design plan: the good mood board living room edition

i am really excited about participating again in the good mood board blog event with remodelaholic.if you have missed the previous 6 boards, click here to get started by viewing the first board. there will be a link at the end of each post to take you to the next board. it's kinda like a train....a train of inspiration and ideas! (and, hopefully you will get to visit a few blogs that are "new to you".)

 the last room we focused on was a master bedroom. you can see the plan i designed for that room here. this time, we are focusing on living rooms, and i have chosen to create a plan for my "maybe someday" house. this is pretty close to what i would create for my own living room...one thing i love to do is mix high and low, and in this design plan, i have mixed items from affordable sources like ikea and home decorators with higher end items from jonathan adler and schumacher.

i picture this room with 9 foot ceilings, and the walls painted a soft warm grey color like revere pewter by benjamin moore. 

as ALWAYS, i would love to see hardwood floors, and a fabulous trim treatment on the wall like we did in the library of house #5. this would be a room where we sit and talk, entertain guests, get on the laptop, or read. ideally there would be some amazing built-in bookcases somewhere in the room to house a bunch of books.

a clean-lined subtly striped sofa would be the anchor to the seating area, with a grey velvet wingback chairs on one side, and i simple armless chair on the other side. above the sofa, i would love to take an over scaled photo and cut it in half, and mount each piece in a simple gold frame. the chandelier from jonathan adler would provide a sense of whimsy and add some subtle touches of gold...plus, can you imagine the amazing shadows that this chandelier would cast?! i imagine they would be pretty spectacular.
 anyway, here is the design plan i pulled together...i tried (i REALLY did) to use olio board, but i am a creator of habit. especially when that habit has NO learning curb! here is the plan:

sources:

griffin sofa from ballard designs

tibetan hand knot starburst rug

hazelton ottoman from home decorators

luxe wingback chair by crate and barrel

bungalow 5 jacqui chest

west elm morten table lamp

crystal poster from etsy seller debbie carlos

zanzibar schumacher pillow by etsy seller woodyliana

round bone mirror from wisteria

benzy land cushion from ikea

jazz pillow cover from west elm

allegra hicks flower pillow from west elm

dexter stone chair with contrasting welt from overstock

jonathan adler sputnik chandelier

alana two tier side table from grandin road

the next blogger in the event lineup is stephanie lynn at under the table and dreaming.

be sure to check out her mood board by clicking here!

and in case you missed the schedule, here it is:

Monday November 28th:

1. Remodelaholic

2. Home Stories A to Z

3. The Handmade Home

Tuesday November 29th:

4. House of Hepworths

5. Simplified Bee

6. Our Humble ABowed

Wednesday November 30th:

7. Design Dump

8. Under the Table and Dreaming

9. DIY Showoff

Thursday December 1:

10. Just A Girl

11. All Things Thrifty

12.  Link Party at Remodelaholic the mood board review links.