Rarely does designing a space happen overnight. It can take months and sometimes a couple of years. I recently wrapped up a project that began with just replacing a dining table in a family room space. That’s where it started, and ended with a complete room redo. It turned out to be a fresh, clean and comfy place to pull up a chair and stay a while.
Read MoreAt the end of a project you get to see all the pretty pictures. You get to see how all of the hard work paid off and produced a beautiful space. The reveal is as fun for me as it is for you. What you don’t see is the timeline. Sometimes these projects take months to years to complete. Recently, I wrapped up a basement project that was several years in the making. A family wanted to create a space for their children to hang out with friends as well as a space they could all enjoy, together. Their basement was typical for an older home. Low ceilings and lots of rooms that were small and dark. They wanted to open it up as much as possible and create a light and bright place. Here is where we started:
Read MoreI feel like I am constantly saying, “Before COVID happened, I was….”. Anybody else doing this? I keep thinking in terms of before and after in dealing with our lives during this pandemic. In keeping with that theme, I worked on a really fun project before COVID happened. I had clients who wanted to update their basement and make some additional changes to their home. They wanted a basement space their family could hang out in together. They had a great layout, but it needed updating with fresh paint, carpet and furniture. They had done what so many of us do where we put all of our collected, older pieces of furniture in the basement. Items we are not ready to part with, but they don’t really go together, any more. Here are some before pics so you can see where we started:
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