It’s an entrance so dramatic that every detail lingers in the memory.
Picture frame molding painted black, like the rest of the walls and woodwork, surrounds large panels of wallpaper resembling the Dutch masters floral still life paintings. Whitewashed oak demilune cabinets stand in stark contrast to the darkness. The stairs are carpeted in a plush cobalt runner that complements the indigo paint on the ceiling and grass cloth in the upstairs hall. Light filters through the elongated black linen drum shades of an angular custom chandelier.
The decor is a complete departure from what greeted Sean Carter, senior interior designer at Sapphire Pear in Rocky River, when he first toured the 1916 Lakewood colonial. The husband-and-wife homeowners weren’t quite sure what to do with the sage green foyer, along with the neighboring brownish gray living room and pastel green dining room, when they bought the house three years ago. So, they hired a contractor to paint the entire first floor white…