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Young House Love » Reader Redesigns » A Family Room Makeover With A Green Rug

| By Sherry Petersik | July 8, 2009 | 32 Comments

A Family Room Makeover With A Green Rug

Oh happy day! We have more design dilemma after pictures to share with you makeover-lovin’ guys and gals. A few months ago Corinne and her husband Keith came to us for help with their formerly cluttered den. They had been working with a designer but the budget got a bit tight so they came to us for help transforming their melting-pot of a room into a minimalist & modern TV room. Here’s their letter:

We absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE everything!!! We have shown it to our friends and family and they all love it too. You should expect some e-mail orders from them in the near future. Thanks a million. We already told you this but we LOVE the room!!!!! – Corinne & Keith

Here are the before photos to refresh your memory:

basement-den-makeover-before

family-room-den-basement-before-photo

And here’s the mood board we whipped up to take the room from cluttered to crisp (check out the detailed breakdown here):

Sleek & Modern Living Room

Here are the mod and minimal after photos of the very same space:

decorating-help-before-and-after-mood-board-makeover

family-room-den-makeover-before-and-after

Didn’t Keith and Corinne do a fabulous job? We love the sculptural light fixture and the hits of orange paired with the textured green rug and curtains. The room feels clean and modern yet cheerful and fun, which we love! What do you guys think? Isn’t it funny how a room full of old furniture can become such a lovely little lounge with a few new furnishings and accessories? And kuddos to Keith and Corinne for sending us their after pictures! We eat makeovers like this for breakfast.

Update: We sadly can no longer find the time to take on client commissioned mood boards (we now whip up general inspiration boards instead) but if we ever reinstate them we’ll make a big announcement!

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Comments

  1. Susie says

    July 8, 2009 at 1:09 pm

    Very nice. I can’t wait to get into the house I’m closing on soon to start turning my befores into afters with all your great ideas. I will be sure to send pictures!

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  2. Jill Stigs says

    July 8, 2009 at 1:50 pm

    Oh. my. word. What a transformation. It’s looks great. Corrine and Keith did a great job with your ideas. Love B&A pics.

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  3. susan says

    July 8, 2009 at 2:02 pm

    Great job!! Thanks for sending in and posting the pictures. It is so great to see the before and afters!

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  4. patti says

    July 8, 2009 at 2:02 pm

    wow! love the palette. awesome job! i think i need those throw pillows for my living room. we just repainted and went from cool green tones to a warmer sand, almost coffee color with deep red accents.

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  5. Yansy says

    July 8, 2009 at 2:08 pm

    They did an amazing job. I love the mix of green with the orange accessories.

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  6. Lisa says

    July 8, 2009 at 2:25 pm

    Love it! I didn’t see a link to the board details. Where is the bookshelf from? Thanks for all the inspiration!

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 8, 2009 at 2:37 pm

      Hey Lisa,

      If you click on the words “detailed breakdown” above the mood board you’ll be taken to the original board where you can find the play by play. Hope it helps!

      xoxo,
      s

  7. Allyson says

    July 8, 2009 at 2:27 pm

    Love this makeover! Well done, guys! :)

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  8. June says

    July 8, 2009 at 2:35 pm

    Great job. It looks great! I love how everything ties in together.

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  9. mariela says

    July 8, 2009 at 2:40 pm

    love the makeover….and love the sectional sofa. Sherry do you know where they bought it from?

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 8, 2009 at 2:53 pm

      Hey Mariela,

      It’s from Room & Board. If you follow the link above the mood board it will take you to the link (the link is for the sofa, but they ended up snagging the sectional in the same style). Hope it helps!

      xo,
      s

  10. Juggling Thoughts says

    July 8, 2009 at 2:49 pm

    You all do such a fabulous job, I so enjoy seeing the before and after pictures! Again, great work!! I’m in Fredericksburg, Va., so it’s even cooler to read about another young couple that’s so close!

    Reply
  11. Lindsey says

    July 8, 2009 at 2:55 pm

    What happened to those incredible silver chairs in the before photo? I hope they found a home somewhere else in the house.

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  12. Babs says

    July 8, 2009 at 3:07 pm

    I love this room. It reminds me of a hotel I stayed at in Maastricht, in the Netherlands. Same kind of clean, crisp and bright look. Great job!

    Reply
  13. Shannon says

    July 8, 2009 at 3:37 pm

    Ohhh I hadn’t seen this mood board before…and I love it! Those throw pillows rock. It’s so cool to see all of the actual pieces in the real room. Does it make you giddy to see the all the things you picked out actually materialize in someone’s home?

