About the Interior
Design job:
A couple had moved into
a house together in later life and had very different tastes. SMB
Interior Design was called in to try to help them modernise the
living room and dining room which they both felt was cold, dark
and cluttered. Both wanted to create a feeling of light and
warmth. The house appeared dark owing to a significant amount of
dark wood furniture and a large, outdated stone effect fireplace.
It appeared cluttered as there was too much furniture and
overflowing bookshelves. The first step was to declutter -
discarding excess furniture and books. Then we covered the
fireplace with a new false wall, added a contemporary inset fire
and this immediately transformed the room. New carpet, paint
colours (on walls, woodwork and the dark wood built in furniture),
soft furnishings, light fittings and some new furniture completed
the transformation of this lounge and dining room from tired and
mismatched to contemporary, light and comfortable.
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