Interiors

Open and Updated
90’s Condo

A cozy living room with a large bookshelf filled with books and decorative items. There are multiple chairs with patterned and solid cushions, a small wooden side table with a lamp, and large windows with patterned curtains letting in natural light.

A condominium in Cambridge would have been considered a modern delight in the early 90s, with it’s 3-way fireplace and recessed lighting. But for the owners — a family of three — the fireplace was never used, and only served to make the living space feel cramped and awkward. A surplus of decorative columns and overhead panels made the space feel choppy, and the couple longed for an open view between the dining and living areas.

The floor space gained once the fireplace was removed wasn’t huge, but it allowed for a total reorientation of the living area. Now a low-backed sofa could divide the dining and living rooms, and easily face a wall-mounted television for family movie nights (opening up the bank of windows previously covered by the old TV). A pair of airy leather armchairs provides comfy seating for guests without closing off the space.

A cozy living room with light blue walls, a black couch with a dog laying on it, a wooden coffee table with papers and a tape measure, a bookshelf, and a window with cream-colored curtains.

BEFORE

A room with a wooden table, a blue chair, a patterned area rug, a tall bookshelf filled with books and a decorative vase, a table lamp with a wicker shade, and a window with floral curtains.
A dining room with a wooden table, woven chairs, a floral centerpiece, a flat-screen TV on the wall, a window with blinds, and a living area in the background with a green couch and patterned curtains.
A cozy living room with a green sofa adorned with patterned pillows, a gray tufted ottoman with a pink tray, green plants near the window, a wooden chair, a wicker basket, and a wooden media console with a TV and decorative items, all illuminated by natural light through brown window blinds.
Living room with wooden bookshelves filled with books, decorative baskets, and plants. There is a blue armchair, a patterned rug on the hardwood floor, and a large black-and-white photo of people at a water pump on the white wall. Part of a dining table with black chairs is visible in the foreground.

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