Mixed Modern Living/ Dining Room

Before: The dining area is functional, but not reflective of this family's love of modern design. The traditional pieces are family heirlooms they don’t want to have altered in any way.

After: The furniture wasn't touched, but simple chair slipcovers and colorful place mats tie it into the updated space. It's obvious from the dishes where this room's design inspiration came from!

Before: The Hicks love their home, but think the living/dining room needs some attention. Since it's the first space you see upon entering, they want it to make a bold statement.

After: A cool, contemporary look with green walls plus orange and brown accents throughout ties the two subtly separated areas together. New flooring, shelving, floor-to-ceiling dividers and modern furniture make it a fun space for everyone.

Media Watch the Video: See how Blake Baker added the "wow" factor to a boring living/dining room!

Jim and Medina Hicks have an untouched living/dining room and they want a space that pops! That wow factor will be provided by student designer Blake Baker who plans to make the room scream. He'll color the walls green with brown and orange retro accents, custom build a coffee table, add new chairs, a sofa, wood flooring plus floating shelves and include custom-designed divider panels. It's a taste of the old with a flair for the new!

floor lamp (Kovaks Arc) (Lights Fantastic)
woven trunk (Target)
chair (Wassily) (Eurway)
sofa (Decorator's Reserve)
paint: walls (Grass Cloth); ceiling: Cracked Wheat); accent colors (Dried Leaf, Nutmeg) (Behr)
laminate flooring (Pergo in walnut finish) (check their site for local distributors)

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Resources
design school
The Art Institute of Dallas
Website: www.aid.artinstitutes.edu

decorative project materials
Target
Website: www.target.com

paint
Behr Process Corp.
Website: www.behr.com

lighting
Lights Fantastic
4645 Greenville Ave.
Dallas, TX 75206
Phone: 214-369-1101

decorative project materials
Eurway Furniture Superstore
Website: www.eurway.com

decorative project materials
Decorator's Reserve
13970 North Stemmons Freeway
Dallas, TX 75234
Phone: 972-620-8999

Pergo flooring
Pergo Inc.
Website: www.pergo.com
Guests
Blake Baker, Interior Design Student
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Also in this Episode

Designer Finals : Episode HDSF-402
•	Mixed Modern Living/ Dining Room