DESIGN HOW TO: CREATING A PERSONAL INTERIOR
Our goal is to design spaces that are not only beautiful but unique, personal and meaningful to each client. But what if clients don’t know how they want their home to look? Read along to see how we create a personal look for each project using key descriptive client-supplied words, all carried throughout the project.
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DESIGN HOW TO: Decorating Shelves
Shelves, whether contained in a built-in bookcase, freestanding display case or in an open shelving configuration are one of the most difficult things to decorate. Modern shelving has a mostly decorative purpose which makes them even harder to do. Read along to see shelves that we have designed, filled and decorated!
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DESIGN HOW TO: Choosing Counter Stools
Counter and bar stools are an often overlooked way to bring in style, color and texture to an otherwise lackluster kitchen. Don’t ignore the potential and personality that these underrated furnishings offer for your own home. Read along for a few examples of counter stools that we’ve used, and why!
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BEFORE AND AFTER: Creating A Warm, Modern Mix
We designed this project for a young, active family with an emphasis on comfort and durability with a mix of traditional and modern elements. Rustic woods, sleek shapes and lots of color and texture create just the right look. Read along for a sampling of before-and-after shots from this 10,000 square foot home!
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HOUSE TOUR: Art Sets The Style
Our English Country Remodel project is my own home. As a history buff, I love old things so I wanted unique and varied wall decor and artwork that would create a cohesive flow and English feel throughout the entire house. Follow along here for a tour of art and wall decor in every room!
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DESiGN HOW TO: Bed & Nightstand Combos
There are thousands of potential bed and nightstand combinations – how do you make the right choice for your own bedroom? Hint: first select the bed, then move on to the nightstands, making sure the combo imparts the style you want. And read along here for some of the combos we chose, and why!
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BEFORE & AFTER: An English Country Remodel
Our whole-house remodel began with an outdated suburban house with good bones but a disjointed style. We remodeled the entire house, inside and out, and here are a few before and after photos showing some of the changes we made to infuse the house with an country English style.
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BEFORE & AFTER: 223 Main Street
Ten years after embarking on our building’s renovation and remodel, we’re taking you on a behind the scenes tour of what it took to transform this neglected century-old building into a modern space that will house new businesses for the next hundred years. Read along for the details on the transformation!
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DESIGN HOW TO: Our favorite essentials
Decorating “essentials” are items we reach for time after time to create a beautiful, functional space. Read along for ten categories of these unique, versatile items, four of which – a garden stool, console, wicker basket and heirloom child’s accent chair – we used in this hallway to beautifully finish this look.
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DESIGN HOW TO: Selecting art
Selecting art is one of our favorite things to do. In fact, art selection is often done in the early stages of our design process, as it can provide the jumping off point for a color and textile scheme. Read our latest blog post to see some of the art we selected for a few of our projects, and why we selected it!
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DESIGN HOW TO: What’s your style?
Have you ever wanted to furnish and decorate a room, but didn’t know where to start? Or worse, you started but went in so many directions that you finally gave up after wasting time and money with purchases that didn’t work. Read our latest blog post for the first steps we think will get you going in the right direction!
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DESIGN HOW TO: Our process
If you’ve ever wondered how the design process works, read this latest blog post about OUR process! When you choose us to design your home, one of our goals is to make the process as seamless as possible and to help our clients feel assured and confident about all of their choices and decisions.
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