TOP Denver DESIGN

Dining Room

THIS DINING ROOM’S COMPLEX CHARACTER— sophisticated but bold—is a perfect match for its owner: “She is elegant but fun, so we knew we could get away with a few really dynamic pieces,” says designer Beth Armijo of Armijo Design Group, who furnished this space—and every other room in the Cape Cod–style new build in Cory Merrill.

Here, that approach started with a Regina Andrew pendant chandelier, “which is kind of like the jewelry of the room,” Armijo says. “As soon as the homeowner saw it, she was game.”

Even with such a distinct focal point, the room maintains a tranquil mood, which Armijo set with a Casamance wallpaper. “It’s a bold, colorful, strong wallpaper,” she says. “We loved it because it has a landscape feel and looks like water or clouds, which adds a natural element.” The wallpaper pairs well with the built-in painted-wood cabinetry Armijo designed to be both traditional-looking (see: the beautiful brass hardware) and utilitarian.

To complement a high-gloss table with contemporary brass legs, Armijo chose modern, wooden-frame side chairs upholstered in blue-gray velvet, and classic, tweedy end chairs—“an ode to the captain’s chair,” she says. These sit atop a Tufenkian rug that not only echoes the wallpaper but that, as Armijo says, “you can spill