Fashionable & Functional. Interior Designer Prudence Bailey
Prudence Bailey thrives on the joy her clients feel and share after revealing an exquisitely transformed room. “I seek to truly understand my clients’ style. I work hard to use interior design as a means to bring to life their vision and personality. I also want to make the process enjoyable the whole way through for my clients by being financially transparent, positive, easy to work with and results oriented.” Baily says.
Prudence and her Connecticut client who had recently purchased and renovated their grandparents home to create the perfect sanctuary for their young family set out to transform a multi- purpose living room space. The rooms needed to be fashionable as well as functional. This was the first room in the home they worked on together and it needed to be a fresh look that incorporated some of their existing furniture. It had to be a multi-purpose space used by the couple as well as their children. As the couple entertains it needed to have multiple seating areas and spaces for conversation and gathering.
For the overall design concept she created a place to come and sit by the fire and watch TV in what her clients call their Winter Living Room. It needed to feel soothing and calm without being cold. The white backdrop of their existing chair and sectional needed to have color and some patterns layered in to add depth, texture and warmth. A piece of modern art in blues, greens, and blacks became the inspiration for the color story. The blue/green color palette was selected for its freshness and was utilized in fabrics, ceiling color and furniture.
To anchor one end of the room a game table was put in which could double for homework, drinks, etc. She upholstered the curved banquet in the same fabric as the chairs. Subtle details like the chair upholstery legs and window treatments really finish this room and make the space pop. By keeping the fireplace mantle and surround in the same white as the rest of the room, it allowed for great sculpture to anchor yet not overpower the mantle.
A favorite feature is the game table chairs. “I love fashion and dressmaker details are the little touches that can make something be subtle yet standout. The fully upholstered chairs including the legs are so beautiful with the Martyn Lawrence Bullard fabric! “
The room is long and narrow and proposed a bit of a challenge. “Since we already had plenty of seating, we needed to think what went at the other end of the room that would fit the space and be functional for them. We chose adding a game table to the room where they could utilize it as a game table or eat while watching TV.” The high gloss ceiling above the chairs. is beautiful and unique. It's so stunning and a real showstopper with the HVL chandelier.
