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Lockeland Springs · East Nashville · Built 1935

The Great Room

This family of four was ready for a GREAT room. After living in the smaller spaces of their historic home for many years, they wanted a space to stretch out, to host, and to be together.

The homeowner (an owner of a successful woodworking business) built many elements of the addition himself, including the restored antique windows, the salvaged wood floors, and the handmade mantle. The piano stayed, and so did his grandmother’s lamp. We added more vintage and antique elements, like the rug, lamps, and side tables, and layered in high-end, contemporary seating — every piece of it found secondhand. And we had an absolute blast with the stacked art.

My favorite moment in the project? Getting a text from the homeowners with an action shot of SEVEN teenage boys hanging out in the space. Our work here is done.

Two facing sofas with rust and navy velvet pillows around an orange linen ottoman, beneath collected art and green lamps
A vaulted great room with two facing sofas, an orange linen ottoman, an upright piano, a dark-green-tiled fireplace with a large blue landscape painting, and a brass chandelier
The vaulted addition seen from the original house, with restored antique windows, salvaged wood floors, and the family piano
The handmade mantle and dark-green-tiled fireplace beneath a large blue landscape painting, with a brass candle sconce
The family’s upright piano styled with a floral hurricane lamp, a wood-framed mirror, and a potted plant
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