Upon moving from Colorado to Pennsylvania, I spent weeks designing the living room for my South Philly apartment. Even though my partner and I were just renting, I wanted to inject warmth and personality into the space — and color! A few constraints: we kept our original couch and couldn’t make any big modifications to the space beyond paint.

Highlights include: custom cushion cover on a thrifted Yngve Ekström chair, the perfect blue-green-grey Benjamin Moore color (I tested dozens for this north-facing room; this one is Antique Jade), and a home for family heirlooms like a vintage bar and credenza.

Mikayla, Lead Designer