Lounge and Dining Rooms

The wait is over... the highly anticipated, much agonized over, lounge/dining assignment is here.  Only took some 90 hours of sourcing, paperwork, hair pulling, teeth gnashing glee to pull it all together!  Should get easier from here on in!

Client Brief

Busy couple with two children
They have travelled extensively and particularly love... (I chose Morocco). They have collected many treasures from this area which they would like to incorporate into the new, contemporary scheme.
Mood required - warm, modern, individual.
Colour palette - in the mid tonal range.  They like richness of colour and texture and don't mind feature walls or wallpaper.  They don't want an overall scheme that is too neutral.
They love good food and entertaining friends., enjoying the alfresco lifestyle in summer.
A more intimate atmosphere - possibly with a sense of drama in the dining room - is required for winter and more formal dining.

I created cupboards for storage and entertaining along one wall, opened up the rooms to the enclosed terrace with bi-fold doors.  That way the children and their puppy (!) can move freely within the space.  The front door opened straight into the playroom, so I added a console, stool and coat rack for guests to place their things.  The drama in the dining room is that spectacular table... and large mirror reflecting the lemon tree outside.  The rest is self-explanatory, I hope!

I love these colours... Porter's Paint Bee's Knees and Dulux Milton Moon... and plan to paint some chairs very soon to see how the colour turns out when painted!

PS... these look much better in person, so if you ever want to stop by and take a look... let me know ;)