This is the design agency that did the home -- I think it is in the Berman residence & it was a custom design. Perhaps someone else knows of something similar. Velvet Hammerschmidt phone (310) 828-7900

You might try posting this on the Home Decorating forum of this site. You'll get lots of opinions over there, especially if you post photos of your office space and the furniture.

You could take pictures of your media room and some contents to a frame shop for advice. I don't think you have to use a black frame, especially if you have lots of walnut tones and don't think black will work. We have black frames, but also contemporary frames that are silvery gold, dark gold, bronzy gold, some greyed, textured wood ones; we had a contemporary silver frame at one point. I agree the frame is too narrow, and the mat's color doesn't work with the piece at all. I also agree with snookums2: the piece looks modern to me. I'm not sure why you'd want a grey mat, frankly. There doesn't seem to be any grey in the art, and I think you should choose a mat and frame to go with the art, not with the room. Also, I don't agree that matting to cover the bamboo and leaves is necessary to update the piece - those are part of it. Let a new mat and frame do that work for you. Also, and I guess this is a pet peeve of mine, "contemporary" and black or grey or even plain and without ornamentation do not necessarily equate. Your art has lots of bright, warm colors in it, and I think those are the ones you need to work with. But let a good framer have a say in the matter; I could be wrong.

I don't remember any houses during the era looking like those either. But they are an update mix of what was. None make me feel comfortable and bet very expensive to transition. I was middle class, so most homes remembered were still plain Janes in the 50s, 60s. Into the 70s, working and raising kids took more of my life than decorating. We did have a huge macrame the size of one dining room wall. It was in the 80s though, either we missed the era or macrame lasted a couple of eras. Loved it then, but couldn't do this again. We also had gold mixed shag carpet and matching heavy drapes, plus a plaid sectional. Along with a carpet rake. And, a couple of walls of grass cloth. Knowing the paste used to put that stuff up, I bet the later owners had a problem on their hands getting it off. I do remember a lot of wall paper going up in my home, but is was more subdued and smaller prints. Bell bottoms were awful and polyester casual suits. Even the kids wore them. I wore a lot of poly outfits too....blouses were really ugly. Let's hope this part never shows up again. The best of the best is jeans. Think about how long they have been around and are still in style.