Noelle Wright is a super talented decorator based out of Salt Lake. I LOVE this room she submitted for my call for Living Room tours! Here’s Noelle, sharing all the pretty details!
This is one of my favorites rooms yet!! The family that I did this for are good friends of ours, so of course it had to be perfect. They are young and hip and he heads the company Skullcandy, so I wanted it to have a very unique and edgy vibe that represented them and their lifestyle. This family entertains like crazy…so flow and the placement of furniture was crucial. They also have two little girls and one on the way, so the trick was making it beautiful and practical all at the same time. To be honest, I was really sad when I finished this project, I had such a great time doing it!!
Here are some pictures of the front room.
I love this view of the room, it captures all the unique details that make this room so great! Although we started with a clean slate, I wanted to make sure that it felt like the pieces that we used felt unique and eclectic. Every detail came with a lot of thought! It is a melting pot of styles with pieces found at Anthropologie, HomeGoods, local contemporary boutiques, custom made pieces and local vintage stores…to name a few, to create the overall effect. One thing my client was set on having was a zebra hide. That became my starting point, and was fun…because I could add color to the black and white. We also added all kinds of fun tables to provide a place to set down drinks for all their entertaining.
I had this chair custom made. I love custom made items because you get exactly what you want, it’s uniquely yours, and in most cases doesn’t cost more than buying it. Isn’t the classic houndstooth paired with the sleek lines of this chair great?
The throw pillows and cushions in this room are also custom made. I love an unexpected mix of fabrics!! Fabric and texture are so crucial to a room. The raspberry color is a little unexpected, and so fabulous… one of my favorite parts of the room. I tried to create symmetry in the room by using similar shapes and flow lines, the petals on the pillow and the petals on the mirror. This creates a needed balance.
We used an unusual combination of chairs in this room because we wanted to! I wanted this room to represent my client. Rules are made to be broken.
Don’t be afraid to mix it up!
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| All photos taken by Ashlee Raubach |
These old books and urn add an unexpected touch that I just love.
List of Sources
Sofa: Bob Williams Mitchell Gold
Rug: Safaveih
Zebra Hide: Horchow
Black and White artwork/photography: Roma
Coffee tables: Pottery Barn
Chests: Hooker furniture
Lamps: Circa Lighting
Wall Color: Bennington Beige by Benjamin Moore
Mirror above fireplace: Anthropologie
Lotus mirror: available to the trade
Houndstooth Chair: custom made. Houndstooth fabric, available to the trade
Black Accent Chair: Horchow
Cushion on chair: custom made with Robert Allen fabric available to the trade
All Pillows: custom made with Robert Allen and Beacon Hill fabric available to the trade
Mosaic occasional table: Plantation Design
Horn-leg table: ZGallerie
Round Cigar Table: Worlds Away
Deborah – To the trade just means that the product is not (easily) available to the public on a retail level. Lots of fabrics and furnishings are made to sell directly to the design trade, who then 'sell' the product to their clients.
As with everything though, the internet has changed the name of the game, and you can get pretty much everything online. You just have to know what to google.
If you do need to order a trade item though, you can just contact a designer and they can order it for you for a commission fee (usually 10-30% of cost).
xx
Great room. Love the mix of colors and texture.
Very cool room!
Beautiful room! I'm in love with the custom houndstooth chair (reminds me of the mini sofa I made for the 'I'm A Giant!' challenge). And I want to steal that petal mirror, too.
What a cool room! I love how the window frame/shutters go the whole way up to the ceiling. Did she create that or is it original to the home?
LOOOOOOOOOOOVE this and the unexpected color scheme!!!
Bethany
http://powellbrower.blogspot.com/2012/01/project-update-bathroom.html
everything is so lovely… but is it just me or is that sofa miles away from that coffee table??
Excuse my ignorance but what " does available for the trade" mean?
Amazing room! Love the mix and pieces she chose!
me too? to the trade? I want that mirror.
Love the mix of textiles and patterns in this room! Great feature!
Lindsay
http://www.collect5.blogspot.com
Deborah – To the trade just means that the product is not (easily) available to the public on a retail level. Lots of fabrics and furnishings are made to sell directly to the design trade, who then 'sell' the product to their clients.
As with everything though, the internet has changed the name of the game, and you can get pretty much everything online. You just have to know what to google.
If you do need to order a trade item though, you can just contact a designer and they can order it for you for a commission fee (usually 10-30% of cost).
xx
So, what would you Google to get that mirror?
Love the room and love your blog.
I have just added you to my daily reads on my blog.
Here is my link if you are interested. Vicki
http://shoppegirls.blogspot.com/
Love the mix – and the houndstooth is fab!!
xo
Ashlyn
The whole room is amazing, but I LOVE the houndstooth chair (and pillow). Beautiful work!
I adore Zebra rugs! Great usage of one here.
HOLY.MOLY. That leather/suede(?) sofa! I have to have that!
Thanks for sharing!
-VRB
apeasme.blogspot.com
I love that mirror over the fireplace! And a very happy New Year,
Laura
This one is really beautiful. Thank you for posting living room tours. I love that each one has been different, but yet I think can still see the common factor that attracted you to them- color!
This room doesn't do anything for me, sorry to say. The coffee tables seem too small and just floating in the room. The books and vase aren't an unusual touch. It's a very common look. The houndstooth is a bold choice but the rest of it is kinda meh. I don't look at it and think edgy, hip, unusual.
Thanks for bringing us room tours. Even if I don't like something it allows me to fine tune what I do like.
Anon- Couldn't disagree with you more! This look like a track home, which can be so hard to personalize! I think Noelle did a great job here. THat black rug is a stroke of genius with that lovely gold sofa. Why comment if you're going to be a downer? Go back to Apartment Therapy and leave personal blogs to the people with manners.
You have to tell me about the table made from horns! Is that a coffee table from Pottery Barn? Is that the cigar table? I MUST find something like it!
Love this room Jenny! Any chance you'd share the source for the mirror? I have trade access…..
Thank you!
Whats the story with the windows? It looks like someone built a box around them to add some architectural interest to the room. That is a great idea for transforming ugly or boring windows! I'd love to see better pics of them for inspiration!