Double parlor living room

The Double Parlor Lookin Good

These two rooms, the living room and the library, are at their best at Christmas. Our Christmas tree is 9′ tall and it takes up a fair amount of space, so we scoot the black and white sofa over in front of the bookshelves to make room. I do like to change things up, but we don’t do a completely new theme each year for the tree. It’s a mix of ornaments from years ago plus a few new ones, plenty from the kids, and everything on the lower third is nonbreakable. Why, yes. That is a Millennium…

I’m really feeling my living room lately. Just wanted to share some recent photos of it before it’s all changed up for Christmas decorating! I’m working on updating the Shop Our House page to include sources for the laundry room renovation, and I realized the double parlor photos were a little out of date. I’m always making incremental changes as I work toward an overall vision. Nothing is done (ever), but I like where it’s at. The Bruno Chair from Serena & Lily and Rena Coffee Table by Noir…

A year later & I feel like our home has finally started to feel complete with the rooms being finished. It was quite a long process finding the pieces we loved for the spaces but the living room is one of my favorites. We wanted it to be light and airy to make it feel […]

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I remember the first time I stepped into a French country living room. It look something like one of these: It was like being transported to a cozy cottage in the heart of Provence…

Happy Friday!!! I hope you have had a great week! As I was gathering my pins from Pinterest this week, I started to worry that I may be repeating some pins. I have pinned so many that it is hard to tell! If I do share a pin with you more than once, then it must just be a really good one! {wink.} Enjoy!! {Click on the link below each picture to view the source.} Traditional Dining Room by Miami Interior Designers & Decorators GIL WALSH INTERIORS **************************

Liz Mearns Interior Designer on Instagram: "In the three years I worked on this stunning historic home in Georgetown, I took approximately 2 million photos and exactly ten seconds of video. This short reel of the double parlor, now the formal living room and dining room, now plays like a core memory for me. This beauty will always be among my favorite homes to have had the honor to decorate. Design: @lizmearns Architect: @barnesvanze Build: @carrmichaelconstruction Photography…

Architect firm Barker Freeman spiffed up a brownstone duplex with elaborate plasterwork, giving it a new kitchen and rear balcony.

After my desk chair (which was really more like a glorified dining chair) bit the dust several months ago, I pulled the chairs from our last dining room out of the attic. So, for now, our office looks more like a dining room again. Although, you’ll usually find me blogging from a corner of this Read More