Denver Interior Design – let's talk vintage style, old homes and remodeling
I may have mentioned (ahem) on a few social media accounts that I had a kitchen I designed featured on Remodelista this week in an article entitled "Trend Alert: The Cult of the Blue Kitchen, 10 Favorites". I was flattered to be included because it's Remodelista and I love their website and book, and for… Continue reading Bold and Painted: Kitchen Cabinets That Aren’t Shy About Looking Good
In Colorado, if you have school age children, the "summer" is winding to a very fast close right now. I have a lot of new projects starting up - and I've been thinking of them as my Fall projects, but they're really not. I keep imagining cooler weather, but it's still about 90 degrees every… Continue reading Designing with August in Mind: Simple and Flexible Interiors
This home is a beautiful, old Park Hill home built in the early 1900's. It has the original dark wood trim, original tile fireplace, a beautiful entry staircase, intact stained glass everywhere and a front porch I could probably live in full time. You would not know any of this though from the above photo.… Continue reading Before and After: A Budget Friendly Kitchen Remodel
It's vacation time for a lot of people (especially those with school-age children) and I've been thinking about how to get some of that vacation feeling into my own home. I love to travel but I don't take the type of vacation where I lay around doing nothing - probably because I'm not that great… Continue reading Relax: Letting Your Vacation Style Guide Your Interiors
When we first moved into our house, there were about 17 dusty and used paint cans sitting on a shelf in the basement. These were colors that were several owners ago - not just the last couple that owned the home. These ghost cans were decades old! I could hear the dusty sighs of homeowners… Continue reading My Top 5 Favorite Paint Colors and How to Recycle Paint
What I admire most in other designers is restraint. Not every space needs to be filled. Every room doesn't need to be a different color. Not every pillow needs fringe. And some chairs don't even need a pillow! Sometimes you need to pull back on things in order to give the design more power. A… Continue reading Keep it Simple: 7 Rooms That Show You How It’s Done
Hi everyone! I was out recently on vacation with my family and Denver's Floor Club offered to write a guest post for me on picking the perfect floor for your home. I am at The Floor Club almost once a week (sometimes more) with clients. I interviewed one of their sales representatives, Jessica Cochran, last Spring… Continue reading Flooring Choices for Your Home: Pros and Cons of Carpet, Hardwood and Laminate
I first posted this in September of last year and due to some heavy work loads and an upcoming vacation I thought it might be a good time to re-post! Are you tired of the Modern Farmhouse look? I'm a little bit tired of certain aspects of it, but I do love the simplicity of… Continue reading Revisiting the Modern Farmhouse
Dark green is one of my favorite colors - yet the green I have in my own home only comes from house plants. It's always been a tough sell for my clients - certain greens look dated and tired to a lot of people. Clients will think nothing of painting a room dark blue, but they are extremely… Continue reading Color My World: How to Use Dark Green In Your Home
I've been working on a kitchen and bath renovation for an old, classic Denver home for quite a while and it's coming to a close this month. It's exciting to see everything come to fruition and, as always for me, slightly surreal when it looks almost exactly like the imagined photo I've been carrying around in my… Continue reading Tips for turning a Craigslist “Antique” into a Vanity
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