This little sitting room was tricky because of the size. Trying to figure out how to make it a usable space while trying to reuse the client's furniture made it a design that had to be tweaked a couple different times. We started with benches against the wall and two chairs on the left with a round rug. It didn’t work at all so I asked if she would let me start from scratch without using any of her furniture. She so graciously let me go for it. I loved the idea of a comfy love seat and centering it to the window.

I was able to find a less expensive love seat that I liked even more than the original design plan at our local Home Goods. The client also wanted to reuse a table she already owned which is a little smaller than I would have picked, but in person it didn’t seem out of scale with the room’s size. Decorating while watching your bottom line, isn’t about being cheap, it’s about considering options and making informed decisions. You don’t have to replace everything to make a space feel new again.