I had a great time helping Mary Douglas Drysdale with some painting in her living room for the Richmond Symphony Show House.

First I helped with lightening up the walls with a white glaze and adding a border, since her room was based on pattern details.

{painted border}

She had beautiful floors stained in a super geometric pattern,

and placed a simple sea grass rug on top to give the seating area it’s own space.

{sea grass rug BEFORE border}

Once the show house was finished,

she called and had been thinking more about the room.

She wanted to add a border to the sea grass rug,

before the photos were taken for a magazine.

It was the same border from the walls, in a color that went with the stained floor.

I love the finished detail and depth it added to the room!

The simple layering of pattern sets the whole seating area apart, but it stays a part of the whole room.

{sea grass rug AFTER stenciled border}

So what I learned is that no matter how huge of a designer you are,…

a room can always use one extra detail.   If  a designer comes back and says, lets add this…..

do it.

They are artist and have been thinking about your space, and remember it is a labor of LOVE.