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Our Bronze Awarded Room…The “Befores” and “Afters”

As an interior designer in Kansas City, it is so humbling to have our firm’s work recognized. Thank you, KC Magazine once again.

To follow is our bronze in the Living/Dining Room category.

These wonderful clients had a living room space with an awkward floor plan. It was a long room with great windows and a magnificent view, but the room itself left something to be desired. They wanted a sectional and great seating for entertaining. Lighting was an issue in the evening. She loved green so she and I decided to complement the outdoors and frame them with beautiful pieces with great lines. The silhouettes in front of the windows needed to be sleeker pieces were what would make her happy. All of the aging oak needed to be toned down a bit as well.

Mag cover

"Before"

"Before" See the great view?

Our design solutions?

This new area for entertaining needed some wonderful color, softness and beauty so we played up the greens, added drapes up to the crown molding and some beautiful furnishings and accents. The original oil was commissioned and is fun, unexpected and cuts the space perfectly. For handsome silhouettes in front of the grand windows, natural sticks, a darling lamp with a semi-opaque glass body and a “tree” table base over marble were perfect.

They are both so thrilled now with their main living space. It was great fun to help them take a room they had no feelings for and make it wonderful for them and their family to enjoy everyday.

"After"

Make it fab!

-Jill

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Jill Tran is a Kansas City Interior Designer and creates beautiful, custom interiors for her interior design clients in Kansas City and clients around the country.

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Spring Green…Relaxing, Peaceful and Full of Life

Today, I want it to be spring. I have had just about enough of the dull, cold and dirty weather! Please join me for a moment…new leaves and stems bursting with fresh color, birds sharing their good news, the bright warm sun and soft green sofas (at least, that is what I think of!).

Green brings peace. It is soft, fresh and the color of life. It is also the color of the love chakra. It denotes calm feelings and when needing to relax, it is the perfect color solution. Green is an easy color for the eye to see as the retina does not need to change to focus on it. Could that be why nature is mostly greens? It also helps to calm anxiety and ease depression. We should all eat more greens and surround ourselves with more greens!

I hope these rooms bring a smile to your face and a little warmth to your day. I think I will bring a few luscious bouquets home today to set on my cocktail table and in my kitchen..you should, too! Or, I’ll just redo an entire room in either a spring green or luxurious emerald. You know, just a “little” improvement before evening coffee… Enjoy!