In keeping with our cave painting theme I wanted to incorporate leather and other animal-related design elements in the room. As such, I recommended that we add a leather recliner and an area rug of long-hair flokati wool or leather shag. (It would have been easy to go "over the top" and suggest a room bedecked in leather. Are you proud of my restraint?) John was totally on board with the leather recliner--duh, it's a "guy thing"--but he raised an eyebrow and tactfully suggested we entertain more conventional options for the rug. The mantra of a professional interior decorator should be "You win some; you lose some...!".
As a reminder, the space is small--roughly cave size, as irony would dictate. You may also recall that the space is used for several purposes including paperwork, napping, reading, etc. In a small, multi-function room a space plan is critical to the design. I provided John with three space plan options and he selected one that places the desk/work space at the opposite end of the room from its current location. Reorienting the furnishings allows us to marry the functional requirements with the space available. Here's the new floor plan:
The patterned fabric that John and Karen selected for the sofa is reminiscent of arrowheads, which fits our theme nicely. The round ottoman will be covered in a red chenille fabric (blood from the hunt? Noooo...ewww!). The throw pillows will be in the red chenille (one pillow) and a neutral sand-colored, micro-patterned fabic (two pillows). The leather recliner will be covered in a mottled bomber jacket leather. Fabrics and frame styles are below:
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| Arrowhead fabric = sofa; Red chenille = round ottoman and throw pillow (1) ; Sand-color micro-patterend fabric = throw pillows (2) |
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| Sofa Frame |
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| Coctkail Ottoman |
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| Recliner |
The next post will address tables, lamps, accessories and the rug as well as plans for phasing the implementation of the cave plan. Stay tuned...!
