Denver Interior Design – let's talk vintage style, old homes and remodeling
Stainless steel hoods and other metal hoods are gorgeous but they do lack a certain warmth that some people crave in a kitchen. It is more traditional to cover up that metal - and one of the big trends today is a modern take on tradition. Check out these 4 ideas on covering up that metal with a… Continue reading Warming up the Room: Range Hoods Without the Stainless Steel
"Occasionally, I drop a teacup to shatter on the floor on purpose. I’m not satisfied when it doesn’t gather itself up again. Someday, perhaps, that cup will come together." - Hannibal Lecter Dining Room: Classic Color Palette with a Twist I wish all movie and television sets were so thoughtfully and creatively designed and styled… Continue reading Classic with a Touch of the Strange: The Set of Hannibal
This was such a fun family room to work on! The clients are young, active professionals with two small children and two large-ish birds. They needed a space to cuddle up in at the end of the day and needed larger and more attractive aviaries for the family birds. When I first walked into the… Continue reading Denver Family Room Makeover: Lighten Up
This week I keep being drawn to the rustic open table used as a Kitchen island. Very French Provence and very American Farmhouse - it adds a casual, rustic look to a kitchen that's hard to beat. You can spend as little or as much as you want on this to get the look. If… Continue reading The Island Life: Adding rustic to charm to your kitchen
I do realize that someone out there might really dig this fireplace, but it's not for me. We've been in our house for 4 months and I finally had time to turn to this dark, gloomy brick creature that sits awkwardly in the middle of a long wall in a long room and say "You… Continue reading The Hopeful Brick Fireplace: Part 1
"I've always wanted to smash a guitar over someone's head. You can't do that with a piano." - Elton John As a silly decorator - having a piano in the home thrills me almost as much for the design opportunity as for the music. It's a gorgeous table top and art ledge rolled into a piece… Continue reading The Space Above: Styling above an upright piano
A morning glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books - Walt Whitman I love looking at window seats. "Looking" is the operative word - they aren't a spot that tends to get a whole lot of use by the family. That said - they are a beautiful way to accent a window… Continue reading The Window Seat
The kitchen is tough. It's one of the last bastions in civilized culture that sets out to crush the spirit. This kitchen, in the foothills of Golden, Colorado, is a renovation of an existing kitchen that had been updated last in the 1990's. Fortunately, the previous cabinets were in good shape and we were able sell the existing… Continue reading Before and After: An Eclectic Kitchen
This kitchen was a lot of fun to work on partly because the "Before" space was so dramatically different from the new design. Every stage in the project felt fresh and exciting because of the changes happening in the space.
The Colorado Nest 