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 8, 2009 at 3:45 pm

      There’s nothing better. We literally LIVE for after pics.

      xo,
      s

  14. Carolyn says

    July 8, 2009 at 3:47 pm

    Looks really good, except I’d love to see more art or shelves on the wall and the couch could use a colorful throw. Love the pendant light!

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  15. SFDC says

    July 8, 2009 at 3:52 pm

    Oh no, what happened to that amazing couch? Hopefully it was repurposed somewhere else in the house. The room looks great, though. I think they should add another set of the prints on the wall — four across that long wall would look great!

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  16. amy says

    July 8, 2009 at 4:05 pm

    Sherry,
    I was wondering if you use Polyvore to create your mood boards or is there another software that you prefer? Are you just photoshopping your choices instead by any chance? Thanks.

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 8, 2009 at 4:10 pm

      Hey everyone,

      So glad you’re digging Corinne’s fabulous makeover. We think she did an amazing job and we’re glad you guys agree! As for where certain items that were in the room before went, we’re sure they’re being put to good use somewhere else (we just ask our clients what stays and what goes and work within their parameters). And as for Amy’s question about how we make our mood boards, there’s a ton of info on our FAQ page (and we do in fact whip them up in photoshop). Hope it helps!

      xo,
      s

  17. Kellye says

    July 8, 2009 at 4:28 pm

    Wow – did you guys ever recognize a “Diamond in the Rough.” That room looks awesome. Is the mood board you post exactly what you send the customer or do you send them additional info like “try and find a different spot for the cat’s litter box?” I think there are some things in my rooms that have been there so long I don’t notice them anymore.

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 8, 2009 at 4:44 pm

      Hey Kellye,

      Good question! Our clients usually get a bit more info and a few extra details for executing the plan and then we boil everything down for the blog. You’re certainly right about not noticing things in your space after a while so we’re happy to be the extra eyes when people need ’em! Hope it helps…

      xo,
      s

  18. Krista G says

    July 8, 2009 at 4:49 pm

    I was wondering if they used the same rug that was posted on the mood board…the actual one used looks to have a bit more white in it than the CB2 one on the mood board.

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      July 8, 2009 at 4:53 pm

      Hey Krista,

      It’s actually the same rug! Isn’t it fun?

      xo,
      s

  19. beth@321home says

    July 8, 2009 at 5:11 pm

    Yay! An “after!” I live for these. :-) It looks great! Nice job, Corinne and youngsters.

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  20. Martha says

    July 8, 2009 at 5:26 pm

    Love the clean, crisp room, great job! The Eileen Gray side table looks great next to the Le Corbusier chaise!

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  21. Viv says

    July 8, 2009 at 8:08 pm

    Thanks so much for posting the after shot. I love to see how the boards pan out in real life. This one strikes the perfect balance and looks like it would be easy to live in.

    Reply
  22. Corinne says

    July 8, 2009 at 8:25 pm

    We really do love the room. Our before pics were taken during the final stages of renovating our house so the room was a real mess. We now have storage for all those games & toys. And for those who were wondering, the Emeco chairs are being used in another space in the house.

    Thanks again Sherry & John!

    Reply
  23. erin says

    July 9, 2009 at 12:14 am

    looks awesome! i LOVED this moodboard when you first posted it and bookmarked it, it fits my style perfectly so seeing the whole moodboard translated into a real room is awesome -especially since many of these itens have been on my wishlist for a while! love the orange and green togather- we are actually using those colors in our living room along with chocolate brown and white.

    great job!

    corrinne- if you check this again, is the sofa comfy and does the pendant light look as good in real life as in the pics?

    Reply
  24. Kristy says

    July 9, 2009 at 12:26 pm

    Love this. A++++

    Reply
  25. Keith says

    July 12, 2009 at 10:36 am

    Kristy,

    The sofa is very comfortable and the pendant really looks great. Definitely way better than what we had before. I was initially surprised that the cage that surrounds the light was made of wood (not metal) and is very fragile. When installing it I knocked out a few of the pieces but they easily went back together.

    The one thing that everyone who visits comments on is the rug because the texture is so different than anything they have ever seen. To be honest we were a little nervous ordering a bright green rug but we had faith in the overall plan and ordered almost everything the night we got the e-mail from Sherry.

    Keith

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  26. Keith says

    July 12, 2009 at 10:38 am

    SFDC,

    Unfortunately we have no other space in the house for the old Crate & Barrel sofa (but we requested a new one from John and Sherry because it was time for us to replace it). You can find it on the North NJ Craig’s list.

    Keith

    Reply

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