Here are some of the before photos of the front reception area. It’s insane to me that this is what we started with! What a huge difference, right?





The old carpeting was removed and the concrete was resurfaced. We bought a lot of rugs for this project and the blue rug in the reception area is hands down my favorite. You guys, this rug is a 9×12 and it was SO AFFORDABLE!!! It is gorgeous, durable, and soft. The color is that perfect shade of blue-black that looks good with every other color you layer on, just like a pair of jeans. Two thumbs up for this amazing find! I’ve bought at least three more of these rugs since this project for my own home, friends homes and other projects. You just can’t beat that price (and it looks like it’s on extra sale today)!





The color on the walls is Benjamin Moore’s Classic Gray, which is bright and light but not as stark as pure white. We painted the ceiling tiles black as an inexpensive fix and replaced all of the light fixtures with pieces from Lucent Lightshop.





The BEACH DAY print over the leather sofa is from our latest release on Jenny’s Print Shop. I found the vintage marble top at an antique store and had my carpenter build the base of the coffee table/kids table to perfectly fit those cute little kids chairs when they’re pushed in all the way. I love how this kids table turned out!





I had four sofas made for this project since we were working with tricky sizing and needed to use fabrics that could hold up to commercial use. The two 10′ long sofas in the reception area are my very favorite though! I used Monarch sofas to build these and they were SO great to work with. They have manufacturing facilities in Texas and in California but they ship their furniture everywhere! I sent them all of the fabrics to use for this project, but the leather is a color called Hampton Brandy and was selected from a sample they sent me. It is gorgeous in person.





Everything they make is customizable, so I started with the Roxy frame and added a bench cushion and changed the leg style and the depth of the seat and the height of the back to fit under the window easily. Honestly, Monarch was a dream to work with and the sofas are lovely. (And they are not sponsoring this post! Just passing along in case you are looking for something semi-custom!)





Just around the corner from this seating area is a little shelving unit we made out of gas pipe and wood from Home Depot! Super simple and completely customizable! I have a DIY post coming on this soon! But first, here is the before: