When my friend asked me to help her refresh the living room of an old family Fire Island home, I jumped at the chance. Â The house has been in her husband’s family for years and just passed into their hands. Â There were a few tweaks she wanted to make, but in a way that would not rock the boat with their extended family. Â It was very important to her to make any changes slowly.
There were two plaid couches and four blue chair cushions she wanted to recover. Â New pillows to bring a punch of color into the room were on the list, as well as a new rug. Â A rug that would hide sand, footprints, dog hair, food ~ you know, everything!
We started by picking fabrics. Â She brought her husband along to help, especially since it was his family home. Â He liked blues for the couches (beachy), orange Jonathan Adler for the chair cushions (bright). Â They both agreed on bathing suits from Robert Allen, an orange chevron pattern from Duralee and a Kravet cream fabric with yellow brush fringe for all the pillows.
 
A natural jute rug with a Cardinal red binding from Curran took the place of an old geometric rug. Â I have the same jute rug in our family room and it hides a multitude of sins.
 
The couches got a blue and white Thom Filicia stripe on the back and the rest is a herringbone blue solid from Kravet. Â The old blue cushions in the new orange fabric look adorable with the cream/yellow pillows.
The bathing suit and chevron pillows are great together on the blue couches.
 
Time for a quick walk. Â The day could not be more gorgeous!
 
We worked hard getting everything set up, but I think my friend AND her husband were happy!
The beautiful Scandanavian furniture popped with the new fabrics. Â The feel was beachy and fresh.
 
We didn’t change things too much so everyone would feel right at home when the weather warms up!
The Wry Home is taking a month off to revamp the website and make some other updates, but follow me @thewryhome on Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest. Â We will be back on April 27th, new and improved! Â Thank you for all of your support and see you SOON ~ xo Liz