Earthy and Inviting Living Room

Before: This sparsely decorated living room enhances the feeling that it's a pass-through and the homeowners are looking to make it a calm oasis. They'd like a space that balances elegance, child-friendly furnishings and the ability to comfortably entertain guests.

After: Student designer Sara Terrell believes in making home a nice place to escape the world's stresses so she used earth tones throughout, denim fabric on the existing couch and two new sconces to warm the room.

Before: The view to the stair wall is currently rather plain, but Terrell has big plans for this space to make it aesthetically pleasing and functional.

After: A tansu (stacked Japanese cabinet) makes this previously useless area great for display and storage. The maple tree mural in autumn tones is the inspiration for the whole room design.

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Paul and Shelley Kukuk need help; their living room is bare and boring and who better to spruce it up than student interior designer Sara Terrell? Terrell wants to add warmth and coziness through textures, fabrics and a colorful maple tree mural. With two days and $2,000, Terrell is pressed to get it all done in time and ensure that the colors and fabrics add maturity without losing warmth.

pumpkin-colored twin double chair (Somerset) (Blue Tomatoes Furniture, Inc.)
carpet remnant (REM 9218C) (California Carpet)
velvet pillows, glass vases, pumpkin-colored rug, wire decorative objects (Crate & Barrel)
paint: Sand Pebble (1245-171), Spanish Sand (1245-231), Navajo White (1245-36), Almeda (1610-222/ KM521) (this was a mixed color), base coat (1610-121 (no color) (Kelly Moore)
opalescent medium for paint (Acrylic Iridescent Tinting Medium) (Utrecht)
gold mica powder, specialty brushes (Sinopia Pigments & Materials)
vanity chair, carved sconce medallions (Ohmega Salvage)
sconces, large pillows, lampshade (IKEA)

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Resources
design school
Academy of Art University
Website: www.academyart.edu

flooring
California Carpet
Website: www.calfloor.com

furniture
Blue Tomatoes Furniture, Inc.
2298 J South Shore Center
Alameda, CA 94501
Phone: 510-749-9925

decorative project materials
Crate and Barrel
Website: www.crateandbarrel.com

paint - Kelly Moore
Kelly Moore Paint Co.
Website: www.kellymoore.com

salvaged architectural items
Ohmega Salvage
Website: www.ohmegasalvage.com

decorative project materials
Ikea
Website: www.ikea.com

decorative painter
Shannon Kaye
Phone: 408-828-0901
Website: www.shannonkaye.com

decorative project materials
Utrecht
Website: www.utrechtart.com

decorative project materials
Sinopia Pigments & Materials
Phone: 415-824-3180
Website: www.sinopia.com
Guests
Sara Stancliff Terrell, Interior Design Student
Phone: 415-867-4309
Fax: 415-759-7112
E-mail: terrellarchdesign@hotmail.com
Also in this Episode

Designer Finals : Episode HDSF-113
•	Earthy and Inviting Living Room
•	Meet the Designer: Sara Terrell