Denver Interior Design – let's talk vintage style, old homes and remodeling
I saw an article about smaller homes in the Washington Post that caught my eye. Because of what I do for a living, I think a lot about homes, material goods, family life and the cost of things. The headline is "Why smaller houses can lead to happier lives" and it verifies what I've observed… Continue reading The Twin Flames of Materialism and Nesting: What’s a Girl to Do?
I love being outside as much as I can in the summertime. I eat a lot of my meals outside, I have my first sips of coffee from the back deck every morning and in the evenings, I love to sit outside and read while the sun sets. My "summertime" office is in the converted… Continue reading Vintage Is the New Modern: Creating Soulful Outdoor Rooms with Timeless Finds
Denver sits at the edge of the Great Plains. We get unpredictable weather swings, harsh summers and winters and crazy wind days yet it's a sunny, genteel, dog-loving Western city at the end of the Prairie and at the start to some heavenly Rocky Mountains. I love working in older homes in Denver and imagining… Continue reading Reviving Denver’s Historic Homes: A Renovation Journey
The struggle I have with my job crops up every now and again when the rest of the world or the country feels like it's in a crisis. You could say to me, Laura, there's always a crisis and I will agree with you, but I am somewhat shallow and I like to have my… Continue reading Garden Inspiration and Being Shallow
Every year, around this time, I have a scent memory that comes to me unbidden. It's an odd memory in that it's not from anything extreme. You always read about someone having negative experiences and certain smells trigger them, but this is a memory of something fairly mundane that comes to me every single year… Continue reading The Scent of a Primrose
I've got my head down going into this year listening to audiobooks and music and glancing with one eye open at the news. I'm thinking of becoming a Lifestyle pages person, that could be my happy ticket through the next few years. It's cold here right now but I've been getting out in it every… Continue reading Turn Up the Vinyl and the Audiobooks
I am increasingly drawn to muddier colors - especially the moodier green side of things. I've noticed this muddy green looks especially good with the cool touch of blue and the warmth of red/coral tones. It's unexpected, interesting and it has an inward, quiet look to it that's really appealing to me right now. With… Continue reading Creating Introverted Spaces with Color
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).
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
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
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