Denver Interior Design – let's talk vintage style, old homes and remodeling
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
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
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
I adore a simple black and white tiled vintage and/or vintage-inspired bathroom. The Denver area has a lot of homes from the 1910's-1930's and I get a lot of clients who want to update their bathrooms, but keep a vintage look. For those of you out there who want a little bit of history with your design… Continue reading 10 Gorgeous Black and White Bathrooms for a Vintage Look
I'm excited to share some finished photo's of a house I recently wrapped up! This is a beautiful little 1950's ranch house located in Denver's Crestmoor neighborhood - an area filled with large trees and big yards. Like many Denver neighborhoods, smaller, period homes co-exist here with supersized homes that are either new builds or over-sized pop-tops. This… Continue reading Before and After: Ranch House Love in Denver
When we moved into our home about a year ago - we painted almost all the rooms Benjamin Moore's Swiss Coffee which sounds like it would be a beige, but it's really a warm white (those Swiss must love their dairy). I remember a neighbor walking in and asking if it was primer up on… Continue reading Colorado and White Walls
Garden chairs indoors? Yes! Lightweight, garden friendly and stylish - the hoop chair adds a chic, outdoorsy feeling to any room. I love seeing this 1960's style chair outside, but I like it best indoors. There are many variations of this chair derived from Hans Wegner's 1965 "Hoop Chair" (which is a stunner of a chair).… Continue reading An Outdoorsy Chair you Should Have Inside: The Hoop Chair
I get asked a lot by my clients about what adds resale value in home renovations. The Denver metro area real estate market is white hot right now and home investments are top of mind for most people who own a house in this area. As a designer, I rarely get to see the homes that sell with… Continue reading A Talk With Realtor Rebecca Strobel: 7 Renovation Tips for Resale Value from a Colorado Realtor
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