Schumacher at the 2013 Pasadena Showcase House of Design.

0 CommentsWednesday • June 12, 2013 • by JCW-Admin

For this year’s Pasadena Showcase House of Design Schumacher partnered with the talented Maya Williams. Maya created a living room that exudes full-bodied glamour while maintaining her own brand of West Coast chic.

Maya took inspiration from the home’s midcentury California Monterey style and the room’s existing 1959 Gracie wallcovering.

“The owners had an emotional attachment to it and wanted it to stay. It’s gorgeous paper, but how to make 50+ year old wall-covering look new again really drove the vision,” she says. “I wanted the room to pay homage to a classic and traditional feel with a slight throw back to the 40’s and 50’s but updated for today’s taste, which was also the challenge of the project.”

Maya’s careful and deliberate fabric selections bring the room to life. Gainsborough Velvet in Peacock provides a frame for the room with stunning drapes that provide an electric pop of color. The neutral floral pattern of Kashida Weave is a soft but vivid choice for an armchair’s upholstery while a stunning pillow in the luxurious Silk Tracery is a visceral contrast to the velvet sofa it rests on.

Furniture highlights include our Watteau Mirror, an ornate nod to the elaborate grandeur of the home, and the elegant Revello Chaise. The resultant space is an ode to 40’s glamour with a modern touch. Maya constructed the expansive space with four distinct seating areas delineated by the back-to-back sofas at the room’s center, which kept the room open while also maximizing seating. “I wanted there to be intimate areas within the larger room and the fireplace on one side of the room and the large bay window facing the lush property on the other, were the perfect places to achieve that goal,” Maya explains.

“The fabric options at Schumacher are endless and you can find anything from the richest silks and velvets to classic and contemporary prints with everything in-between,” Maya says. “Every room needs a little touch of the unexpected, so I used Schumacher’s appropriately named Shock Wave in jet black to add a little vintage interest.  The timeless flame stitch pattern has just the right amount of contemporary edge to it.  It’s my new favorite fabric I can’t get enough of!”

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