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17. Headed in the right direction. Johannesburg, South Africa
Interior Designer: Anna Correia Interior Consultant
By creating a striking feature wall and upcycling the existing furniture Neville Watt’s living room has been transformed into a stylish, inviting space
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“My living room lacked warmth and character. Even though the furniture layout worked, the fabrics and finishes were dated and the space felt empty and bland. I knew it had the potential to be so much more,” says Neville Watt.
HOW THIS SPACE WENT FROM DRAB TO FAB
Neville enlisted the help of interior decorator Anna Correia. Her brief was two-fold. “Neville wanted to establish a warmer, welcoming feel using as much of his existing furniture as possible and he wanted the fireplace to function as a more distinct focal point against the end wall,” she says.
After deciding on a chic palette of greys, bronze and black, new fabrics were selected to update the furniture. Slipcovers in Belgian linen were made for the sofas and the seat inners were re-filled to make them more comfortable.
The slipcovers on the sofas are made up in Mavromac’s Belgium Linen River and the scatters cushions feature a combination of textured fabrics from Hertex, Home Fabrics and Tessa Sonik. A rug from Paco ties the scheme together.
“I also replaced the large back cushions on the sofas with a variety of scatter cushions for a softer, more contemporary look,” she says. Pattern was brought in by re-upholstering a pair of occasional chairs in a houndstooth check. The mahogany frames were resprayed in a high gloss grey. The existing coffee table was reinvented by removing its mirror panels, applying a soft ash grey stain and replacing the glass top with a panel upholstered in a textured vinyl.
The feature wall was tackled next. Anna designed a new classical fireplace surround. To enhance its proportions she framed it with wall to wall oak cabinets. “The wood was given an ash stain to complement the colour scheme and concealed downlighters were installed to enhance the effect of the wall unit in the evenings,” says Anna.
The wall unit incorporates a bar that makes serving drinks easy. It was made and installed by River Woods Manufacturing. The fireplace surround was custom built by Vasco Henriques.
SOURCES
Anna Correia Interior Design Consultancy annacorreia.co.za
Hertex hertex.co.za
Home Fabrics hf.co.za
Paco pacorugs.co.za
River Woods Manufacturing 011 887 7139
Tessa Sonik tessasonik.co.za
U&G Fabrics ugfabrics.co.za
Vasco Henriques vascohenriques.co.za
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A WORLD OF DESIGN WITH ANNA CORREIA
May 11, 2016
Anna Correia is an interior consultant offering interior design, decorating and remote design services. She describes her unique look as “Comfortable contemporary living with an eccentric twist” and the style she applies is both sophisticated and elegant, with clean lines and contrasting colours working together with classic, understated charm.
The palette is predominantly natural or neutral shades including charcoal, cream and taupe paired with more sumptuous colours such as gold, mauve or navy. Anna Correia’s work is influenced by a broad experience of the world, with time spent in international destinations ranging from New York, Barcelona, Paris and London to Portugal, Amsterdam, and Mozambique.
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