Ralph Lauren Inspired Living Room Makeover

This client project was a fun one, and one I think many people will enjoy because it’s inspired by one of the design masters, Ralph Lauren. My client had a very clear vision of how they wanted their living room to feel: luxurious, collected and cozy. She described her dream room as one that had that Ralph Lauren home aesthetic.

Step 1: Living Room Floor Plan

As always I like to start with figuring out the floor plan.

For a living you room you always want to think about how you will use the room. Will you watch TV, entertain guests? What other things do you want to do in this room? Does it need to be pet or child friendly?

In this case, the couple mainly uses the room for guests. They watch TV in a different room and they have no kids at home.

They wanted to fireplace to be the focal point of the room. Here is the floor plan we settled on. This plan gives the entry a bit of a separation from the seating area and there was plenty of room for some bookshelves and a small seating nook.

Step 2: Style Inspiration and Color Palette

Since I recently did a video outlining all of the Ralph Lauren style principles, which you can see here, we already had our inspiration. She wanted mostly neutral colors with some dark green.

The three words she used to describe the way she wanted the room to feel are luxurious, collected and cozy. I like to suggest that people find 5 image for inspiration. This is the collection my client sent me.

She had a hard time finding a lot of inspiration. This can be one of the hardest parts, which I talked about in this video.

Step 3 – Mood Board

The last part of the process is to pull everything together onto a mood board to see how it all looks together. This is a great opportunity to try things out virtually before committing to buying anything.

It can also be a great way to save money because you don’t want to get things that don’t make your room feel collected, cozy and luxurious. These are the products sourced in the room.