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Colorful and Modern Living Room

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Before: The Fox family is young, fun and has a lot of energy. Unfortunately, their outdated living room isn't reflecting any of those traits and they avoid the space most of the time.
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After: Drywall over the top of the fireplace minimizes its impact for the better and flanking it with bookshelves allows for display space of special items including family photographs.
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Before: A papered wall and an adjacent one covered in fake paneling have got to go and the old window blinds need to be updated as well.
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After: Cohesive walls, original artwork highlighted by track lighting and new fabric window panels bring this side of the room up to date.
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Video: Watch Amanda Oldroyd bring an outdated '80s living room into the twenty-first century!
With three daughters, Chris and Arlene Fox have no time to update their '80s living room. Luckily, design student Amanda Oldroyd does. She warms the room with Arizona accent colors, creates bookshelves for either side of the fireplace and streamlines it with a drywall overlay, adds ottomans for storage/seating and includes a cool tile coffee table.

coffee table (Ardesia) (Pier 1 Imports)
scroll mirror (Cost Plus World Market)
accent rug (Kohl's)
wall paint (Arizona) (Behr)

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Resources
design school
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
1600 Pierce St.
Lakewood, CO 80214
Phone: 303-753-6046
Website: www.rmcad.edu

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

decorative project materials
Kohl's
Website: www.kohls.com

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

decorative project materials
Cost Plus World Market
Website: www.worldmarket.com

original artwork
Holly Stevens
We apologize no contact information is available.
Guests
Amanda Oldroyd, Interior Design Student
E-mail: akoldroyd@yahoo.com
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