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ment Placentia chose a handblown pendant by Steven Dale to complement the sconces.
A fioor-to-ceiling fireplace draws the eye up to the vaulted ceilings, making the room feel spacious.
Lee Industries armless dining chairs allow for more mobility and make the seating area feel open rather than restrictive.
Design Details INTERIOR DESIGNER Jann Placentia, Piacenza Design, 309 37th Ave. E., (206) 948-5022, piacenzadesign.com.
NO SMALL FEAT WRITIEN BY COURTNEY SANKS PHOTOGRAPH BY ALEX HAYDEN THE SOLUTION:
THE CHALLENGE: In 2007, interior was brought
designer
Jann Placentia
in to do a partial
of a 1947 Magnolia
home, focusing
family room. "We needed for enjoying
remodel
ourselves;'
on the
a conducive
homeowner
area Lana
Davies says. The space had no identity, and Placentia wanted
to convert
relaxed eating and entertaining maintains
a sense of continuity
adjacent kitchen.
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it into a room that
with the
To improve
flow
between
is ideal for the homeowners'
rooms, Placentia created a double-sided fireplace
and
with a travertine
such as spilled wine.
hearth on the nook side. "It
opens up visually to the kitchen but also integrates the kitchen and eating area;' Placentia says. For maximum light, multiple lighting fixtures, including
a pair of sconces and a pendant,
also for occasional
young
"grown-up
Side chairs covered in sumptuous Ultrasuede provide additional
daughter messes" chocolate
seating, and the
expandable
wood table allows the owners to
comfortably
seat as many as 10."We needed to
bathe the room in warm gold hues. A custom
utilize more of our living space;' Lana recalls.
l-shaped banquette
Instead of a single-purpose
"Origami" all-weather exotic hardwood
upholstered
in Perennials
fabric sits atop the new
floor. Its easy-to-clean
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surface
family room, the
Davies now have a room for everything doing homework
to dining to entertaining.
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