Investment. Budget. The “B” word. No matter what you call it, talking to my clients about their planned investment for a project is of the most difficult and delicate parts of my job. There are a lot of reasons it can be precarious, but it boils down to three things: People don’t like to talk […]
Archives for October 2020
The InBeTween Project: Design Concept
Oh to be the mom of a tweenaged girl! It was just 2 short years ago that she was begging me to paint her bedroom pink when we moved into our new home. Now, she she can’t stand the site of the pink walls and says she never wanted pink at all. Hmmm… not exactly […]
Needs Assessment: The InBeTween Project
InBeTween Design Problems Like everyone else, in the middle of the school year last year our lives were completely disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. Our 12-year-old daughter needed to do school from home and we didn’t have a great place for her to work. Her bedroom was still very much a “little girl” bedroom with […]
Awkward Rooms: 3 Tips for Finding Balance
Awkward, out of balance rooms. Everybody has them. Even the most well designed custom homes. That one room where you just can’t figure out where to put the furniture to make the space work. I have one. In my house it’s my office and sometimes I’m still not sure if I’ve found the absolute best […]
