Lounge: to pass time idly; an expensive bar; living room of a private home or city apartment in Chicago

Once again inspired, well often inspired, but more often hesitant.
Today, we are pushing through.

I would like to share with you a little project I completed a few months ago. I have a friend who commissioned me to update his apartment this past winter, and ever since, I have been working on spaces and weddings galore.

Here is one such example: The Lakeview Lounge. Two Florida natives trying to stay warm in one wretched Chicago winter, thus making the burnt orange ever so appropriate.

Before:


The pillows and metal frame chairs were my addition that day.
  I was confirming my vision.


Final staging and reveal:

Chalkboard hallway. For notes and quotes and friends.

Living space by day, bedroom by night.
This is also one of the tenants sleeping quarters.



Bar. Shovel. Boston fern.

Library corner.
Even if most of the books are about football.



 




Tufted leather chair was a thrifty find at $50.



Found these perfect visuals at Posh.



Yes, I do need an interior photographer.

Oh, and did I mention this was all done on $400 budget? Happy styling!