Thanks to Stephen for sharing his project with us. There were already outlets around the walls of the room for lighting, so he used lighted frames that he plugged into them.ĭo you have a little-used space in your home that could be transformed? Stylish and practical designs for real familiesFrom the many room makeovers he has done for magazines, newspapers, and television shows, designer Stephen Saint-Onge has a very real sense of what everyday families want and need from their homes. It also helps if you spray that Scotchgard fabric protector stuff on the slipcovers first. They’ve bought me extra time between washings. I have to add that with mine I have found that those Tide-to-Go pens work wonders on things like chocolate stains (something we get a lot of around here, ahem). I have white furniture in my house with my kids - so I’ve seen firsthand that it can be done!” Air dry them and, to me, they get better with time - more lived in. “I like them because you can throw these into the wash easily. “Yes, you can have white slipcovers with kids!” he insists. He painted the room with Benjamin Moore’s “Croquet,” a lovely pale green that makes their existing trim and moldings stand out.įor the furniture he went with IKEA’s Ektorp sectional with white slipcovers. Something that would make this family feel like they were on vacation in their own home everyday. “Then, the wind blew in and I realized the room needed a beach house theme. I felt as though I were in a French farmhouse in Provence because of the doors and the garden outside. There were great elements about the room–including the hardwood floors and the French doors leading to the garden.
With one family he worked with, he helped them see that their little-used dining room might better serve them as a family room. He stresses the importance of looking at your home through fresh eyes and seeing the potential it might have. Designer and author Stephen Saint-Onge has a motto: “Good home design has the power to change your life.”
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