What do you do when your soon-to-be husband is a collector of Indian furniture and you are more of a modern girl? You call a designer! Our Pasadena project was quite the challenge to make this newly engaged couple’s polar-opposite design styles work together. The star of the show in this Living Room is the Indian marriage swing. Pretty ironic piece of furniture for this couple, right? This was a huge room with two-story ceilings. The marriage swing was a huge piece of furniture. To make it work, we placed it behind the seating area. It’s still a functional seat, while it’s huge frame doesn’t impose on the rest of the space. Adding more contemporary pillows to the swing, while choosing Indian fabrics on the sofas, the room makes sense.

What if a family has a piece of art that doesn’t align with the style they envision for their home? Unless it’s the notorious “Dogs Playing Poker” painting, most artwork doesn’t need to “go” with the home. A neutral backdrop is always a great place for a work of art to stand out. In this Primary Bathroom, the renaissance style portrait with an ornate frame fits right in over a modern black bathtub. Simple matte white subway tile was the perfect spot for this painting. The crystal chandelier in antique brass and seeded glass did its job connecting the modern lines of the bathtub and the traditional elements of the artwork.

If you have a family heirloom that you’d like to feature in your home, but aren’t sure exactly how to do it, give us a call. Whether it’s artwork, an antique, or even something as unique as an Indian marriage swing, we can help find the perfect spot for your keepsake, and make it the star it was meant to be!