television hanging over the fireplace. Just a personal choice, I like art work or a mirror to be there. Otherwise, the room looks much better than the before picture.
Don’t be too hard on yourself Christine! Trust me, I never thought of these things in the beginning either! You learn as you go and you learn by taking risks! I love that you were inspired by this project! Thanks for commenting, – RR
Thank you for your comment Cindy! – RR