Living Room with Custom Credenza Mike Schwartz
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Photo by Eric Rorer While we adore all of our clients and the beautiful structures which we help fill and adorn, like a parent adores all of their children, this recent mid-century modern interior design project was a particular delight. This client, a smart, energetic, creative, happy person, a man who, in-person, presents as refined and understated — he wanted color. Lots of color. When we introduced some color, he wanted even more color: Bright pops; lively art. In fact, it started with the art. This new homeowner was shopping at SLATE ( https://slateart.net) for art one day… many people choose art as the finishing touches to an interior design project, however this man had not yet hired a designer. He mentioned his predicament to SLATE principal partner (and our dear partner in art sourcing) Danielle Fox, and she promptly referred him to us. At the time that we began our work, the client and his architect, Jack Backus, had finished up a massive remodel, a thoughtful and thorough update of the elegant, iconic mid-century structure (originally designed by Ratcliff & Ratcliff) for modern 21st-century living. And when we say, “the client and his architect” — we mean it. In his professional life, our client owns a metal fabrication company; given his skills and knowledge of engineering, build, and production, he elected to act as contractor on the project. His eye for metal and form made its way into some of our furniture selections, in particular the coffee table in the living room, fabricated and sold locally by Turtle and Hare. Color for miles: One of our favorite aspects of the project was the long hallway. By choosing to put nothing on the walls, and adorning the length of floor with an amazing, vibrant, patterned rug, we created a perfect venue. The rug stands out, drawing attention to the art on the floor. In fact, the rugs in each room were as thoughtfully selected for color and design as the art on the walls. In total, on this project, we designed and decorated the living room, family room, master bedroom, and back patio. (Visit www.lmbinteriors.com to view the complete portfolio of images.) While my design firm is known for our work with traditional and transitional architecture, and we love those projects, I think it is clear from this project that Modern is also our cup of tea. If you have a Modern house and are thinking about how to make it more vibrantly YOU, contact us for a consultation.

Jeff Beck Photography
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Architecture Design by M-Gray Architecture, Styling by Wendy Teague, Photography by Shayna Fontana
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Maple Valley Chair This small-scaled, slipper chair is at home with any look from classic to contemporary. Traditional button tufting and nail head trim meets modern top-grain leather on a casually elegant, curved frame.

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• Custom designed living room • Custom sectional sofa - Della Robbia • Swivel chair - COR Shrimp • Custom area carpet - Paul Smith Swirl from The Rug Co. • Coffee table - provided by the client • Custom Union Jack throw pillows - Designed by JGID; Fabricated by Dawson Custom Workroom • Art - James Kennedy - Dolby Chadwick Gallery

Photo: Sarah Parisi Dowlin © 2018 Houzz
Mid-century modern open concept dark wood floor and brown floor living room photo in Cincinnati with white walls, a standard fireplace and no tv

Updated this fireplace with added shiplap stained a natural finish to give it a more natural and earthy look. Added greenery to add life and color. Added a large hexagon mirror instead of a mantel piece to let the fireplace stand on it's own.

Open plan, spacious living. Honoring 1920’s architecture with a collected look.
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They needed new custom cabinetry to accommodate their new 75" flat screen so we worked with the cabinetry and AV vendors to design a unit that would encompass all of the AV plus display and storage extending all the way to the window seat. New dark wood floors were installed and a custom wool and silk area rug was designed that ties all the pieces together. We designed a new coffered ceiling with lighting in each bay. And built out the fireplace with dimensional tile to the ceiling. The color scheme was kept intentionally monochromatic to show off the different textures with the only color being touches of blue in the pillows and accessories to pick up the art glass.

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Feature wall in the living room: Island Stone Parallels V stone tile. Architecture and interiors: Christie Architecture General contractor: Hamish Murray Construction Photo: KuDa Photography

Marco Ricca
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