It’s been a while since I posted a Before + After of a project! Although we haven’t fully completed the accessories, I wanted to share the facelift of a living room in a South End brownstone. To preface the post, this was my first project in Boston (January of this year) which I was really excited/semi-nervous about as I was still getting to know the city and didn’t have a solid team of contractors lined up yet. Another challenge was the turnaround time – I think we had a month for me to design (living, dining, kitchen, powder, master and suite), present ideas and get everything ordered (praying the furniture was going to arrive in time). My clients were closing on their new house and wanted to move into the space with new furniture and the updates complete. The quick turnaround time was actually really exciting and kept us on our toes – thankfully, we were able to score some great (in-stock) furniture pieces thanks to some fabulous local retailers! *Cough* Lekker Home, Priley Lane, MGBW, West Elm, etc. Below is a mood board of the design direction along with some Before photos from the previous owner and then After photos of my client’s new living room. Enjoy!

PORTNOY_LIVINGROOMBrownstone Project via Oh, I Design BlogAgain, since I didn’t have my go-to contractors, I found myself researching various painters and wallpaper installers online and basically just had to find someone with good reviews and that was available. I am still thanking my lucky stars because I found a great team that made the install SO much easier! Brownstone Project via Oh, I Design BlogBrownstone Project via Oh, I Design Blog Brownstone Project via Oh, I Design BlogBrownstone Project via Oh, I Design BlogBrownstone Project via Oh, I Design Blog Brownstone Project via Oh, I Design BlogI hope to have more photos to share of the other spaces we transformed along with updates to this room! 🙂

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Hi where are the two brown chairs from? I need those exact chairs in grey but can’t figure out what they are called…

Hi Alicia –

They are from West Elm. I am not sure if they still have the leather option, but here is the link: http://www.westelm.com/products/sweep-armchair-g030/?pkey=cliving-room-chairs%7C%7C

This is stunning transformation!! What color is the wall paint?

Hi Susan! Thank you 🙂 The paint color is Edgecomb Gray by Benjamin Moore

So gorgeous! Love everything you did. Also, thank you for the paint post you did today. It’s always great to get exact paint colors from people that work!

Thank you Genevieve! I really appreciate your comment 🙂 and I am so glad the neutral paint color post was helpful!

The colors are so much brighter now! Even something as simple as a paint job can totally change the feeling of a room. And that bathroom print is great!

Thank you, John! You are so right – paint can be a game changer for a space!

Great job!The ‘after’ photos look so tranquil and elegant.
Patrick Tan

Thank you, Patrick!!

oh wow, the after is amazing! stunning!

Thank you so much, Amy! 🙂

PS dying for the Hermes tray. Nice touch!

You know it! My client loves Hermes and I spotted it and had to get it for her!

Jess! This looks incredible, I´m available to move in whenever 😉

THanks Mish!!! 🙂 And I will let them know you will be moving in right away 😉 miss you!

Woohoo girl, such a lovely upgrade! You’ve got to share the source on that glass bookcase from your moodboard…it’s killer.

It’s from West Elm! And thank you so much! xoxo