Ridgemont Lake House Great Room Reveal

Lauren Figueroa
17 hours ago
4 min read

Spacious living room with large windows, beige sofas, and green chairs. Sunlight streams in, highlighting wooden floors and a dining area. Cozy and bright ambiance.

Alright folks, I've been sitting on these great room reveal photos since just around Thanksgiving, but gosh, we all know how full the Nov - January stretch can get. It's now the first of February 2026 (what???), and I've yet to reveal these photos!!

So how about I stop wondering where the time has gone and just start writing! YIKES.

If you're just here for the reveal photos, jump to the bottom! But if you'd like a refresher on the space before and the design plan for each area, let's jump in here:

The Space Before

The great room is the first area I designed—specifically the living room—because it would be the prime gathering place in this home, and I wanted the rest of the design to flow out from this area.

Here's a couple photos of the great room before:

Spacious living room with large arched window, dark wooden floors, and a white fireplace. Outside, snowy trees are visible. Calm ambiance.

Spacious, empty modern living room with dark wood floor, white cabinetry, gray walls, and a staircase. Bright with high ceilings.

Gray cabinet under stairs with dark wood railing, marble countertop, and two floating shelves. Tan walls with column accents; shoes on floor.

The Full Great Room Furnishings Layout

Below, you can see the full main floor layout for this project. The spaces included in the great room furnishings plan include the Living Area, Breakfast Nook & Kitchen, and Dining Area.

Floor plan showing an upper deck, sitting room, kitchen, dining area, home office, and entryway. Furniture layout and labels included.

The Living Area Plan

First up is the living area. Across from the fireplace, I chose a sectional with a bumper chaise (which means that the the side of the chaise also has a full back rather than just an arm), and rounded out the seating area with two matching accent chairs and a single, angled accent chair. A combination of a coffee table, side tables, and accent lighting would finish out the space, all atop a large area rug.

Top view of a living room layout with sectional, coffee table, side chairs, TV, faux fig tree, rug, tables, lamps, and vases.

Our sectional would be the lightest piece—but fear not, it's a performance fabric with a bit of depth to it, so it'll hold up well. The matching accent chairs are in a blue/green chenille fabric, and the additional chair is a bright, warm leather.

Living room design with beige sectional, brown leather chair, blue armchairs, coffee table, floor lamp, rug, potted plant, and decor items.

The coffee table is marble top with a dark wood base, and the side tables combine stone, metal, and wood for a variety of finishes.

You'll notice the back of the blue/green chair is super pretty. Tip: chairs that float in the middle of a space provide a great opportunity to use an interesting chair back! Since you'll often see the back of the piece, why not make it interesting?

Lastly, everything has been placed atop a beautiful creamy wool rug with a green undertone na brown accents.

Breakfast Nook & Kitchen Plan

The breakfast nook and kitchen are fairly straight forward. Layout wise, we have one round pedestal table with six dining chairs, and six counter height stools at the kitchen peninsula.

Floor plan of a breakfast nook and kitchen featuring a 54" round table with chairs, counter height stools, and note for adjusting light fixture.

My client specifically was interested in pops of teal throughout the space, and the breakfast nook chairs were a great opportunity to pull that in. Here, we used a deep, velvety teal, and countered that depth with bright, warm leather bar stools in the kitchen.

Breakfast nook setup with teal chairs, round wood table, beige bar stools, and wood texture sample. Text reads "BREAKFAST NOOK & BAR STOOLS."

The Dining Area Plan

This area of the home actually was not intended for a dining table, though we're not sure exactly what it would have been otherwise. We already had plans for their formal dining room to be turned into a sitting room (because so few people use a formal dining room these days), so this area felt like the perfect space for a large dining table!

Dining area floor plan showing an expanding table with chairs, a large artwork, an area rug (8'6" x 11'6"), and a buffet lamp.

