Contrasts Catch the Eye in a Beachy Family Room | Pound Ridge Real Estate
hen this couple and their two young children moved from California to Oregon, they carried north a love of relaxed California midcentury modern style. “This was a true collaboration with our clients, Paula and Mike, who had a very specific design aesthetic,” says interior designer Jenny Baines. Together, Baines, her colleague Lara White and the homeowners mixed comfortable new pieces with eclectic retro ones, laid soft textures atop rough and paired dark wood with white to create a room that’s light, comfy, beachy and infused with bursts of bold color and midcentury energy.
The room had great bones, but they were bare. “I think Mike and Paula had probably picked up this furniture after graduating from college,” Baines says.
AFTER: Baines and White set out to make things light, starting with neutral-colored base pieces like the rug and the sofas. Then they layered in textures and bolder colors. “You have to have contrast,” Baines says. “In order to see something as light, you need to see dark.”
For instance, the one piece the owners wanted to keep from their old room was the shag rug, so their two young children would have something soft and cushy covering the floor. Baines added a rough jute rug underneath to add a textural and color contrast. “It’s this kind of subtle layering that makes a big impact,” she says.
The round coffee table is made of reclaimed wood. Its circular shape keeps the kids from bumping into any sharp edges, and the lower shelf provides a space for baskets of toys and games. In fact, the room may look picked up, but there are toys within the reach of little hands all around. The lower cabinets are convenient storage spots, and the closet you can see through the arch is the “Harry Potter closet.”
For instance, the one piece the owners wanted to keep from their old room was the shag rug, so their two young children would have something soft and cushy covering the floor. Baines added a rough jute rug underneath to add a textural and color contrast. “It’s this kind of subtle layering that makes a big impact,” she says.
The round coffee table is made of reclaimed wood. Its circular shape keeps the kids from bumping into any sharp edges, and the lower shelf provides a space for baskets of toys and games. In fact, the room may look picked up, but there are toys within the reach of little hands all around. The lower cabinets are convenient storage spots, and the closet you can see through the arch is the “Harry Potter closet.”
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