A Story About Evanston - one of our most playful designs!
Welcome to our Evanston Project! One of our very few projects where “Modern Farmhouse” wasn’t the go-to style! This client wanted character, colour, spunky-ness, and something completely unique to her and her style only. This is their Forever Home, and though it was a newer build, it lacked character (as most new builds do), so we went to work with quite a fun to-do list!
After reviewing this clients New Client Questionnaire, I knew this client and I would vibe well. I do tend to love more spunky character when it comes to interior design, so connecting with these clients who had a similar style, I couldn’t help but be excited! She was sending me inspirational images that had wall and ceiling paint stripes, coloured doors, unique tile designs, all design details that I hadn’t had a chance to do for any other client. Queue the excitement!
So, what did we all do for this client?
Full Service Design for the Dining Room, Living Room, Foyer, Powder Room, and Overall Decorating of the main floor.
In addition to having a unique style, this client has an abundant of artwork and decorative items they had picked up throughout their travels - so when it came to the final styling of the space, we didn’t buy any decorative accessories for this client! No homesense shop for staging, everything you see belonged to our clients.
BIG CHANGES
Flooring - we ripped out all the builder beige tile that was in the front of the house and around the fireplace, and replaced the front entry with a super playful and fun hexagon pattern, and the fireplace with a black herringbone (LOVE).
We also sanded and refinished the hardwood floor. It was that go-to-builder delightful dark espresso brown… so that had to go!
WALL FEATURES
The dining room wall was a unique and subtle detail that added dimension and depth, without being too loud and bold.
The living room feature wall composed of two colours - blue and yellow. Yellow being the clients favourite colour, and the blue pulled from the incredible area rug we sourced for the dining room.
To balance out these design features we added a subtle black and white geometric pattern in the form of draperies and valances to bring in another layer of texture.
LIGHT FIXTURES
The black sputnik light fixtures really brought in a big impact when you walked in… repeating the same light fixture and hanging and different lengths made the most sense in this space! The lights aren’t competing with each other, but are complimenting each other, while adding a bold statement to the overall space.
Her favourite colour was YELLOW - so you can see that we’ve splashed yellow in a few different areas! One of the best colours to compliment yellow is naturally blue, and if you know us, we LOVE blue, so adding that pop of turquoise was incredibly obvious for this home.
Here is your reminder that when renovating and decorating your home, don’t worry about what everyone else is doing. Do to your home what makes YOU happy! This is your sanctuary, not ours, and investing in a beautiful space that you love will pay off every minute you’re in your house. Promise <3
You can view the entire album of the Evanston Project in our Portfolio section on our website https://www.marianneelizabethdesign.com/evanston-design
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