We're back with design plan for the first area in the Ridgemont Lake Project. Today we'll be taking a look at the main floor great room. This is the first area I designed—specifically the living room—because it will be the prime gathering place in this home. Therefore, I wanted the rest of the design to flow out from this area.
Here's a couple photos of the great room currently:
The Full Great Room Furnishings Layout
As a reminder, 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.
The Living Area
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.
Our sectional will 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 will be in a bright, warm leather.
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 int he 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 will be placed atop a beautiful creamy wool rug with a green undertone na brown accents.
Breakfast Nook & Kitchen
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.
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.
The Dining Area
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 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!
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.
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...) will be 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.
Next Up: A Moody Midcentury Inspired Home Office
Next week I'll be sharing my client's home office, which, as she said herself, is the space she is most excited for in the whole project. Cant wait to show you!
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LFID is an interior designer working with folks in West + Southeast Michigan and NYC, known especially for her unique and speedy Designed in a Day service.
LFID works with clients from Detroit to Clarkston, and all the way to Grand Rapids, Holland and Traverse City, and most recently, NYC. I pride myself on creating bespoke, people-centered spaces—because after all, people are what this life is all about!
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