I recently moved from a small 1br apartment in Brookline’s Coolidge Corner to a new 2br in Newton, MA with my boyfriend (now fiance …which you’ll hear all about in my Paris blog!). I was thrilled we were finally moving in together and excited to have a larger space to decorate around! Of course, I didn’t go out and buy all new furniture, I tried to work with what we had and only purchased small accessories to help tie pieces together. My Merida rugs really gave the rooms a warmth and completed feel to the overall look.

The apartment was already painted with a nice golden yellow color in both the living and dining room areas. I was fine leaving it and not dealing with the troubles of painting and moving all at the same time.

(I figure the painting and more particular design decisions will come later with the purchase of a house! For now, I can live with the gold.)

My Merida Tufted Glow rug in Prism -Tan fit nicely in my living room against the soft grey color of the couch and heavy chocolate coffee table. My yellow/orange DWR chairs aren’t exactly the perfect shade, but I had to put them somewhere. They’re too good not to display! And…of course I had to frame some of my own drawings from RISD and highlight them wherever I could!

The shapes in my Merida Parquet Black rug echoed the hard angles of the mirror tables and console in my dinning room. I loved working with the contrasting color palette of black, ivory and yellow.

For the hallway, I’m hoping to place a runner of one of my own designs, possibly a Viewpoint. I’m thinking a stripe pattern in just a few colors. Maybe even one of the Dimensions patterns because of the softer color palette.

Overall, I feel good about the space and I think my fiance and I have settled in nicely. We’re looking forward to applying some of these design ideas to a home in the future!

Tags: design trends, eco friendly

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