This kitchen and butler's pantry is in a beautiful 1913 Craftsman Bungalow. I showed you a few other rooms from this home last week. The kitchen is half in the original home and half in the new addition. Why are we Americans still calling this usually formal, smaller room off a kitchen a Butler's Pantry?… Continue reading Craftsman Bungalow: A Kitchen and Pantry Tour (with a bath thrown in for fun).
Category: Interiors
Remodeling a Craftsman Bungalow in Wash Park
I recently completed a remodel of a Craftsman Bungalow in Denver's Wash Park Neighborhood. If you haven't been to Wash Park, it looks like an art director's idea of a city neighborhood. Big trees, tree root disturbed sidewalks, old homes that have been well-maintained, porch swings, people out walking dogs and a beautiful park with… Continue reading Remodeling a Craftsman Bungalow in Wash Park
After the Marshall Fire: A New Build with Joy
Captain waiting patiently in the kitchen because sometimes good things happen here. We have a walnut island with a soft white perimeter for a client who loves to cook. (Photo by Jordan Katz for Laura Medicus Interiors). This home is on the site of the client's previous home which was lost to the Marshall Fire… Continue reading After the Marshall Fire: A New Build with Joy
2 Classic Bathrooms in a 1920’s Denver Bungalow
I have the pleasure of working on quite a few older home in the Denver Metro area. A few of my clients want to maintain and replicate the vintage charm of their bathrooms but more of them want an updated classic look for our current time. It's rare to see an unremodeled bathroom from 75… Continue reading 2 Classic Bathrooms in a 1920’s Denver Bungalow
Revitalize Your Home: Praise for small changes
I am listening to a book called Look Again by Tali Sharot and Cass R. Sunstein about habituation - how "getting used to things" dulls our enthusiasm, our creativity and our enjoyment. This really resonates with me. I'm a person who hates to do the same thing every day when it comes to my job.… Continue reading Revitalize Your Home: Praise for small changes
Balancing Trends and Timeless Interiors
I love trends, but I'm also a huge fan of vintage and classic interiors. If you're working on your own home and are overwhelmed by current trends and pretty images that are whispering to you on Pinterest, try to take a step away from the phone and take it back to the basics. Trust your… Continue reading Balancing Trends and Timeless Interiors
Walnut, White Marble and Brick – a classic kitchen for an everyday cook.
This kitchen is in a beautiful 1940's brick Tudor in Denver's Hale Neighborhood, a tree lined residential pocket near restaurants and shops. The client is a working mom with 2 kids and 2 cats who loves to cook and loves "real" materials. I had such a great time working with her on her home. This… Continue reading Walnut, White Marble and Brick – a classic kitchen for an everyday cook.
Last Week of Summer: Bring on Fall Melancholy Season
We have a really sweet flock of black capped chickadees (called a Banditry of Chickadees) on our birdfeeders and trees the past few weeks after having very few bird visitors this summer and this middle-aged gal was loving it. Youth is usually not spent watching birds and listening to the way the wind sounds in… Continue reading Last Week of Summer: Bring on Fall Melancholy Season
Cute Vintage Kitchen in Denver: Adding charm to old cabinets
It's the first day of Spring, the snow is melting, the skies are blue and I have determined squirrels doing incredible gymnastics to get at the bird feeders. Here's a recent remodel of a home on an Historic Block in Denver's Congress Park neighborhood. Despite keeping the original built-ins in the kitchen, dining and living… Continue reading Cute Vintage Kitchen in Denver: Adding charm to old cabinets
7 Glorious Interiors to Ring in 2024 (and temporarily forget your personal dread for the year).
I've been dreading 2024 in earnest since 2022. This is the year our one and only child (almost adult) graduates high school and heads to college. I've spent multiple walks giving myself pep talks about how great it will be for her, how ready she is and how I can find a new chapter for myself. Change is… Continue reading 7 Glorious Interiors to Ring in 2024 (and temporarily forget your personal dread for the year).
The Colorado Nest 