Laurel, MD

Laurel

Open dining and living room with an oak table, green upholstered chairs, a navy velvet sectional and a cluster of glass pendants.

A lived-in townhouse — toys, piled sofas, and a hard-working entry — is reordered room by room. The same navy sofa story returns as a tailored sectional on a patterned area rug, the dining area is outfitted with a white oak table under the former linear pendant, and the entry is reset with a fluted console and round mirror. Downstairs, the basement splits into a built-in work-and-play wall with space for lounging.

Spaces

  • Entry
  • Living room
  • Dining room
  • Basement

Entry

The finished entry with a round mirror, a fluted oak console, and framed artwork.
Small Foyer

Living and dining rooms

The living and dining rooms, before and after.

Photographed from different corners before and after, so the frames are shown as a set rather than paired one to one.

The living room with a navy sofa, a cream storage ottoman and toys and papers across the rug.
The dining area seen past the kitchen counter with a dark table and chairs under a linear pendant light.
The finished living room with a deep navy velvet sectional, a round cream ottoman, a patterned rug and floor plants at the windows.
The finished dining area with a white oak table, sculptural sage chairs, a linear glass pendant and a floor plant beside the sliding glass doors.

Basement

The basement, replanned as a play-and-work level with office space and room for lounging.

Photographed from different corners before and after, so the frames are set side by side.

The basement as found, with exercise equipment along a bare wall.
Another corner of the basement as found, with a desk and stacked boxes.
The finished lower level with a wall of shelving, a desk and monitors at one end and a soft play area at the other.
The basement lounge with a warm orange sofa, two brown leather armchairs, a round tray table and a wall-mounted screen above the fireplace.