With high ceilings and tall windows that allow natural light inside, the welcoming open living room includes a floating floor plan with a tiled fireplace flanked by two identical sofas.

This view shows the close proximity the living room enjoys with the front door of the home and the staircase that leads up to the second floor with the master bedroom and bath.

Both the living room and dining room have a softened color scheme with the ceilings and walls painted the same shade of green-gray and window trim painted in a similar tone. "The trim is actually two shades darker, but when you see them together, they look like they're the same," says designer Brian Patrick Flynn.

Steel pharmacy lamps with a durable oil-brushed bronze finish are placed by each sofa to provide directed light for reading.