Gray Traditional Living Room
Sophisticated settees flank the fireplace at an angle, and two high back chairs create an intimate seating group. An elegant swam table brings grace to the family room. The antique map of London above a rustic, iron scroll wine cabinet greets you, alongside an ebony entry console.
The family room is the first space you see as you walk into the house. The client wanted the space to be conversation friendly and a place to entertain guests, as well as be both warm and cozy, and upscale and elegant. She recently visited London and traveled to Highclere Castle where Downton Abbey was filmed and wanted to bring a bit of the legance and sophistication that she had seen in to her home. The room has a corner fireplace and four main entrances into it, making placement an important decision.
The corner fireplace provided an anchor for an angled elegant seating group, leaving major walk throughs open behind the seating area. Two sophisticated settees flank perpendicular to the fireplace, as well as two high back chairs facing the fireplace nestle together to create an intimate seating group. The velvet-like dark grey fabric on the settees is soft and welcoming. The high back chairs in a large scale damask print of ivory and dark grey add a traditional flair to the stylized chairs. The kidney pillows in the same pattern give balance to the grouping. An elegant swan table sets the mood and is functional as well. An oval tray cocktail table with a smooth finish provide a place to serve from. As you enter room from the front door, a mural of an antique map of London set above a rustic, iron scrollwork wine cabinet greets you. An ebony entry console next to the front door is flanked by two gold lamps and is a place to drop your keys as you walk in the front door. Four framed vintage photography of old English cottages continue the theme throughout the space, and along wit sophisticated topiaries that flank the fireplace, set the mood of classic elegance.
