Design Direction
Do you have a challenging space or need some design guidance? Design Direction is a chance for you to submit photos or videos of your design challenge(s) and a Vastu interior designer will provide you with some help. Every Wednesday we will feature one reader’s submission.
“I want to redecorate my kitchen, dining room, and great room (open concept), but don’t have any idea where to start because I really don’t want to paint over the venetian plaster. We currently have a whole wine/grape theme going on in all three rooms and as I look to redecorate, I would also rather not have such a specific theme.
We have an odd floor plan and large furniture to contend with as well (such headaches!) – we have a beautiful corner floor to ceiling fireplace that is in the opposite corner from the open staircase and railing to the basement (our foyer is also on that side of the wall). We also have a wall of floor to ceiling windows flanking one side of the fireplace and that wall leads into the dining/kitchen area. Our flooring in the foyer is a natural slate in gray, green, red, and tan tones. The carpet in the great room is a low-medium shag in mixed browns. The floor in the kitchen/dining area is 16×16 ceramic tile in a whole wheat bread shade. Our American Woodmark cabinets are maple with the mocha glaze. We also have stainless steel appliances and brushed nickel finishes on our lights, faucets, handles, etc.
I feel clueless about where to even start injecting color because of how much beige and brown and tan and BLAH we ended up with and I really don’t want a “theme” like I ended up doing – I feel like I walk into a touristy wine shop every time I walk through my house! Not a good feeling! I do love rich tones and my husband and I both especially love blue, but somehow have not used it to decorate at all. So any help would be appreciated – even just a jumping in point! I don’t know if I’m getting thrown by the fireplace… or if I’m just cluelessly decorating.”
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Sit the bench…
plank dining table
If you’re tired of the same old approach to decorating your eat-in space, try replacing a few chairs with a bench. This option is especially ideal for a dining area that’s high on style but low on space. A bench can be fully concealed under a dining table to maximize floor space in high traffic areas. If you’re not squeezing by your dining chairs, and you’re just looking for something unique, using bench seating is still a great option.
Eric proposes a bench for this busy living/dining plan
Above, Vastu interior designer Eric Kole proposes that a client go with a bench at their dining table to help with the flow of traffic from the client’s kitchen to their living room.
So, do you like the look?
Design Direction
Do you have a challenging space or need some design guidance? Design Direction is a chance for you to submit photos or videos of your design challenge(s) and a Vastu interior designer will provide you with some help. Every Wednesday we will feature one reader’s submission.
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