2023 Serendipity Design Innovator

A Room that Makes a Statement

Who says a roomโ€™s function canโ€™t just be plain fun? Cindy Rinfret of Rinfret LTD made sure this luxurious and layered recreation room had all the necessities for the familyโ€™s next sleepover: movie tech, tables for serving popcorn and drinks, and lots of comfy seating. But the piรจce de resistance in this rock-n-roll rec room in Darien, CT, is the decoupaged wall mural. โ€œThe mural is very personal and an important focal point of the room. It creatively highlights the history of the familyโ€™s events and is executed in an innovative way that demands attention,โ€ says Rinfret.

Band posters and pop culture icons mix with slogans and catch phrases that the family can add to over time. โ€œI love that it is a living, breathing work of art that will grow as they make future memories,โ€ says Rinfret. At the center of it all is a banner that says โ€˜Andy Warholโ€™s Velvet Underground.โ€™ โ€œWe had to have a bit of Andy in this mural, and it also brings a graffiti art vibe,โ€ adds Rinfret. โ€œItโ€™s very au courant and timeless, which says so much about the familyโ€™s energy and memories. This was not intended but โ€˜Velvet Under- groundโ€™ is also a fun play on words since this room is โ€˜undergroundโ€™ and layered in sumptuous fabrics.โ€

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