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BELLE OF THE CONVERTED BALLROOMS!

June 23, 2011
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Living room by Steven Gambrel with high coffered ceilings, a modern spikey chandelier, grey-lavender painted walls to created a panel effect, floor length curtains, grey sofas and matching armchairs, a leather ottoman has been turned into a coffee table and a greyish lavender area rug covered in squares.

Love this all in one room designed by Steven Gambrel. This city living room dining room combination is a renovated and remodeled ballroom.

Decorative molding and greyish lavender paint are combined to create a “panel” effect on the walls…these long rectangular panels act as a link between the high high ceilings and the rest of the room – a little design helping the architecture along!

I definitely like the dark black fireplace too.

And notice…more purple, lavender, lilac…hmmmm…purple is not my favorite color but for some reason this week I’ve been loving the way the lighter shades are used in design. Notice all of the lamps in different shades of purple!

Dining room by Steven Gambrel with high coffered ceilings and decorative molding, two modern chandelier, grey-lavender painted walls to created a panel effect, floor length curtains, a greyish lavender area rug covered in squares.

What do you think of this converted ballroom. Do you like it as open living space or would you prefer to just dance in a room like this?

Happy Thursday!

xo
Coco

P.S. Am off to a party tonight with fab assistant KS, my good friend Yifat Oren and new friend JK. Will be fun!

Photo: S.R. Gambrel

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7 responses to “BELLE OF THE CONVERTED BALLROOMS!”

  1. Brenda says:
    June 23, 2011 at 12:46 PM

    I always prefer to dance 🙂 — but love this room, its beautiful!

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  2. Meme says:
    June 23, 2011 at 1:53 PM

    Stunning! It took several views to see the lavender lamps – would not have been able to envision this combination. Thanks for sharing!!

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  3. Monica says:
    June 23, 2011 at 5:20 PM

    I love the repurposed room. Love the colors and the pieces.
    Love that you & Yifat are friends! We love her and YOA!
    (Monica from SoleMates)

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  4. Houndstooth and Nail says:
    June 24, 2011 at 2:57 AM

    So very beautiful! I love the super tall ceilings.
    🙂
    Ingrid

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  5. LittleBlackHome says:
    June 24, 2011 at 7:42 AM

    I LOVE it as an open living space. Think of the cocktail parties you could through! I’m not a huge fan of purple myself, but the muted smokey lavender tones in this room are really beautiful. I also love how Steven played with shapes to unite the entire space. The large rectangular shapes found in the furniture seem to crawl up the wall in the curtains, fireplace, and paneling, onto the linear coffered ceiling, and back down the walls to the floor again. Everything communicates harmoniously in this space.

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  6. Kim Grey says:
    June 26, 2011 at 10:18 PM

    I love this space! It is absolutely gorgeous. The subtle lavenders and black accents look very elegant. And those purple lamps are to-die-for.

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  7. Brooke says:
    September 19, 2011 at 5:27 AM

    Love the fireplace and lighting..OMG this place was just amazing!

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