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This is what I learned about making decisions for your own home: nothing. My last blog post on my kitchen was a little over two weeks ago and in that time decisions were made but indecision and anxiety have sidled into my life like long lost friends. I lost sleep the other night over faucets. … Continue reading Indecision and Anxiety: This Old House Part 3
Hi Everyone! I did a blog swap this week with Carla Knight Homes, a Denver based real estate company. My blog post, about what buyers are looking for in a home, is up on their site if you would like to read it. Here you go - I'll be back next week! Are you looking… Continue reading Design Tips to Increase the Value of Your Home
It's been 2 weeks since we took out a wall in our kitchen (if you missed that post, you can read about it here). We have a small, 1930's cottage-style house and taking this wall down only served to let much needed natural light into the kitchen. It did not join it miraculously to the… Continue reading Kitchen Renovation Saga: This Old House Part 2
Suburban Style ain't exactly glamorous in the interior design world. 1980's Suburban Style? Even less so. This home in Littleton, Colorado was a double whammy. It was built in 1981, and while it had been maintained, very few updates had been done when my clients found it. Raiders of the Lost Ark could still be… Continue reading Before and After: An 80’s Home Gets a Rustic Refined Overhaul
The weather here in the Denver area has been absolutely gorgeous and I'm itching to start planting some vegetables and flowers. We have an overgrown and pretty neglected yard that we've not done a whole lot to since we moved here a few years ago. It's kind of an interesting yard, in that it's got… Continue reading Color My World: Color Trends Spring 2018
My clients live in a gorgeous old home on a tree-lined street in Denver's beautiful and historic Park Hill neighborhood. It's the kind of neighborhood in which you could picture raising smart, well-read children while engaging in witty banter with the eccentric, yet friendly, activist neighbors. This particular home was built in the early 1900's… Continue reading Before and After in Denver: A Home Office Turned Vintage Style Bathroom
I have some sweet, patient clients who sent me this cartoon recently which summed up their feelings for living in their home during a major remodel. As a designer, I go through one home renovation project after another. The pain for homeowners is on my mind, but I can go weeks without thinking about it… Continue reading 6 Tips for Living Through a Home Renovation
“Less But Better” isn't a philosophy that sits very well right now for most Americans. Target has ever changing, always stylish displays filled with affordable things. World Market, TJMaxx Home Goods, Wayfair, Overstock - you name it, you can find something stylish, very affordable and usually cheaply made. I'm guilty of it. I recently bought a… Continue reading Less But Better: Design Principles to Live By
Happy mid-February! When I lived in New York City and Maryland, February was generally a miserable little month that consisted of cold, icy weather with low clouds and no signs of spring. Out here in Colorado, it's really not that bad of a month. However, due to this warm-ish weather, late last week my dogs… Continue reading Swedish Kitchen Cabinet Design: Kitchen Inspiration and Thoughts on February
This past month, we took an existing closet from our bedroom, walled it off and created an opening to it in Sylvia's room (she previously had no closet). Just for fun, I placed an armoire in front of the door opening. I took part of the back off of the armoire and now she can… Continue reading Budget Friendly Children’s Room: How to Create a Hidden Room Behind an Armoire
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