1. Modern FamilyDesigner: Barbara Town of Town Lifestyle + DesignLocation: HoustonSize: 189 square feet (17.5 square meters); 13½ by 14 feet (4.1 by 4.2 meters)Homeowners’ request. “The family entertains a lot, and this room sits in the middle of the house and acts as a main hallway to get to the kitchen and the family room,” designer Barbara Town says. “They were hoping to bring in a more finished look, add a pop of color, [and have it] be kid-friendly and be a space that blended with the rest of the home design.” Style. “The style of this space is transitional,” Town says. “We have mixed the traditional-style dining table and chandelier with a midcentury buffet, modern consoles and dining chairs. The pop of bright colors also helps tie these two styles together, being a mix of sophisticated and youthful.”
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Special features. Light blue walls (Benjamin Moore’s Palladian Blue). Town gave the table a fresh coat of white paint, added user-friendly chairs and placed two slim acrylic console tables on either side of the archway to give the family additional tabletop surface for serving. Designer secret. “I think the gallery wall is what really makes this space stand out and be special,” Town says. “The client really wanted a space to display family photos and, being that this is the heart of their home, I love that we were able to give her a personal space but also blend in different art mediums to create a cool focal point.”Chairs: Cost Plus World Market; consoles: CB2; stools: Target; rug: Rugs USA; table lamp: Circa Lighting; face artwork: Sally Benedict; abstract paintings: Amanda K. Hawkins; frames: West Elm (brass), Ikea and Target (white); table and buffet: homeowners’ existing; chandelier: original to the home; see more chandeliersSee more of this home
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