Still, Molly scored the couch on the first try. The owner wanted something formal and funky for the living room sofa. “We bought the first couch we looked at,” Molly notes. “It’s from Four Hands.”

The client wanted long couches with a short profile to maximize the view of the trees. “She loved the fabric and structure of the sofa; it turned out to be one of the family’s favorite pieces,” Molly adds.

Texture and layering bring warmth to the living room. “I am huge into layer, layer, layer,” the designer explains. “Not everything has to match. If you like it, you like it, and you want it in your home, that’s okay. There really are no rules about things having to match. It’s an eclectic mix of what you like, what makes you feel good in the space.”

She also layered the living room with mixed metals—brasses and polished nickel—and lots of warm wood. The pillows and the rug bring texture into the space. Another layer of detail: The pillows are custom-made from the owner’s favorite fabric. “They’re Schumacher pillows with cut fabric,” Molly says. “We sourced the trims elsewhere to make them one-of-a-kind and her own.”