Wakefield Luxury Townhome

My very good clients decided to move out of their nearly brand new house that I took a year to help them with and downsize. How dare they?! Ha!

They were finally empty nesters and they have a lot of local friends who they love to entertain so this lovely town home was chosen. However, it was a little plain for their taste. They wanted to add more detail and to reflect their personalities which are classic yet dynamic flair to their new home. They turned the design over to me and I went to work. The large, potentially, very inviting foyer needed a coat closet, so to start we decided to nix the original mudroom type bench and hooks and I designed a custom coat closet that looked more like a large detailed cabinet. This couple has such beautifully colorful artwork by a local artist that was the inspiration to create a lively yet elegant entry way for the many guests and family members that they would greet here. There was nice tall wainscoting so I wanted to accentuate that detail by adding a stark contrast of deep rich black grass cloth over the bright white of all the trim. The rest of the space was defined by a black/white diamond weave durable area rug, a new exciting contemporary light fixture, a bird leg small table for mail, etc and a large fig tree.

The rest of the house we kept fairly neutral to again accentuate the colorful art throughout the home but I added a lot of brilliant pops of color for interest and delight. The furnishings all have an either interesting curve to them but with clean lines. I continued to add pops of color such as the rich olive green in the small hallway towards the front of the house, the office features a deep but calming blue/gray, dark charcoal gray in the powder room, a beautiful soft, light gray for the main hallway into the kitchen. I decided to add to the drama by painting the built in bookcases in a slick shiny black while adding a pretty off white grass cloth to the back of the bookcase.

The home was so deep and you have a clear view from front to back that I wanted to bring the living area towards you visually by choosing to paint the back wall of the home in a very dark gray. This also showcased the beautiful deep coffered ceiling which is bright white and the modern crystal chandelier I hung over the dining room table.