I'm working for Home Goods!

Don't worry~I am not leaving my career at my store Maison Decor!! I was invited by HomeGoods to be one of ten national designers to represent them in a new campaign that will be shown on their HomeGoods Pinterest board "Happy by Design".

I will be pinning for HomeGoods for the next several months to start~so here is my debut.  First order of business was to go shopping at HomeGoods and get some good stuff. Here is my shopping cart last Sunday loaded to the gills at my local HomeGoods.  I was working with a client, Heather, who needed some finishing touches to her living room~so this would be the perfect opportunity to help her out and get some great pins for HomeGoods.

I started with Heather this spring~she got a lot of furniture from her 

dad and was looking for a way to make it work for her and her family. 

 She and her hubs have two kids not yet in high school~

so they are active but past the age of breaking stuff left out on table tops. 

Heather centered the sofa across from the fireplace but it was not lined up

 between the windows and that made for an awkwardness.  

I suggested a new floor plan that would divide the room into two zones. 

Then we would eliminate the bossy carpet and paint the dark furniture with Chalk Paint®.

We stayed with a neutral palette and the plan was to 

use color in the accessories for the room.  

The console is in its original mahogany finish.  

Looking very New England traditional don't you think? 

Well wait 'til you see how this area came out!

 We offer custom painted furniture services at Maison Decor.

 I painted Heather's console Country Grey in Chalk Paint® by Annie Sloan. 

I added some gilded touches to make sure it fit with the more formal mirror.

 I also painted the coffee table in Chateau Grey Chalk Paint® by Annie Sloan. 

Its a rich grey green color. We lightly added dark wax for a more aged appearance.

We replaced the carpet with a sisal style rug with green cotton binding.

 Of course this room was not going to be shabby in decor, 

I had something more transitional in mind.  

French touches but also a fun light feeling that fits a younger vibrant family.

Now the furniture is in the proper place, the neutral draperies are hung from simple iron rods,

and the room is just waiting for its finishing touches.

As I said earlier, I divided the room into two zones, and behind the sofa 

sits this ladies desk.  Against the wall is a wonderful french style fall front desk

that adds some height and will be used as a bar area when they entertain.

Heather got the ball rolling by finding this fabric to recover her chair and 

that pattern became our inspiration point for color and feeling in the room.

It's a Richloom fabric with a confetti of colors in a suzani style print. 

Some custom made pillows with down inserts were whipped up by yours truly.

These pillows were going to be the perfect thing to bring Heather's room to life.

 The living room~very nice but on the bland side. 

Lets get a pop of color going on, shall we?

Bam! Lets start with the pillows~that led to the lamps!

We love the transitional look these lamps from Maison Decor brought to the room.

Lamps are always a great way to change the look in a room.

A pair of leather trunks from HomeGoods were 

added under the console to play down the formerly formal spot.

 By using several shades of  fabulous lime green we were 

able to marry many of the different greens in the room.

The faux pears and fun serving tray were additions from HomeGoods.

Finally the full view of the living room seating area!

Its fun and fresh and inviting!

What a difference the right accessories can make in a home.

Next time we will take a look at the before and after of the 

second seating area in the living room where the desks are placed.

Check out the HomeGoods Pinterest board 

Happy by Design to see my pins!

Hope to see you at our new home decor store in

Reading, Mass at 150 Main Street!

We will hook you up with design help and advice

as well as give you a quote on custom painted furniture.