Maximalist glam living room washington, DC
The Client
Amelia is a Washington, DC attorney. Sharp, accomplished, and deeply rooted in who she is and where she comes from, even when that origin took time to find. She is Alpha Kappa Alpha, First and Finest. Her sisterhood is not just an affiliation. It is family. And she carries it with her everywhere she goes.
The Brief
She wanted a room that cleared the noise and replaced it with intention. Bold color. Rich texture. A space that felt grounded and alive at the same time. And somewhere in it, a celebration of legacy, belonging, and the woman she has become on her own terms.
DISCOVERY
The way she dresses tells you exactly how she wants to feel: a fuchsia coat over an AKA print, green cat eye glasses, and pearls always present. Her personal style wasn't an inspiration. It was the design brief. She wasn't asking us to interpret her; she was showing us exactly who she was and trusting us to translate it into space.
Her living room had accumulated over time pieces that no longer served her and energy that had nowhere to go. She was evolving, and her space was stuck. She needed it cleared not just of clutter but of everything that no longer matched who she was becoming.
She knew who her people were. Her sisters. Her community. The legacy she was part of and the one she was still building. What she needed was a room that restored what the world asked her to spend all day proving.
concept & Materials
The texture added energy without clutter. Layered fabrics, rich surfaces, bold patterned wallpaper. In restorative design, texture isn't decorative. It's energetic.
And then there is the portrait. We searched until we found her. An older woman, adorned and unapologetic, was displayed in a gold ornate frame. She is a statement about origin, legacy, and what it looks like to grow into your full self without apology at every age. Amelia chose her. And in doing so, told us everything we needed to know.
We started by clearing what didn't belong. Energetically and physically.
Then we built around what restored her. Emerald green anchored the room, grounding, stabilizing, confidence-signaling. Charcoal walls absorbed the noise and created stillness. Fuchsia, her color, her sorority's color, brought joy and belonging. Gold added legacy.
Pearls appeared throughout as a personal signature, from the embellished pillow to the portrait's crown. Not decorative. Personal.
the final design
A room that cleared the noise and replaced it with intention.
The emerald credenza grounded her. The gold sunburst mirror reflected her back to herself. The fuchsia accents reminded her of her sisters and the family she built. The pearls connected her personal story to every corner of the space.
The layered textures gave the room energy without chaos. And the portrait watched over all of it, a reminder that legacy is not just inherited. Sometimes it is chosen.
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