Lake Cottage Family Room Redesign

Not only did I get to work with a fabulous client in helping her select paint colors for her entire lake condo (see post HERE), I also had the privilege of working with her on creating an inspiration board for her new family room.

Since we had already selected Benjamin Moore's Camouflage Gray for the walls to flow with the colors in the rest of the home, I selected furnishings that would also tie in with the nature-inspired lake cottage look of the home.

Below is the room's current look with the previous owner's furnishings.

The client wanted the room to be a hang-out space, where the kids could play video games and the family could spend some quality time together. I came up with two different, yet similar, options for the layout of the furnishings to make the room serve this purpose.

OPTION 1:

OPTION 2:

 

The following are the furnishing/accessories I chose to help this room become more of a family room and less of a rec room.

1. Window Treatments: I suggested using floor to ceiling white drapes to make the windows more of  a focal point. Mounting a long curtain rod over the top of all three windows and hanging 4 white curtain panels would help achieve this. To add texture and carry the wood tones up to the window, I suggested replacing the blinds with bamboo roller shades. These can be purchased at places like Lowe’s, Home Depot, Bed, Bath & Beyond, etc. The white drapes in the inspiration board are the Merete Curtains from Ikea (they are sold in pairs for $24.99).

2. Chandelier: To replace the pool table chandelier, I chose an antiqued copper chandelier with a shade to give the room some of that ‘vintage charm’ the client liked. This chandelier was from Overstock.com (also available on Ebay) and is called the Indoor 4-Light Antique Copper Chandelier ($101.99 + $2.95 shipping!).

3. Art:  Creating a grouping of photographs together on a wall (as shown on the inspiration board) gives the art more impact and helps it make a statement.The sepia toned images pictured above are from art.com and the square frames with wide white mats are from Ikea.

 Source: Decor Pad

4. Console Lamps: To bring more lighting into the room, 2 matching lamps could be added to a console table that sits behind the couch. I chose 2 simple glass lamps with white drum shades. To add a pop of  color, some green ribbon could be hot-glued onto the outer edges of the shades. These particular lamps can be found at Overstock.com and are called Indoor 1-Light Glass Exquisite Table Lamps (set of two for $164.99).

5. Console Table: Not only would a console table behind the couch create a place to put extra lighting, it would also serve as another piece for storage. The Xola Console Table (in Cappuccino) from Target.com ($159.09) has 2 drawers and a shelf.  Baskets or pretty bins could be added to the shelf to serve as storage for blankets, books, magazines, etc.

6. Wall Color: Camouflage by Benjamin Moore

7. Sectional Sofa: The sectional sofa will allow for ample seating. Since it is such a large piece, I wanted to keep it a light, neutral color, but don’t worry, it’s got a washable slip cover!! Sectional sofas can be pricey, but the Ektorp Corner Sofa (pictured in Svanby Beige color) sells for $899 at Ikea. JCPenney also sells a comparable sectional that is a bit larger, but it is more than double the price at $2,233.

8. Media Stand: The Apothecary-Style Double Door Media Stand pictured on the inspiration board is from Overstock.com ($271.35 +$2.95 shipping). I chose this because it resembles an antique piece of furniture. A perfect example of why it pays to shop around…I found the exact same Apothecary Media Stand at JCPenney for $500, while it’s only $271 at Overstock!!

9. Area Rug: I wanted to find a rug that was simple, yet also brought in some more color. I found the Le Poem Indoor/Outdoor Rug from Ballard Design. The rug is cream with a sage colored poem written in French about an industrious ant, a carefree cricket and the end of summer.

 

10. Throw Pillows: The floral pillow pictured was my inspiration for the entire room. It is from Etsy.com in PopOColor’s Shop (Kravet Green and Grays Jacobean Floral Pillow Cover).

The blue and white geometric pillow is from the same seller and is called Robin Egg Blue and Off White Trellis Decorative Pillow Cover.

The solid green, blue, and tan pillows are all from Pottery Barn.

11. Ottoman: The client preferred ottomans over coffee tables, so I chose a square leather ottoman that opens up for extra storage. The Richmond Espresso bonded Leather Storage Ottoman pictured is from Overstock.com ($199).  

12. Occasional Chair: I wanted to find an accent chair to serve as a little reading spot tucked in a corner of the room. The style and color of the Nottingham Taupe Nailhead Club Chair from Overtsock.com ($399.99) would work perfectly in the space.

13. Side Table: A small side table would work well next to the occasional chair in the reading corner to hold a lamp. For this, I chose the Round Top Pedestal Table from Target.com ($79.99).

14. Table Lamp: To offer additional lighting to the reading corner, a table lamp is needed. I chose a 29” Ceramic Table Lamp in Beidge from Target.com ($159.99) to serve this purpose. Some of my favorite sources for cute, inexpensive table lamps are HomeGoods, HomeSense, and TJMaxx, so if you have any of those stores in your area, you may want to check them out first!

This was my most favorite project that I've worked on so far. I am so excited to see how this space turns out!

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