A vibrant first floor makeover in Lancaster, PA

Our clients, recent transplants to Lancaster, were loving exploring all the new restaurants, galleries, and events their new neighborhood has to offer. They wanted their life at home to match the vibrant life they were living in the city. It’s not that their home wasn’t bringing a lot to the table. They had fallen in love with its soaring ceilings, inlaid hardwood floors, glass door knobs, exposed brick, and loads of historic charm. But they wanted to furnish it and decorate it with intention to be a space that was filled with color, texture, and personality. 

That intention was super evident when they came to their consultation each prepared with a bulleted list of hopes and dreams for their space. They were so excited to put their stamp on their home, and that excitement was contagious and fed our creativity!

For the living room, the biggest challenge (and a common one in city rowhomes) was how to layout the long narrow living room. Their desire was a few different zones for lounging, reading, listening to records, but that felt like one cohesive space for entertaining. Their current layout was creating a dead space right in the middle of the room. We were creative with the furniture and rug placement to eliminate the dead space and connect the ends of the room. Another challenge was adding lighting. In addition to lamp lighting, we added sconce lighting at either end of the space. We love how the light is sprinkled throughout the space now. The third big element was adding bookshelves in a small recessed section of wall. This helped support the layout and our clients reading habit! Beyond that it was all about color, texture, and shine! We love the rich color palette, fluffy sheepskin and pops of gold.