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Interior Design Services - Living room

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Interior Design Services - Living room
Interior Design Services - Living room

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Interior Design: Drawing Board

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Interior Design: Drawing Board When the owner of a historic Georgetown row house married, he and his wife hired Ame Gold to turn his thrown-together bachelor pad—including the living room—into a space that would merge their tastes and feel like a home.

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The fireplace wall was dated-looking, with niches for art that took up space but were not useful.The niches have been closed up and wood shelves display accessories, with a built-in cupboard on one side.
A black-painted fireplace surround was dark and boring; plain white walls didn’t help.Mother-of-pearl mosaic tile surrounds the fireplace, while the interior was lightened with white paint. A grasscloth wall covering draws the eye.
A sparse mishmash of furnishings left the room feeling empty, with no place to gather.An existing sofa was repurposed in the living room; coffee tables from Lexington Home Brands and a Century armchair make the space inviting.
A ceiling fixture and undressed windows left the room cold.Recessed lights and Kravet draperies convey warmth.

 

Interior Design: Ame Gold, Patricia Gold Interiors, Inc., Fairfax Station, Virginia. Photography: Gwin Hunt.

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