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 […]
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 […]
How to Style a Bookcase
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Color & Light: A Love Story
Color & Light: The Love Letter Dear Color, You spark such a debate. Some colors elicit such strong feelings (I’m looking at you purple) and some colors are just neutral (pun intended). As a designer, there is no design element more feared and revered than you, color.…And light, don’t even get me started! You are […]
Texture: The Key to Neutral Palettes
What is Texture? Texture is the surface quality of a material. We tend to think of texture as a tactile quality or experience, meaning something we can touch or feel. While that is true, texture is a tactile quality, texture is also perceived visually. The visual aspects of texture are what I want to focus […]
Pattern: Building Interest in Your Design
Pattern As A Design Element We tend to think of pattern as part of something in an interior space. For example, the pattern in a fabric or wall covering or the pattern within a piece of lighting, like the one in the image below. However, pattern can also refer to arranging furniture, finishes, equipment, or […]
Kitchen Consultation: Island Upgrade
Kitchen Consultation: Mini-Service with MAXIMUM Results Another amazing kitchen consultation this week! It never ceases to amaze me what I can accomplish with a client in just 2 hours! Here’s the Scoop I received a message on a social media platform from someone who needed help with a remodeling project. Specifically, they were planning to […]
Clean Lines: Design Lingo De-Mystified
Clean lines? What the heck does that even mean? Clean lines. You hear designers say this all the time. It’s like we have our own language to Designers use some pretty goofy terms to describe the work they do. It all just seems so pretentious at times. Really? Are there unclean lines? Do they have […]
