What to do when the architecture of a space is flawed in some way...

There are an amazing number of ways to compensate for flaws with simple tools of proportion, color and scale that can be employed in staging . 

Here is just one example:

BEFORE                                                                         AFTER

BEFORE, this Eat-In Kitchen was suffering from awkward architecture.  Notice the different heights to ceiling above the windows and door.  Here was a missed opportunity to have all 3 sections feel like a beautiful bay window.  It did not help that the oversized square table and mismatched chairs were an ill fit for the space.

AFTER:  I created a simple valance out of leftover drapery fabric that was just tall enough to cover the height differences over the 2 windows and doors.  See how it visually "smooths" out the architecture all around, while the vertical stripes add height to the space.  An inexpensive mail-order chandelier gives the eye a better place to focus, while a properly-scaled round table and chairs (recovered in that leftover fabric) accentuate the curve of the window/door combination.

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Lisa

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