Denver Interior Design – let's talk vintage style, old homes and remodeling
Here's my monthly round-up of trends and ideas floating around my Denver, Colorado Interior Design practice this month: Color: Color is creeping back in. Although, if you're like a lot of Colorado - it never really left (see my post here). It's coming back in the form of kitchen cabinets and other built-ins. I've got a… Continue reading July Obsessions: Color, Post-Apocalyptic Fiction and Denver Artists
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
Here's an end of the month wrap up of my latest loves in the world of art and design. I see a lot of images and rooms for my job and I have a tendency to obsess (a slight and gentle obsession, lady-like if you will) over certain things. I thought I would start sharing these on… Continue reading April Obsessions: Art, Design and Life
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
Everyone has a hot trends list for Spring 2016 out right now - Elle Decor says that it's all about black and white minimalism while other sites herald the return of pastels for Spring (shocker). I thought I would share with you what's floating my boat in the world of interiors this Spring. 1. Large branches in… Continue reading Spring 2016: Four Interior Trends to Embrace!
A lot of my clients are really digging the vintage industrial look and although they don't want their entire home looking like a factory from the turn of the century, they are wanting touches of it. I'm not sure if it's a longing for a time when we could see the mechanics and engineering of things… Continue reading My Vintage Industrial Romance: Adding Romance to your Home with Industrial Lighting
This trend is not simply about taking an old fashioned portrait and hanging it in your home, it's about adding a touch of the unexpected to your home. You need something that is beautiful on its own but is also unexpected either in its placement or in its environment. A touch of the rustic in an… Continue reading Trend Alert: Your Ancestor’s Portrait Above Your Tub
Do you remember when everyone was switching anything brass in their home out to a silver metal? I remember doing walk-throughs of homes and having to list out every metal that needed to be changed. Until you get that list in your hand, you don't really realize how much metal is in a home. Since… Continue reading Brass Revival (no, not trombones, although that would be awesome)
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