RENOVATE – REMODEL – DECORATE
I get emails and phone calls every week from potential clients who have never worked with an interior designer before. There is usually nervousness about the process and some pre-conceived notions about who I am and how I work. I know I feel nervous having another designer over to my own home so I can… Continue reading How to Hire an Interior Designer: 9 Tips from a Designer
Welcome to my last "Kitchens of 2018" post! (Oh good, I thought she'd never stop sharing these blurry site photos.) How is your January 2019 experience? My life feels back to "normal" from the nasty December that I had followed by the chaos of the Christmas holiday. I'm really enjoying being a part of this… Continue reading Denver Kitchens: A Year in Review (Part 3)
One of my first studio projects in college was a retrofit of an old church into a residence. Unlike now, when I have 15+ clients at any given time, I devoted an embarrassing amount of time and thought to this project. So much time and thought that I remember it better than some projects from… Continue reading Retrofit Me: A Home in a Church
I'm tired of looking at Pinterest. I never cared for Houzz, but my interest in Pinterest lasted a while. I stopped looking at it (except for my client's boards) last year and whenever I go back into that world to take a look I feel bored. In order to understand your personal style and your… Continue reading Pinteresting Isn’t Interesting: Creating Your Personal Style
I see a lot of houses in my line of work. Like a doctor who sees mainly sick people, I see homes that are in need of help. I rarely walk into a home that's "perfect". Usually there are multiple things going on in the home that need updating, fixing or changing. One person's gorgeous… Continue reading Previous Owners: The Haunting of Resale Value
Denver's Shaver-Ramsey is the kind of place that makes you want to immediately ditch your cheap Wayfair rug (which I may or may not own) and splurge on the real deal. If you were decorating your place and had a certain amount of money to spend - get a rug from Shaver-Ramsey and a… Continue reading Gorgeous Area Rugs and A Handsome, Walnut and Brass Kitchen: Denver’s Shaver-Ramsey
Do you really need ice? The first weekend we tore up the kitchen (read about that here) we moved the refrigerator across the room to let more light into the room. We never hooked the water line up and we were suddenly sans ice. I thought Dave was waiting on moving the water line, but I… Continue reading The Cult of the Porcelain Light Socket: This Old House Part 4
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
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've been into bold rugs recently. I am starting to work my way into liking warmer color palettes and I think that the area rug is a fantastic way to interject some spirit and warmth into a home. Paired with neutral seating, interesting art and a few plants and you've got a warm, inviting room.… Continue reading Make it Interesting: Transform Your Room With a Bold Rug
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