Living Room Makeover

After spending so much time this past year within their 4 walls, my clients knew a Living Room Makeover was necessary to make their home comfortable and inviting for the family when the time came to share moments again.

Fireplace makeover- Refresh your fireplace with just paint. Follow these easy DIY instructions to give your dated fireplace a new look.| Living Room Makeover by popular Canada life and style blog, Fynes Designs: image of a living room with a white fireplace, grey recliner chair, cream color couch, blue and white throw pillows, light blue rug, round wooden coffee table, and landscape painting hanging above the fireplace mantle.

Without a doubt this living room makeover called for a fresh colour palette, new furnishings and a bit of space planning to suit this season of life.

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Before

Let’s have a look at the space before the new design.

The new design is purely aesthetic, the space had good bones, just needed a facelift!

1990's fireplace makeover |Living Room Makeover by popular Canada life and style blog, Fynes Designs: before image of a dated 1990's living room.

The Makeover

Farmhouse coastal living room refresh |Living Room Makeover by popular Canada life and style blog, Fynes Designs: image of a living room with a white fireplace, grey recliner chair, cream color couch, blue and white throw pillows, light blue rug, round wooden coffee table, and landscape painting hanging above the fireplace mantle.

The homeowners are well traveled and collected small pieces of artwork from various trips throughout the years. These gave a great starting point for the new colour palette to incorporate into the room design. My favourites were small landscape watercolour and ink sketches from a trip to France.

Paris inspired artwork |Living Room Makeover by popular Canada life and style blog, Fynes Designs: image of a living room with Paris inspired artwork in gold frames hanging above a vintage buffet table.

Antique sideboard in a coastal farmhouse inspired living room makeover |Living Room Makeover by popular Canada life and style blog, Fynes Designs: image of a living room with Paris inspired artwork in gold frames hanging above a vintage buffet table.

In addition to the French watercolours, a beautiful original painting was repurposed from another space. The fall lakeside landscape had wonderful movement and helped tie the scheme together.

landscape art to create sense of movement in a space above an updated fireplace |Living Room Makeover by popular Canada life and style blog, Fynes Designs: image of a living room with a white fireplace, grey recliner chair, cream color couch, blue and white throw pillows, light blue rug, round wooden coffee table, and landscape painting hanging above the fireplace mantle.

The Furniture

Coastal Farmhouse Living room Makeover |Living Room Makeover by popular Canada life and style blog, Fynes Designs: image of a living room with a white fireplace, grey recliner chair, cream color couch, blue and white throw pillows, light blue rug, round wooden coffee table, and landscape painting hanging above the fireplace mantle.

New furniture pieces included a Stylus custom sofa in Sandstone, a Modern Elran powered armchair and two small storage ottomans to flank the fireplace. The coffee and end tables were pieces the homeowner already had, just need a fresh coat of stain.

The Loloi wool area rug is so plush underfoot. It determines the space and creates a cozy atmosphere.

Living Room Makeover Coastal Farmhouse |Living Room Makeover by popular Canada life and style blog, Fynes Designs: image of a living room with a white fireplace, grey recliner chair, cream color couch, blue and white throw pillows, light blue rug, round wooden coffee table, and landscape painting hanging above the fireplace mantle.

Antique sideboard in a coastal inspired Living Room |Living Room Makeover by popular Canada life and style blog, Fynes Designs: image of a living room with Paris inspired artwork in gold frames hanging above a vintage buffet table.

Accessorizing the space was easy. Given the current time and availability of pieces, I shopped the client’s home to find items that would complete the design. Pretty pieces like a ginger jar, a decorative bowl and books from their study elevated the colours in the artwork and pulled the living room makeover together.