"Jennifer Morris's clients had been living in their 19th century townhouse for about a decade when they called her in for a top-to-bottom redecorating juggernaut. "They got a ten-year itch to make a change," said Morris, whose Park Slope-based firm, JMorris Design, has a portfolio of both urban and suburban homes. "They'd survived the toys and mess, and their children were now teenagers. Things had started to look a little worn.""
"which restored or replicated detail like the lacy crown molding in the front parlor, in keeping with the room's original pilasters, and added tech-smart features and central air. But "they never really figured out their living room," Morris said. "They wanted to create a place that was warm and inviting, both for entertaining and for regular family life, with some free floor space for the kids to do their TikToks."
"Morris worked out a whole new decorating scheme encompassing new furniture, lighting, finishes, and wall coverings, along with modifications to the existing kitchen to "keep the flow of the new color palette continuous." Out went all the family's old furnishings, with Morris's assistance. "We donated most of it, brought light fixtures into Housing Works, and resold some items as it made sense," she said. To reflect limited light in the front parlor/living room, Morris chose moire wallpaper with a subtly rippled texture and lustrous finish."
A 19th-century townhouse that had received an earlier renovation received a full redecorating to address worn finishes and an unresolved living room. Restoration preserved or replicated period details such as pierced crown molding and carved marble mantels while new finishes and tech-smart features remained. The redesign introduced a continuous color palette through furniture, lighting, wall coverings and kitchen modifications, and removed old furnishings through donation and resale. Moire wallpaper was chosen to brighten a low-light parlor, and a carefully shaded velvet sofa was selected to provide a warm, autumnal grounding for family use and entertaining.
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