American Foursquare Remodel 12 - The Den

The Den is done. Well, almost. (Is any home project really ever done?)

Here are some before and after photos of the same basic area of the Den. The wallpapering is all done now, but there is more rearranging and finishing touches to be done in the rest of the room (including re-hanging the double doors).

 

  

  

  

  

  

Here's the picture rail on duty - as well as a view of the new door casing, and a close-up of the swag border. :)

  

 

I have to admit it seems odd that that particular border was matched with that particular paper, but they were!

I bought this area rug from Overstock.com. I was a little hesitant about buying a rug by description only, without actually seeing the quality and - equally as important in this case - the colors. Was I ever delighted with this purchase! It complements the color scheme beautifully and its quality rivals much more expensive rugs. Great deal!

  

Lady Emily reclining on the chaise. She is such an alpha-female! (A little Aries... need I say more?)

  

This sculpture is called "Fanciulla Con Rosa" or "Rose" by Giuseppe Armani.

She's dated 1996 and is signed by the studio master artist. All Armani sculptures bear his signature and studio mark of authenticity imprinted on them, but in some cases, these hand-crafted pieces are also signed by the studio artist. Rose is one such piece. Her decoration matched the room's color scheme, so I put her on display.

 

 

I love the movement and celebration of beauty of each of Giuseppe Armani's sculptures. So much so, I collected more than 2 dozen pieces of various sizes on the secondary market (many of the sculptures were already retired and not available in retail stores). One of these days, I'll photograph all of them...