some good old interior design advice. So lets get to it.....
Love the beautiful floors 
Front Exterior
What a entryway
Kitchen
Now,
here’s where I get bent all out of shape about design and interior spaces!!!
Since when does hiding a beautiful fireplace become OK? I mean, "Am I
wrong" "No" Didn’t think so, I've been an interior
designer for too long to let this one slide. This living room needs
some serious help. Now let’s give Jennifer a little advice for when she moves
in.
Jennifer,
hire a good interior designer to get this lovely room up to par make sure
you play up the fireplace and put some color on them walls. Now, what can I say
about the TV nook!! Hmmm don’t put the TV there…make the nook a
feature and buy furniture that fits the scale of the room. While the
furniture is large it’s not arranged right, the focus is on the TV, let’s put
focus elsewhere like the fireplace. How about the Television over the fireplace,
now I’m sure if you hire a designer he/she will hook you up with some beautiful
art and accessories all around the room. Woe that was a mouth fool.
Jennifer if you use just a little of this advice you will be well on your way.
Happy decorating- xoxo
OK, I
just put a mouth fool into the living room and while I like the dining room it
too can use a little advice!! OK Jennifer here's my advice for the dining room.
If you would like to make this room
stand out you can really go all out with it, like a new beautiful chandelier,
it will bring focus and center of attention to the room.
I simply
love the nook but that too can standout more with maybe just a buffet with a beautiful
mirror above it, remove the large china cabinet it takes from the lovely nook. How
about the wall color? I can’t say I
don't like it because I have this very same color in my own home, I
think it’s called brick red but who cares about all that, if you’re going
to go with a color like this you have to make sure that the furniture stands
out against it because other words you’re going to blend in. Now the
traditional furniture in dining room is quite cute but need some accessories to
bring it out.
Now, I’m
not going to give criticism and a give no solutions, here are a few more solutions’
for the dining room.
If you
like the color of the wall, keep it
and maybe paint the wall below the chair-rails all white. This will give it a
more architectural look.
Remember, accessories make the room come alive,
put beautiful pictures on the walls with lovely accessories on the tables and
please don’t forget the windows make certain window covering play a role in this
room.
I hope
you find this helpful!!!
How cute
Office
WOW!!! What can
I say about this H-U-G-E Master Suite with a fireplace and beautiful ceilings
WOW just lovely!!! But this is where it ends for me.... This room can use some
color and some focus on the fireplace. How come in this house the fireplace is
shown no love? Well let’s talk about how this room can show its potential,
maybe at the fireplace you can put two chairs a side it or perhaps an ottoman
in front of it, the dresser shouldn't out shine the fireplace. Now I can’t see
all the angles of the room but I'm sure there is another wall that the dresser
can hold up. The bed wall maybe some wallpaper or molding squares can balance
out the wall. And let’s not forget the ceiling!!!! You must make it stand
out. There are a number of ways to make this happen, how about a faux finish? Also put a chandelier to make it sparkle. Now I have some other ideas but conceivably
I will have to charge for them… So Jennifer with that being said this room can
be a real beauty as I’m sure you can’t wait to put your own touches to the
room… Happy Decorating xoxo
I see the art hasn't been put on the walls yet but I'm sure you'll get to it after the house is closed and becomes yours!!! 
I know this is the windy city but does the room has to feel so
cold!!! My reflexes are to shiver when looking at this room. This is a
Theater room, has anyone told you to darken up the walls and perhaps get some
more theater seats. Well Jenifer I guess you have to do it all yourself!!!
Making it your own is going to be fun... Here is a little advice- Darken
the walls and movies will be seen in a better light, bring in more seating and
perhaps you can invite more people to watch a movie, like (ME)….
Now here is the real reason Jennifer
is under contract on this home!!! Check out the amenities on this piece of real
estate
The 16-room
stone-built mansion has 6 bedrooms, 6 full and 2 half bathrooms, 5 fireplaces,
heated garage space for 6 cars, 2 laundry rooms, a fully finished walk-out
basement, and a huge bonus room tucked up into the eaves on the third floor.
Additional spaces include an impress-the-guests style foyer with floating
curved staircase, formal living and dining rooms, a library, colossal eat-in
kitchen lit by three identical chandeliers, a double-height family room, and in
basement area, a game room and home theater. Outdoor space is severely limited
to a landscaped front yard, a large rear motor court accessed via a
porte-cochere and a wee sliver of a backyard mostly taken up by a free-form
dining terrace.
- Will this make a good buy for Jennifer?
- How do you think Jennifer will perceive my decorating advice? Spot-on, to harsh, unkind, unsympathetic or kind.
- Would you live in this home if your budget allowed it?
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2 comments:
Gorgeous hardwoods for sure, Could be a good buy with a little "jazzing" up. No, I do not think your comments were too harsh...I think they were spot on...and heck yes, I would live in this house if the budget allowed...and if it were located in my area :) -Kristy
Thanks Kristy, I think what's makes this house so desirable is that it can use some jazzing up and I'm sure she is going to have some fun bringing it all together..
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