Buchholz
Moody, Collected & Completely Intentional — Interior Design Refresh | Raleigh, NC
Sometimes the right home just needs the right vision applied to it. This project was a layered interior design refresh — no full gut renovation, just a thoughtful, room-by-room transformation using color, pattern, custom window treatments, art, and furniture curation to bring serious personality to a home that already had great bones.
The entry sets the tone immediately. A bold blue painted front door opens into a two-story foyer with warm hardwood floors, an iron orb chandelier, and original arched windows that flood the space with natural light. The art on the staircase wall signals right away that this home has a point of view.
The formal living room is the project's crown jewel. A deep navy accent wall rises to the cathedral ceiling, anchored by a dramatic large-scale gold and silver metal wall sculpture above the fireplace. A custom blue and white geometric Roman shade — fitted to the arched window — is one of the most striking window treatment solutions in the project. Dark marble tile surrounds the fireplace insert, and a cognac leather chair with matching ottoman completes the sitting area with warmth and depth.
The family room goes fully moody. Near-black charcoal walls meet an accent wall wrapped in a bold blue and white ikat-style wallpaper. Paired silver metallic sculptural wall pieces bring texture and light to the wallpaper wall, while a large abstract landscape canvas grounds the dark accent wall opposite. Custom pinch-pleat drapes in a tonal geometric diamond weave frame the windows, and an antique trunk serves as the coffee table — grounding the room in something real and collected.
The kitchen's existing cream and glaze cabinetry, warm granite countertops, travertine backsplash with decorative mosaic detailing, and cherry wood island were honored and styled without alteration — proof that great design doesn't always require demolition.
Sometimes the right home just needs the right vision applied to it. This project was a layered interior design refresh — no full gut renovation, just a thoughtful, room-by-room transformation using color, pattern, custom window treatments, art, and furniture curation to bring serious personality to a home that already had great bones.
The entry sets the tone immediately. A bold blue painted front door opens into a two-story foyer with warm hardwood floors, an iron orb chandelier, and original arched windows that flood the space with natural light. The art on the staircase wall signals right away that this home has a point of view.
The formal living room is the project's crown jewel. A deep navy accent wall rises to the cathedral ceiling, anchored by a dramatic large-scale gold and silver metal wall sculpture above the fireplace. A custom blue and white geometric Roman shade — fitted to the arched window — is one of the most striking window treatment solutions in the project. Dark marble tile surrounds the fireplace insert, and a cognac leather chair with matching ottoman completes the sitting area with warmth and depth.
The family room goes fully moody. Near-black charcoal walls meet an accent wall wrapped in a bold blue and white ikat-style wallpaper. Paired silver metallic sculptural wall pieces bring texture and light to the wallpaper wall, while a large abstract landscape canvas grounds the dark accent wall opposite. Custom pinch-pleat drapes in a tonal geometric diamond weave frame the windows, and an antique trunk serves as the coffee table — grounding the room in something real and collected.
The kitchen's existing cream and glaze cabinetry, warm granite countertops, travertine backsplash with decorative mosaic detailing, and cherry wood island were honored and styled without alteration — proof that great design doesn't always require demolition.
Project Year: 2025
