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House Crashing: Luxe & Lovely (Part Two)

You guys remember Stacie, right? She lives downtown in a gorgeous home that we actually got to help her decorate. And we even got the chance to House Crash her a while back (check out all those details right here).

Stacie DD Picture

Maybe the befores of her bedroom will jog your memory. It used to look like this:

Stacie DD Before

Stacie DD Before2

And then we whipped up one of our first mood boards ever for her… which helped her transform it into this:

Stacie DD After

Stacie DD After2

And we also got to help Stacie revamp her dining room for a big party that she was throwing a few months back. Here’s how the room started out:

Stacie DD Dinb4

And here are the lovely afters pics (click over to our House Crashing post for all the dirty makeover details).

Stacie DD Din1

Stacie DD Wallpaper

Stacie DD Din2

You also might recognize her gorgeous spiderweb-ish window atop the dreamy french doors that lead to her kitchen…

Stacie DD Hall

… or her super dramatic living room with luxe dark walls and stunning supersized windows flanked by ruby red curtains…

Stacie DD Liv

So now that we’ve reviewed a few of the fantastic rooms that we’ve already covered in that House Crashing post of yore, let’s get on to why we’re revisiting such a fantastic home. Well, Stacie’s boyfriend Jeff painted the most stunning mural, and we just had to share the latest chapter in her casa’s brilliant evolution. Here’s the entryway before the big makeover.

Stacie Mural Before

And here it is in progress after Jeff designed a detailed and customized cherry blossom branch just for the space, and then blew it up by projecting it on the wall to be traced and painted.

Stacie Mural During1

Oh and we suppose we should properly introduce the talented and brilliant muralist himself, so meet Jeff (armed with his trusty projector):

Stacie Mural Progress2

He designed the cherry blossom (with a lot of feedback from Stacie) in Photoshop, and was even able to show her how it would look on the wall (again thanks to Photoshop) before he got down to projecting and tracing the outline of the design on her wall.

Stacie Mural Progress3

Then he started filling things in with those steady hands of his (he’s actually a full time artist) and even left intricate cut outs to create a stunningly interesting and detailed composition as he went.

Stacie Mural Progress4

And now Stacie’s entryway looks like this:

Stacie Mural1

Is that not the most fantastic mural you’ve seen in a long time? We love how it creeps up the stairs thanks to being custom designed for the space. And if you think it looks good in photos you should see it in person. It’s truly spectacular.

Stacie Mural Pic2

Here’s a closer shot so you can see that the small round buds that Jeff penciled onto the wall were actually given a lot more detail and depth when he got to the painting stage. They’re almost like little rounded star blossoms so they feel elegant and sophisticated (as opposed to kid-like and cartoonish). And those little white slivers that he left on the branches really create the illusion of shine and dimension- it’s almost like the chandelier above is casting light right onto the tops of the branches.

Stacie Mural Pic3

So that’s Stacie’s amazing entryway project. Just when we thought her house couldn’t get any better she goes and pulls a stunt like this.

Stacie Mural Pic4

Oh and Jeff’s actually for hire if any locals are interested in working with him (just shoot him an email right here). But back to that gorgeous cherry blossom. Is anyone else considering a mural for any room in their house? If so, which room- and what wiould the subject matter be? Share and share alike. And if you’re in the mood to crash some other homes that we’ve featured, you can check them all out right here. Bonus: you don’t even have to wipe your feet upon entry.

Psst- We’re always on the hunt for a mouthwatering house (or ten) to crash, so if you or anyone you know has a casa that’s feature-ready just shoot us an email along with some photos of the space and if we’re ever in the neighborhood we’ll be sure to drop in.

Comments

  4. Jenn says

    I love this house! I’m looking for a dining room set very similar to the one shown in her dining room. Any idea where its from or where I could find one like it thats not super expensive??

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      Hey Jenn,

      Try clicking over to the original House Crashing post (which we linked to a bunch in this write-up) and scroll through the comments to see if Stacie provided that info there. We think we remember her sharing it a while back. Hope it helps!

      xo,
      s

  6. Redlilocks says

    Simply jaw-droppingly, heart-achingly beautiful. I want to move in. Thank you for sharing this with us, I’m just in awe!!

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  7. Alyzande says

    Complaint:
    I want to live in USA so I have a house this size and can fit in all these lovely ideas. Sadly a mural like that would overwhelm the number of pictures I have on my hallway walls.

    *starts to sneak away, holding Stacie’s lovely hallway wooden flooring over her shoulder*

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  9. KK says

    OMGosh! I LOVE this house! How beautiful! Thanks so much for opening your home and thanks to J&S for sharing.

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  10. Erica says

    Sherry,

    Where did you find that beautiful wallpaper for the dining room that you re-created?? You did an AMAZING job on this, looks straight out of a magazine!

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      Hey Erica,

      If you head over to the original House Crashing post (which we linked to a bunch of times in this write-up) you can see all those dining room details. Stacie actually hunted down the wallpaper and we used it as an inspiration for the wall color and even the fireplace paint. Hope it helps!

      xo,
      s

  17. Cayla says

    Stacie’s house is a beauty. Love how it looks so dramatic and elegant. That mural that Jeff painted in her entry is amazing!! It adds so much personal creativity to her foyer.

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  22. DemMom says

    I like the hutch there too. I agree with another poster, it makes the mural seem more like a natural, organic part of the house. Very cool!

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  25. Sarah says

    Lovely! Just wanted to add that her staircase would really pop as an architectural element if they painted the risers on each step white. Of course, they would also be much higher-maintenance ;-).

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  27. jbhat says

    I think I was on maternity leave for Part 1 and missed it. Well, now that I’m back at work, it looks like I have some catching up to do, ha ha. What else did I miss, I wonder?

    Stacie and Jeff, what a lovely home! Youngsters, thanks for sharing more of your magic and their own. I love what everyone has done with the place.

    jbhat

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  28. Jeff Hathaway says

    Thanks for all the compliments and thank you again to Sherry and John for stopping by! I am available to discuss options with you (even via email) and will apply the consultation fee toward the total cost if we work together! Very reasonable rates and fast working, guaranteed!

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  31. Jeff Hathaway says

    Mimi – You are absolutely right! That is the site that inspired our pattern. I reversed the image in Photoshop and applied it to a shot we took of the blank wall to see if it fit and it was perfect! Then I enlarged it to fit a standard 8×10 sheet for the projector. I ended up editing it a lot to get past the hall tree but it worked out well.

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  32. Mimi says

    jeff- I had never thought about using a projector. Brilliant. I did it free hand and it was tricky, like writing on a chalk board and you don’t have a sense of space anymore.

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  35. Kim Mogdan says

    Where is the bench seating ( chocolate brown unit) in the front entrance? Me likey!!! A.L.O.T! I Love her house, I wanna live there :) Her taste is amazing and I love that she found most of these incredible pieces at great prices!!!

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