AT HOME with...Patricia

The moment you walk into Patricia's house you are overcome with a feeling of not only a beautiful home, but one that is stylish and functional. We sat down with this busy mom of two kids to find out how she keeps all the balls up in the air and has time for interior projects as well.

AT HOME: What was your last decorating project in your home?

Patricia: The living room. We replaced the wall shelving with book cases and repainted the entire room a light buff color. The color was chosen to go with the wall hanging we would be putting up. We wanted this special piece of art work by a German artist to be the focal point of the room.

AT HOME: What challenges did you encounter while decorating your living room?

Patricia: It took a great deal of work to get the whole room looking like how we wanted it to. The configuration of the furniture, comfortable seating, and finding the right bookshelves. We wanted to keep an open space in room to move around in, and of course finding an ideal location for our special art work so it could be enjoyed from every angle. Our budget was tight but we made good use of elements that we had and love, like the coffee table that use to belong to my parents.

AT HOME: Where do you get your inspiration to decorate?

Patricia: From the house itself, it dates back to the late 19th century and we like to use that as our base.

AT HOME: What aspects do you love about your interior?

Patricia: The basic architecure of the house: the high ceilings, floor to ceiling windows with arched tops, the original cement tile floors. I also like to play with textures in my interior mix and matching thick rugs with smooth curtains, offsetting the solid fabric on furniture with patterned throw pillows.

AT HOME: What future projects do you have for your home?

Patricia: Transforming the garage into a master bedroom. It's a big project and there are many factors that are complicated and expensive like moving the fuel tank, plumbing and electricity, and getting permission to do this type of remodeling from the city. But it is exciting to think about how the space "could" look and that's half the fun of the project!

AT HOME: Thank you Patricia for having us "at home" with you and sharing your insights about your interior. Good luck on your future projects!


In this series, we have the pleasure of being invited into the homes of creative and stylish people whose interiors are not only beautiful, but also cozy and livable. Each of our participants shares our values of using their existing resources to relook, reinvent and reorganize their space.