Mom's Style/Daughter's Style ~ Can They Agree? Part 1

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Hi y'all.  Come on into my kitchen.  It's a rainy and cool spring day and

I am putting together a ham casserole per hubby's request.  However, I

want to chat about merging design styles, so pull up a stool and let's

start dishing.

David, my Mom and I have been talking about moving in together.
Mom is feeling a little fragile these days and although I have a woman
coming in to help her a couple of days per week and I am there on other
days, she would feel more secure with her family around full time.
Fortunately, my dear sweet husband is fine with the idea. But ...

How To Merge Two Very Different Design Styles???

As you know, I love the ease and comfort of cottage style.  I like
pups on the slipcovered sofas, put your feet up on the coffee table
friendliness of it.  But my Mom is very different.  She likes rooms that
are quite formal.

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Here is an example of a living room that appeals to my Mom.
It's elegant and formal. This room is very much like her own living room.

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I am thinking about a room more like this.  One that takes sophisticated
elegance and lightens it up a bit. I love the slipcovered furniture.  Did you
notice the pup on the sofa?   An important feature because you know
that Bentley will be on every sofa and chair in the house!  I like the
sea grass carpet and the blue and white touches too.  Mom has an
extensive collection of blue and white, so I'm hoping that she will
like the idea of incorporating it into the living room.  Oh and Daddy
brought back a leopard skin rug from Africa that was a gift to him from
a business associate in Kenya.  It was in Daddy's study, but Mom
picked it up because one of their dogs started chewing on it.  Yuck!
We might just leave that out.

She has all kinds of blue and white we can choose from.  I want her to have a living room
that she will feel at home in with her favorite pieces while making it comfortable
enough for my hubby too.  While I want to tweak her style to make it a bit more
current, it still needs to have her mark on it.

Now the family room is my territory and I am thinking about a room
more like this ...

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So that's it for now.  Better get back to fixin' the ham casserole so we can
go out and play for the rest of the afternoon and dinner will be a snap to
put together when we return.    Have a fun weekend everyone!

Happily Joining ~

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Bentley just ran out of the house to see the biggest Alaskan Malamute
I have ever seen run by with a jogger.  That dog's head is bigger than
Bentley's whole body!

Big Hugs,
Susan and Bentley