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"Design is the search for a magical balance between business and art" - Valerie Pettis James Hixson, owner of Denver's Blackhound Design Company, recently launched a gorgeous new furniture line inspired by Colorado and made of Colorado's beetle kill pine. Hixson, and the team at Black Hound, have done some amazing work for places like Punch… Continue reading A Talk With James Hixson of Denver’s Black Hound Design Company About Creativity, Business and the Launch of Their New Furniture Line
I love two contradictory things: minimalism and styling shelves with art, books and accessories. A kitchen with no upper cabinets melds these two loves perfectly. If you're looking for a striking idea for your kitchen - consider taking the upper cabinets completely out of the picture. You can still put in a few shelves if you… Continue reading 5 Unusual and Gorgeous Kitchens with No Upper Cabinets
On last week's post, Modern Farmhouse Revealed, I shared more photo's from one of the kitchens I designed that was recently published in Colorado Homes & Lifestyles September/October issue. This week I have the magazine in hand (see my cheesy photo above) and have an excerpt of the article as well as a few behind the… Continue reading Suburban Kitchen turned Modern Farmhouse: Press and Behind the Scenes
This kitchen was recently featured in Colorado Homes & Lifestyles "10 Ooh-La-La Kitchens" Sept/Oct issue - out now! Here are a few more lovely photo's and more back story on the project. My clients returned from vacation last summer to their home in Golden, Colorado and found that a crucial valve on the upstairs toilet had failed and… Continue reading A Modern Farmhouse Revealed
Light, Rustic Wood: "Dark, distressed wood" - I write this loose description out quite a lot as a design element for clients (and yes, it's the title of my upcoming thriller). However, I keep seeing light, rustic wood popping out in different places and I am all in. One thing I've noticed recently in terms of Denver… Continue reading August Obsessions: Pale Wood, Monbento Boxes and Leon Bridges
It's back to school time in Colorado and if you're like me, you're looking around at the hat, backpack, hoodie, jump rope, dog leash, etc mess from Summer and wondering how you're going to start the school year (or even just bridge the seasonal gap into Fall) successfully without some organization in the home. This must… Continue reading The Shaker Peg Rail: A Minimal and Beautiful Workhorse of Organization
I have a lot of clients right now updating tile in their kitchens and bathrooms. Because of this, I've been a bit curious about tile trends. I asked my favorite sales rep - Jessica Cochran, at one of my favorite places to shop for tile in Denver, The Floor Club - a locally owned Wholesale Flooring… Continue reading A Talk With Jessica Cochran of Denver’s The Floor Club: 5 Tile Trends She Loves
This week I thought I'd give you a glimpse of the design process with a fun before photo paired with a sketch idea of "after". I have a lively young family who just bought a home with some land very close to Denver - it's Country Living 20 minutes away from the city which is… Continue reading Country Living near Denver: Adding Rustic Charm to a Builder Grade Home
Here's my monthly round-up of trends and ideas floating around my Denver, Colorado Interior Design practice this month: Color: Color is creeping back in. Although, if you're like a lot of Colorado - it never really left (see my post here). It's coming back in the form of kitchen cabinets and other built-ins. I've got a… Continue reading July Obsessions: Color, Post-Apocalyptic Fiction and Denver Artists
In the early 2000's I worked at a high end residential design company in New York City where very little was ever store bought - everything was custom and/or customized, every piece of furniture, every lamp, every accessory either had a provenance or was near and dear to the client's heart. When you approach furnishing… Continue reading Making it Yours: 6 Eclectic Rooms that Work
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