Plus, there's a long, built-in buffet in this area, which felt like it was just calling for a massive dining table. Plus, everyone sitting at the table will have a fantastic view of the lake! There's a huge window on the same wall as the fireplace, so we balanced that out with a massive piece of art.

Dining area with two beige chairs, wooden table, abstract artwork, and large lamp. Labels indicate "oversized artwork" and "large buffet lamp."

Since we went light for the living room rug, I went with a dark teal again over here, and paired that with creamy faux leather dining chairs for both comfort and ease of cleaning.

The large artwork (it's VERY large...) is a statement piece in the room, and also ties in all the teal. For such a large space, there really aren't many walls to hang art, so in this one area, we went big!

Lastly, we chose a simple textured but larger lamp for the built-in buffet. My rule of thumb is that you should never REALLY need to turn on your overhead lights. We Michiganders need to feel warm and cozy, so make sure you have warm lamp lighting dotted throughout your space.

The Great Room Reveal!

It really tickles me when the space comes together exactly as you'd imagined it. What had once been a large, cold, singular space now feels super warm and inviting, and each area feels clearly defined and logical. One of my favorite elements of design is space planning—for example, breaking up large spaces into zones to create many smaller, more functional spaces.

Spacious living room designed by Lauren Figueroa Interior design with large windows overlooking a lake. Includes a gray sofa, armchairs, round dining table, and wooden floor. Bright and airy.

Spacious living room designed by Lauren Figueroa Interior design with large windows overlooking a serene lake. Neutral tones, modern furniture, and a potted plant add elegance.

Bright living room designed by Lauren Figueroa Interior design with a marble coffee table, open book, and bowl. Tan armchair, white cabinets, large windows, and trees outside.

Bright living room designed by Lauren Figueroa Interior design with beige sofa, green and brown chairs, and a round coffee table. Large windows show trees and a lake view. Cozy and inviting.

I love how you can see from this shot below how the living room and dining room areas mirror each other color story wise—dark rug + light chairs in the dining area, teal chairs + light rug in the living area—and how the focal painting really ties them all together while adding the warmth of the orange.

Dining room designed by Lauren Figueroa Interior design with beige chairs around a dark table, large abstract painting, green plant, striped rug, and white cabinet. Bright, airy feel.

Modern dining area designed by Lauren Figueroa Interior design with round table, green chairs, and a potted plant. Sunlit room with large windows and outside view, creating a cozy feel.

This great area alone has so many options for seating and functionality - games, studying, casual chatting at the kitchen bar, or cozy conversation in the living room. It's definitely a house for hosting, and my clients have already taken advantage of that!

Bright, spacious living room designed by Lauren Figueroa Interior design with large windows, sectional sofa, armchair, and dining table. Sunlight casts on wooden floor; serene mood.

Dining room designed by Lauren Figueroa Interior design with a wooden table and eight beige chairs on a striped green rug. Large abstract painting, green armchairs, and window view.

Dining room designed by Lauren Figueroa Interior design with beige chairs around a table, abstract painting on wall, green velvet chairs, white cabinets, and sunlight coming through windows.

Dining room designed by Lauren Figueroa Interior design with beige chairs around a wooden table on a green rug. Abstract painting on a gray wall. Sunlit window and elegant decor.

Sunny living room designed by Lauren Figueroa Interior design with a gray sofa, pastel pillows, round coffee table, and plant. Large windows overlook a scenic view. Cozy ambiance.

All after photos by Alyssa Wagner

Next Up: My Client's Moody Midcentury Home Office Reveal

Next post I'll be sharing my client's home office, which, as she said herself, is the space she was most excited for in the whole project. Cant wait to show you how it turned out!

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LFID is an interior designer working with folks in West + Southeast Michigan and NYC, known especially for her Full Service Furnishings.

LFID works with clients from Detroit to Clarkston, and all the way to Grand Rapids, Commerce Twp, and most recently, New York City. I pride myself on creating bespoke, people-centered spaces—because after all, people are what this life is all about!