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South of the Border Family Room

Color reforms a washed out space into a vibrant south of the border family room.

Color Splash : Episode HCLRS-209 -- More Projects »
David and Heather Helfer want to emphasize their living room's Spanish-style features. Color Splash host/designer David Bromstad creates an inviting south of the border family room but doesn't give them the customary preview of the design sketch for the project. In a playful act of reprisal to this unexpected twist, they insist an ugly lamp be included the design. Will the Helfers like the saturated colors and Southwestern design once it's finished?
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This room has great structure and lines. Lots of natural light gives it a spacious feel and sunny atmosphere.
Next: Tapping into the architectural style of Mexico, Bromstad creates a feature out of the fireplace wall by refacing the built-ins.
This room has great structure and lines. Lots of natural light gives it a spacious feel and sunny atmosphere. Unfortunately, the shelving units that frame the fireplace look like they have very little to do with the look of the wall as a whole. They also stop short of making full use of the space and the lines of the vaulted ceiling. The wood ceiling and tiled floors are good indicators for a style that could really work in the space.

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This room has great structure and lines. Lots of natural light gives it a spacious feel and sunny atmosphere.

Tapping into the architectural style of Mexico, Bromstad creates a feature out of the fireplace wall by refacing the built-ins.

The beige wall color drowns out the colors and textures of the wood and tile in the room.

Design/color assistant Daniel Hirsch transforms the appearance of the wood cabinets with a mustard-colored paint that has lots of glaze added to it.

Bromstad saw an ottoman like this at a store for $3,000 and got inspired.


Helfer was game for Bromstad's little twist on not sharing the design sketch before the design team started the project.


Resources
paint
Benjamin Moore
Website: www.benjaminmoore.com

home furnishings
Z Gallerie
Website: www.zgallerie.com

furniture
Nadeau Imports
Website: www.furniturewithasoul.com

decorative project materials
West Elm
Website: www.westelm.com
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