Alpharetta’s $10,000 Room Makeover Unveiling!

Before and After Photos and Summery of the project

  Meet the Winners…  Ed, Lynda and Nicole Shubert

Before and After     

Thanks so much to our sponsors

Corporate Sponsors

Peach Tree Fabrics

Monfort’s Fine Art Gallery

Donald Mitchell Design, Inc

Business Sponsors

digital scientist

Armistead and Sons/Benjamin Moore Paints

Fast and Great Upholstery

Anthony Carter Painting

The Cannery

Twigs and Lace

Ivy Interiors

Vintage Green Pillows

The Galerie…boutique

Botanica

Main Street Art Co.

Tinder Box/Vino 100

Before and After… 

                              After…

 After meeting with  the family, we sought to create a more gracious and comfortable great room for the family.  Apart from the newly upholstered sofa,  we added a new estate rug that now fits the room.    The old rug was an 8′ x10 which was too small and the new one is a 10×14′.  This makes a huge difference as it matches the rooms color scheme as well as creates a wow factor.  Many folks make the mistake of having a rug that’s too small and it only makes something look too awkward.  Its kind of like walking around in shoes that’s too small, they don’t work and it hurts the interior.  We also added a new end table with inlaid parquetry and beautiful carved detailing.    I also wanted to add a large chandelier to lower the two story ceiling and give the room a more intimate setting.  It also helped to add more ambiance to the room. 

 Before…

A  white fire place mantle and hearth.  A lovely one but it hardly stood out in the crowd

I also wanted to add an accent wall behind the mantle to add interist and a focal point as you

entered the home.   I borrowed from the russet tone paint in an adjoining room and had wall paper hung

in the room.  We also added…

 hurricane lanterns, Twigs and Lace

 Antique candle sticks, book ends and globe,  Ivey Interiors

 Photo Frames, candle and vase, The Galerie…boutique

 Sizing for the walls and faux, Anthony Carter Painting and Mike Castleberry

  Paint and faux Products, Armistead and Sons Paints  

  Humidor Box, Tinder Box/Vino 100  

  Marble Beverage Table, Main Street Art Co.     

After…

 The silk drapery and other fabrics were provided by Peachtree Fabrics

 They helped to soften the room and frame the windows.  The Shuberts didn’t want drapery panels as they would have blocked the beautiful view of the back lawn, pool and pond.

 Notice we removed the white furniture as it was not really practical for a home with three Vishnu dogs.  We also added a sofa table that had black iron scrolling and an open feel.  We have the antique candle sticks on it from Ivy Interiors and the humidor from Tinderbox/Vino 100.  Also notice on the mantle we added these wonderful cut crystal hurricane candle holders from Twigs and Lace. 

 Some of my favorite rooms are those that have a heirloom like quality to them.  By this I mean those that have multiple fabric patterns and colors that are unexpected.  Furniture that is mixed and not too matchy matchy.  That furniture store look should be left there in the store.  High end interiors have a mixture of patterns and styles that are layered effortlessly.  Rooms that appear to be too fixed are boring far too common.  I believe a room should look well traveled and gathered over time.  

Before… A big white cabinet in the

center of the room. 

After… 

 The entertainment center was literally a white elephant in the room .  Sometimes they need to be toned down to fit in the room and look more like furniture.  I am not usually a big fan of too many built-ins as they limit your ability to change the room later.  But a faux finish applied to the cabinet was just the ticket.  We also applied this finish to the mantle and hearth.  It was a 3 phase application but well worth the effort.

The Lamps in the room were added by those found at The Cannery.  They were tall and commanded a presence in the room.  We also continued to use an antique lamp that the family already had in their possession.

Sofa Before… 

      Honey, someone call the interior design police this sofa needs to be arrested!  We had an emergency on our hands! 

 Sofa After…

This sofa was reworked and springs added  to replace the outdated pillow back sofa and the cushions shortened to allow for a more ergonomic seat.  Ideally the seat should be about 22-25″ from the front to the back.  The pillows added the red to continue the color scheme along with the contrasting piping.   Thanks to Karen Dutson at Peachtree Fabrics, this paisley fabric and contrasting trim, this sofa got the makeover it drastically needed.  Can I hear an amen!  The arrangement is made with preserved florals by Brian McCrae of botanica and will last for years to come.  Dried plants obviously will soon dry out but the preserved florals have oils in them which allow them to look fresh and live.

Holger, Fast and Great Upholstery

Myra,   Vintage Green Pillows

Brian McCrae,  Botanica Floral Co. 

 We have really enjoyed meeting the Shuberts and working with them in this room makeover!  They are kind and grateful people that also happen to be a ton of fun to work with. 

Through this process we have met many wonderful people, our sponsors have been chief among them.  Without their generous support and contributions, this contest would have not been possible.  This contest was conceived with the idea of helping to spur business in a tough economy.  Please support each of them by buying locally and helping to sustain the livelihood of these fine vendors.  We have an abundance of fine customer focused businesses and they are truly the backbone of any thriving community. 

If we can help you with your design projects please don’t hesitate to call.  We at Donald Mitchell Design, seek to be helpful and relevant.  We love what we do and  we strive to do quality work on every project.  Call today 770 475 4629 and let’s start something beautiful!  Thanks Donald

Alpharetta’s $10,000 Room Makeover! Before Photos

There were no window treatments to soften the room but it had 4 wonderful French Doors and transomes

                                                                         Believe it or not this old sofa in the attic was about to get an upholstery makeover!

                                                    

                            Besides these characteristics of the room the family didn’t quite feel comfortable in the space.  The colors seemed to not really coordinate and all the bright white needed a faux finish makeover.