In my last post, I shared how helping a few recent ‘Reinvent Your Room’ clients place their artwork became a launching point for the rest of the room design.
Of course, this process is not unique to our RYR clients. So, here is a round-up of some stand-out stories from our custom project portfolio.
Our Berkeley Hills clients had a deeply personal connection to their artwork, with much of it having been created by family members. The pencil drawing in their breakfast nook was done by their daughter.
After the furniture was installed, Bridget and I spent a day with the clients, testing out different pieces in different locations until we knew where we wanted everything to go. The piece below is by the husband’s father, local artist Jerry Eknoian.
Our West Clay client encountered the black and white photography of Youngbok Park over the course of the project. She purchased two pieces of his work, and each one elevates the room where it hangs. The piece in the dining room is a focal point above the sideboard and pops against a chartreuse grasscloth wallcovering.
The photograph in the living room sits quietly above a console table as part of a composition that includes a set of lamps, stacks of books, and botanicals.
Our clients at our Lake Street Residence also have an eclectic collection of art. When we began the project, they had just been gifted this Robert Kelley piece and knew that they wanted it above the fireplace. We waited until their new furniture was installed to place the other pieces.
After this existing wall of shelving in the media room was painted, I spent an afternoon with the client to curate various objects including a grandfather’s Louis Vuitton briefcase, children’s artwork, and baskets acquired on a trip to Africa.
On one of my first projects, the client had always had a portrait of her grandmother hanging above the sofa. Though the portrait was beautiful, the proportions were wrong, and it felt a little heavy as the focal point of the room.
When the client revealed this delicate painting of a tree, which had been boxed up and stashed away, it was clear that this piece would be perfect above the sofa. Grandmother moved to a different wall, where she is still very much part of the room.
Sometimes artwork is an anchor to start a room, and other times the art placement reveals itself along the way, often through serendipitous circumstances. In any case, at the end of a project, hanging beloved artwork feels like reconnecting with old friends.
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