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Living Room Goes From Stark to Contemporary

Decorating Cents : Episode DCT-2301 -- More Projects »
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Host Joan Steffend and designer Krista Crawford transform a cold, boring living room with color, interesting wall art and contemporary accents.

$66 - Paint
The walls are painted a warm yellow color. A block of a darker yellow color is painted over the fireplace, which is the background for four pieces of art, and another block is painted in the entry, which is the background for a wall mirror. (paint: Behr Premium Plus Paint, 310C-3 Warm Cocoon; paint for color blocking: Behr - 310D-4 Gold Buff)

$31 - Pillows
Pillows in yellow and green fabric bring color to the white sofas and help unify the color scheme on the two side chairs.

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$144 - Coffee Table
Four banana leaf ottomans are fashioned into a coffee table. First, a medium-brown stain is brushed on each. Next, leather is cut into thin strips, tied together and wrapped around all four ottomans for a fun decorative element. (ottoman: Target - Market Bazaar, 0216)

$75 - Side Table
A rattan ottoman is repurposed into a side table between the two chairs. (ottoman: Pier One - Bahama Stool, 2003732)

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$45 - Canvas Paintings
Crawford creates contemporary art using four 20 x 20 canvases. First, she applies a brown base coat to each. She then brushes on a top coat (she uses cream, paprika red and sage green for her project) and while the paint is still wet, drags her fingernails in a quarter-circle to reveal the brown base coat. Once installed, the quarter-circle pattern on each comes together to form one large circle.
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VIDEO: This striking "sculpture" is actually made of wood--watch the video to learn more.
$32 - Architectural Element
The blank wall behind the two side chairs is given some contemporary relief with a "sculpture" made out of medium-density fiberboard (mdf). Crawford pencils a freeform shape onto the mdf, and once it's cut out, sands down the edges. A coat of a dark paint color makes it look like metal. It's attached to the wall with wood dowels. Double-ended screws are secured to the dowels, which are screwed into the wall. The "sculpture" is then attached to the wood dowels with finish nails using a brad nailer.

$39 - Entry Table
The entry area is outfitted with a wall-mounted maple counter. Triangular braces hold the shelf to the wall.

$68 - Accessories
Since contemporary style calls for an uncluttered look, they add accessories sparingly throughout the room.

$500 - Total Cost

Resources
decorative project materials
Pier 1 Imports
Website: www.pier1.com

decorative project materials
Target
Website: www.target.com

paint
Behr Process Corp.
Website: www.behr.com
Also in this Episode
Decorating Cents : Episode DCT-2301
•Living Room Goes From Stark to Contemporary
•Living Room Redesign: From Square to Interesting
•Trash to Treasure: Old China
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