redesign - make what you have better

Redesign is an industry term that you may or may not have heard of before. Basically what it means is that you are using what you already own.
Often times the furniture you already own can be reused or moved to create a better, more comfortable space. Accessories are very personal and we all have them. Accessories are the icing on the cake of your room design. The right accessories can make your room really shine. The right placement of accessories can bring a room from boring to beautiful just like that.
One of my clients hired me to do some redesign for her. She had been stuck with her living room and just didn’t know what to do. I walked in her house and knew immediately where the problem was. She had two sofas and a rocking chair in her living room. One of the sofas was right in front of the door and blocked the way into the room. We walked around the house so that I could get a feeling for it and “listen” to it a bit. We walked in her daughter’s room and there were two easy chairs. I was very excited to see those chairs because I knew it would solve the problem of her living room. After walking around the house, I asked her some questions about the sofas and which one they liked better. I suggested that they put the one that they didn’t like so much in the garage or give it away to someone. They take the two easy chairs and put them on either side of the sofa in the living room and bringing the rocking chair into the baby’s room where you needed it anyway. By making these simple changes, it made more room in the baby’s room to move and for her to play. The living room became more open and inviting. I suggested some storage cubes so there was now a place for the baby’s toys.
By using what she already had, we were able to make better use of the space, she was able to get a whole new look to her house without spending a ton of money.
They now are able to entertain more and their friends enjoy coming over often. They love coming home now as it welcomes them and makes them feel good when they walk in the door instead of feeling crowded and congested.