Happy New Year! And what a start to the year it has already been! I kind of want a do-over based on what has been going on. Who’s with me on that? Even though the year has gotten off to a rocky start, I’m still feeling inspired when I go on to Pinterest and see what everyone is creating. The beautiful rooms that allow people to live with beauty, comfort and ease get me motivated to do the same thing for my clients. Here is what I’m loving right now!
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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.
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I can’t believe the holidays are almost here! Time sure does fly the older I get. Here’s what I’ve been pinning this month!
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At 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:
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I can’t believe it’s already October. Time certainly flies by the older I get. Before you know the holidays will be here. I hope everyone is staying safe and well, right now. Here is what I’m loving and finding inspiring this month.
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Adding lighting to a space can make a huge impact. It can set the tone of the room. It can create a modern, traditional or even transitional feel to the interiors of your home. I love using lighting to take some risks. I think of it as the jewelry for your room. In most of our projects, the lighting is one of the finishing touches that completes the space.
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School has started, but most likely some of you are doing it from home. It’s a crazy time for all of us, but I did find some time to share my favorite pins this month. Here we go!
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I 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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How is Summer almost over? I feel like it just got started. School is getting ready to start back if it hasn’t already for some of you. I took a bit of a break from blogging and decided to jump right back in with my favorite pins. Spending so much time at home has me thinking about outdoor spaces, constantly. It seems for my family that everything we have been doing revolves around the outdoors. Here’s what I love this season!
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It’s been a long Spring for all of us stuck in our homes. Not sure about you, but I’ve been going a bit stir crazy. I keep moving stuff around in the house to give me something to do. One of the places I tend to redo over and over again is our coffee table. You can style them so many different ways and they all look good! This is such an easy and quick place to make a change. We all have lots of extra items laying around that we can switch out to make the area feel fresh and new. Here are my go to styling tips for your coffee tables.
Read MoreIt’s that time to show you what I’ve been pinning lately. I’ve had more time on my hands so I’ve been pinning way more. Here’s what has been inspiring me!
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What do you write about when the world has turned upside down? I have been sitting at my computer for days trying to write a blog that has meaning or some insight into life during this unprecedented time. Everything seems so trivial; just so unimportant to what is happening in the world. Instead, I decided to write about what is helping me deal with all of the turmoil and uncertainty.
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Starting March off with a bang and getting pack to my Pinterest pinning. New year, new pins! Here we go!
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