{"id":8064,"date":"2019-12-05T12:16:23","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T17:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/?p=8064"},"modified":"2019-12-05T12:16:23","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T17:16:23","slug":"award-winning-ion-eclectic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/award-winning-ion-eclectic\/","title":{"rendered":"Award Winning Ion Eclectic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Recently the MDI team won a 1st place ASID award for a wonderful home in Ion and we\u2019re excited to take you on a tour today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Our client asked us to create an oasis of a home in the Ion neighborhood that showed her personality through bespoke furniture, custom window treatments, and a dazzling art collection. The Ion house was built in 2013 and, though it contained some lovely details, lacked the designer touch the client desired. We enhanced the architecture of the home by upgrading the lighting fixtures throughout, updating woodwork details, and adding custom window treatments in key spaces. The overall design reflects the homeowner\u2019s love of color, pattern, and the unexpected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today we\u2019re taking you through the public spaces in the house.\nStay tuned for our next blog posts where we\u2019ll show you all of the\naward-winning bedrooms, and the incredible media room and outdoor courtyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Entry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the long main hall, a quirky hoofed demilune was custom\nlacquered in a bright blue to add interest and fun. Its small scale is suited\nfor the narrow corridor. The gold finish chinoiserie inspired mirror is one of\nthe many warm metal accents on the main floor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Living Room<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The living sets a tone of comfortable elegance with a hint of the unexpected – just like Ion. The abstract art was the inspiration for the main floor\u2019s color scheme. The pair of sofas were selected to add symmetry while the style of the sofa was chosen for its elegant curved lines and wood trim detail since it is viewed from all sides. From a practical standpoint, we selected a linen look performance fabric for the sofa to provide easy cleanability. This angle also shows how the living room doors open fully to the screened porch creating real indoor-outdoor living. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A pair of swivel chairs is upholstered in one of the client\u2019s\nfavorite fabrics \u2013 a jacquard woven linen cut velvet in blues and whites. The\nwindows are dressed in warm tone neutral grass shades with bespoke draperies in\ncream linen with navy embroidery. Brass accents are interspersed throughout the\nroom in the coffee table base, the torchiere lamps, and the planter base. The\ntextural story of the living room, with the braided jute rug, brick fireplace,\ncut velvet, and grass shades, is rich and deep. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kitchen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the kitchen we had the cabinets repainted and replaced the\ncountertops with new Calcutta marble in lighter tones. The most dramatic change\nin the kitchen was the inclusion of the oversized lantern pendants. The warm\nwood tones contrast with the light, bright kitchen while the brass accents\nrepeat the accents in the adjoining hall and living room. Coordinating rug and\nrunner add color and comfort. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The butler\u2019s pantry cabinets repeat the gray tone of the island\ncabinetry as well as that of the interior doors in the home. As the home\nalready boasted plenty of closed storage in the kitchen, we used open shelving\nin this space to be able to showcase some of our client\u2019s favorite things. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dining Room<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dining room has a more feminine and elegant flair. We hung\nthe draperies high to utilize the full length of the beautiful pale pink\nchinoiserie Schumacher panels. The client fell in love with the lines of this\ndining table, but the manufacture had discontinued our preferred finish. We had\nit shipped to us unfinished and had our local woodworker stain it to match our\ndesired sample. This is one of our very favorite pieces and it\u2019s just perfect\nin this home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The chandelier was customized to include rose quartz beads to\nplay off the pinks in the drapery panels as well as the colors in the silk art\nrug. The dining chairs are upholstered in a pairing of fabrics, pale pink\nvelvet for the outside back and tone on tone cream chenille on the inside back\nand seat. The accessories in the space include our favorite vine candlesticks,\nmodern white urns, and antique pewter serving ware.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of our favorite pieces in the home is this Sa<\/a>lly King Benedict <\/a>commissioned face painting, which we placed above a simple buffet. If you\u2019ve enjoyed seeing the public spaces in this house, wait until you see the gorgeous bedrooms, courtyard, patio, and the fun media room<\/a>. Stay tuned! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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