Luxury Living Room
In high-end residential projects, quality fabrics and furnishings, attention to detail, and partnering with artisan workrooms are what elevates a luxury interior from an average run-of-the-mill interior. Read on to see how we took an outdated, run-down space, and turned it into a timeless, high-end traditional living room.
![Light and bright luxury living room showing fireplace with artwork hung above, built-in bookcases, green velvet armchairs across from a periwinkle blue sofa covered in overstuffed high-quality patterned pillows. This sits behind a brown wooden coffee table and beside a gold side lamp, with gold window dressings at either end of wooden window frames, covered by roman shades allowing filtered light into the room.](https://kimballstarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Kimball-Starr-Interior-Design_BeforeAfter_AFTER_Luxury-Living-Room-580x387.jpg)
In this project, the homeowner is nearing retirement, and wanted a quality luxury interior that complemented the traditional architecture in his “forever” home.
Creating a beautiful foundation for the room starts with the rug. This hand-knotted, hand-dyed Tibetan wool rug from Tufenkian places an heirloom-quality rug center stage.
It’s worth investing in a handmade rug, as the weaving quality and superior hand-dyed subtleties are unattainable in a machine-made rug. I also encourage clients to purchase original artwork you love, or that reminds you of a special time or destination. Here, the artwork coordinates with the rug. Compare the difference between this and the “before” image.
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In love with the comfort of the oversize sofa, the homeowner didn’t want to give it up. So we had an expert upholsterer make a slipcover that is such an exact fit, you’d think it was upholstered, while still allowing for ease of cleaning.
![Close-up view of the periwinkle blue sofa covered in a tight-fitting upholstered slipcover, finished with overstuffed high-quality patterned pillows, sitting behind a brown wooden coffee table dressed with fresh flowers and books.](https://kimballstarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Kimball-Starr-Interior-Design_BeforeAfter_AFTER_Luxury-Living-Room-Overstuffed-Pillows-1-580x395.jpg)
Velvets and silks are luxurious fabrics chosen for the handmade accent sofa pillows, filled with sink-in goose down for an incredibly soft feel.
![Detail of the window dressings, featuring gold dot-patterned fabric finished with a square green edge pattern and a matching tieback at either end of medium-toned wooden window frames. The windows are covered by textural grass Roman shades, allowing filtered light into the room.](https://kimballstarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Kimball-Starr-Interior-Design_BeforeAfter_AFTER_Luxury-Living-Room-Window-Detail-580x870.jpg)
Opulence and luxury are also expressed through layers of custom window treatments, starting with the practical, woven grass shades that cover the windows in two layers. An operable lining provides privacy behind the grass shades, or a single layer brings in lovely filtered light through the natural grass.
For the decorative portion, the stationary draperies soften the bay windows with a playful polka-dot cut velvet on one side, and an outdoor fabric that is fade-resistant on the backside. When viewed from outside, the sage green lining complements the exterior house color. Linings of your draperies don’t have to be white! We finished off the draperies with a custom designed tieback, accented with raffia to complement the grass shades.
![Dark wooden blinds visually block a portion of this room’s windows, and when combined with the dark wood flooring, make it feel heavy.](https://kimballstarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Kimball-Starr-Interior-Design_BeforeAfter_BEFORE_Luxury-Living-Room-Blinds-300x225.jpg)
You can see the previous wood shutters visually cut off the windows, made the room too dark, and were impractical to use on a daily basis.
![Detail photo of a periwinkle blue sofa with navy contrasting welt and multi-colored luxurious patterned pillows. The window dressings feature gold dot-patterned fabric finished with a square green pattern and a matching tieback. An heirloom-quality glossy wooden three-legged side table supports a golden glass lamp, a vase containing a small fern, and a glass fascinator. Peachy wall color and light-colored wood flooring bounce the filtered light back into the room.](https://kimballstarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Kimball-Starr-Interior-Design_BeforeAfter_AFTER_Luxury-Living-Room-Table-Lamp-580x870.jpg)
After, quality accessories such as the Italian blown glass lamp topped with a green silk shade and scalloped-edge cherry side table are bespoke, timeless design pieces.
When it comes to luxury, details matter! Taking time to get it right is absolutely worth the attention, an investment you’ll enjoy for years to come.
Do YOU have a luxury interior design project that requires special care? Kimball Starr will ensure a perfect finish – contact her today for a consultation!