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[wilma]

What do you think? 

I don’t really like the before or the after. Neither design style or furnishings appeal to me. The wood floor is pretty. 

Seems like quite a drastic change in style. Makes me wonder if someone bought the home with all the furnishings included and then changed everything. 

[Katcat1]

I'll take the 2nd photo with the modern furniture.  Looks great.

[vermint]

What a difference! While the 2nd photo looks very "cool", it's not my taste. I know some who would love it, though. The 1st photo is just sad!

[Kachina624]

I could easily live with #2.

[DREAMON]

I like the 2nd modern room. I am not really crazy about modern but this room can be warmed up with a leafy green tree and plants. I would change the pillows to a solid brighter color..maybe blue.

[Bri369]

 I don't care for the Before at all.

The After is more appealing to me, althought it's not particularly my style. 

[Oznell]

Fascinating contrast you found for us, @wilma !   Their interpretation of "traditional" was so blah and uninspired, that any transformation would be a step up!

Even though I tend to like eclectic rooms that have both vintage and modern, I think with this modern, they achieved quite a "wow".   Great textures, with that wood-slatted wall behind the TV, and the sleek, smooth steel fireplace embedded in the dramatic charcoal painted wall.

Even the stairs got a chic, contemporary treatment.  What I like about this room, is, it avoids the usual knock on modern-- that modern always has to be "cold".   I don't find this cold.  To me, it's both comfortable looking, and visually interesting. 

I like the horse,  the Barcelona chair,  even the geometric black and white pillows (in this context).   Good job.

[threecees]

In the Before picture, who would keep all the unsightly boxes just sitting

around? 

With a nicer couch, pretty rug and getting rid of the oversized round table

it wouldn't be too bad.

[CANDLEQUEEN]

The 1st photo is sad and it doesn't help with all of those boxes shown either. The 2nd photo is much better, and although I am not a fan of Modern, it is quite nice, it needs to be warmed up a bit for me, but a very nice room nonetheless. I would definitely opt for a different type chair however!

[SXMGirl]

@wilma  I like that second picture.