After dwelling of their Richmond dwelling for almost 20 years, a Virginia household discovered themselves on the verge of leaving it behind. They got here shut to purchasing an entire new home, earlier than inside designer Jamie Ivey reminded them that you just don’t know what you’ve acquired til it’s gone.
‘That [new] dwelling was going to wish a whole bunch of hundreds of {dollars} in building and renovation prices to get it the place they needed it,’ stated Ivey. ‘I satisfied them that their present dwelling had loads of area; it simply wanted a refresh.’
An outdated design scheme meant that by late 2019, the house owners had been slowly falling out of affection with the home. ‘The massive must-have for all of the areas was to replace the look, because it was very a lot caught within the 1990’s,’ stated Ivey. ‘They needed one thing contemporary with a contemporary really feel, however nonetheless becoming with their colonial revival-style dwelling. So it needed to be a contact conventional, however with a contemporary bend. The spouse didn’t desire a female coloration palette or ornate particulars. We clicked immediately, as I positively gravitate in the direction of a extra moody masculine vibe in my designs.’
Inclusive of the pandemic-induced delay that has hindered the renovation of even among the world’s greatest houses, the undertaking was accomplished earlier this yr. ‘The house is now extra practical for his or her present way of life, and feels up to date but nonetheless traditional,’ stated Ivey. ‘They’re a heat, pleasant, trendy, inviting, down-to-earth household, and the house now displays that vibe. Now I simply have to persuade them to re-design their kitchen!’
Ivey took us on a tour of the house, and shared how she introduced a languishing household dwelling bang updated.
Entrance corridor
Welcoming friends into the house is an entrance corridor considerable with private touches. ‘We had a brand new stair runner put in, in addition to created a gallery wall, the place we re-framed household images and blended them in with new trendy items,’ stated Ivey of her hallway concepts. ‘The massive spherical mirror on the entry, metallic console desk, and fabulous brass ceiling fixture on the entry present a contemporary look proper whenever you stroll into the house.’
Lounge
‘My favourite room to design was the lounge,’ stated Ivey. ‘I adore it when shoppers wish to do one thing completely different, and portray all the pieces in that room a deep heat bronze from Sherwin-Williams actually created the comfy intimate area they had been after.’
With brass accents and a customized cowskin Ottoman from Vanguard including additional heat to the darkish front room concepts, Ivey wanted to be aware to take care of steadiness within the room. ‘To maintain it from being too heat, we married it with a customized sectional in a cool grey cloth from Kravet. We had pillows made in a mixture of plaids, stripes and solids. The general vibe makes you wish to kick up your heels and chill out.’
Eating room
In case you have a cloth that you just love, let it encourage the scheme for an entire room. ‘The curtain cloth was the leaping off level for the colour palette of the room, as the colours had been wealthy and saturated,’ Ivey stated of her eating room concepts. ‘We pulled one of many curtain colours and painted their present built-in cabinetry a deep inexperienced blue.’
The Farrow & Ball painted unit extends throughout the size of 1 wall, with the deep blue tones pulled out within the newly upholstered chairs, performed to ‘give the area extra added texture and sample’, stated Ivey.
‘The showstopper chandelier is a dialog starter for positive’, she added of the sunshine becoming from Kelly Wearstler’s Rousseau assortment with Visible Consolation, seen right here within the reflection of one other beautiful round wall mirror. ‘This room isn’t trendy, however isn’t conventional, it’s each. It’s precisely what we had been making an attempt to attain all through the house.’
Grasp lavatory
‘My favourite design aspect is the marble bathe tile within the major lavatory and the way it aligns with the millwork,’ stated Ivey of her lavatory concepts, explaining that getting the bathe proper was a serious endeavor. ‘We eliminated the wall within the bathe to let in some pure gentle, which actually made the bathe really feel a lot bigger.’
Mixed with the white oak double self-importance and the nice and cozy gray partitions, the result’s spa-like in its soothing nature. ‘The palette is tone on tone, with taupe, brass, nickel, and heat white. It actually provides it a muted, serene vibe. It’s so dreamy whenever you stroll on this room.’
Master suite
The unusually daring and pronounced millwork within the lavatory seems once more within the bed room concepts, lending modernity to the area by means of its assertive use of geometry. Softness is, nonetheless, current in abundance, from the upholstered mattress to the gentle gray chair by Robin Bruce. ‘Once more, the palette is dreamy and muted, with a mixture of trendy touches that also match into the general structure of the house,’ stated Ivey. Both aspect of the mattress are Denali lamps by Hudson Valley, atop a pair of customized Vanguard nightstands.
Upstairs hallway
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‘We designed this tradition console desk, which homes additional cords, batteries, and knick knacks,’ stated Ivey. ‘A contemporary coat of white paint, together with new equipment and lighting made this hallway really feel extra updated.’ The console desk is joined by an invigorating blue runner and a Borneo desk lamp, additionally by Hudson Valley.
Hallway lavatory
Together with the grasp lavatory, Ivey additionally refreshed the hallway lavatory. ‘We customized the self-importance and linen closet to maximise storage, as their present one wasn’t becoming the invoice,’ stated Ivey. ‘The muted blue paint coloration, stacked marble tile within the bathe, daring pendants, and black {hardware} give this area a barely extra trendy really feel.’
Inside design / Ivey Design Group
Images / Ansel Olson
