We’re currently enjoying our third summer in the Bungalow, and naturally with a four and soon to be two-year-old, the back patio is getting used and abused on a daily basis. Sidewalk chalk, popsicles, bubbles, and every water-involving activity imaginable are on constant loop.
Read MoreOr should I say Preschooler and Toddler? Because that’s how long it’s been since I first drafted this post. Some of you may remember when I introduced this topic (and our soon-to-be arrival) back in 2020. Parents of a not-yet two year old, at the time we…
Read MoreHere she is, our dining room all done up in blue! Deeply saturated with green undertones, some might call it teal, but I don’t think that’s quite right. What is right is what the color – Amidship from HGTV HOME by Sherwin Williams – has done for the room.
Read MoreSometimes the heavens align and you get to work with the coolest clients living in the dreamiest location with equally covetable taste. Startup mavens and power-couple Kelsey Janda, VP of Design at Hudl, and Tony Noecker, Co-founder and CTO at Flywheel, were just that…
Read MoreAfter completing the Retuned Traditional Living Room, I set my sites on the adjoining dining room.
As with the living room, the goal was to incorporate some recently inherited antiques – specifically a grand wooden dining table and matching buffet – in an eclectic and unstuffy design well-suited to my client Ashley and her young family’s lifestyle.
Read MoreHello, again! I had plans to eke one more process post out of this Retuned Traditional series, but suddenly it’s been two months since I introduced the project, and I’ve been sitting on these gorgeous after photos from Emma Morem for too long anyway. So hooray! It’s reveal day!
Read MoreIt’s the happiest, most flamboyant room in the house! Despite my intense procrastination posting the finished space – once Bea was born, the few remaining projects took a backseat to actually using it – and unlike my typical slow-decorating, waiting around for the perfect…
Read MoreWarning: if you're a wood purist maybe skip this one.
When it comes to painted furniture I land somewhere in the middle. I'd almost always prefer a beautiful piece left un-doctored than risk witnessing a midcentury stunner slathered in chalk paint and stenciled decals. But sometimes, GASP! I do think a fresh coat of paint can actually better serve a vintage piece of furniture – specifically if you're starting out with something like this:
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I love how my client's master bedroom turned out, but their en suite bath really has my heart. The luxury of such a spacious bathroom isn't something most of us may ever enjoy, but when I walked into their room and caught my first glimpse of that free-standing claw foot tub, surrounded by walls of windows and all that glorious natural light, I knew it could be something special!
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