September 19, 2013

Pulling Together Bedrooms and Baths

Wallpapers can add a finishing touch to any room, but especially work well in pulling together bedrooms and baths.

We recently finished a home in the Upstate which demonstrates this well.  In all the main living spaces we painted the walls, allowing artwork, furniture, and accessories to stand out. In the bathrooms and the master bedroom, the clients’ wanted to create environments with a little extra luxury and beauty. We decided that wallpapers would be the perfect treatment to make the bathroom walls sparkle. Of course the large open mirrors, lighting, and granite also help these bathrooms shine.

The ground paper in the master bedroom adds warmth and texture to this large space, while the stripe paper in the master bathroom accentuates the high ceilings found throughout the condo.

September 17, 2013

An Elegant & Traditional Home

One of the most fun things I get to do as a designer is work with clients who have beautiful taste. All of us have our own style and special objects we like to collect. Modern, casual, traditional, formal – each person’s home should reflect their loves and personality.

The attention to details like trims and accessories in the den makes this an elegant and functional room and set the tone for the rest of this traditional home.

September 6, 2013

Creating Closet Space

Renovating a house built in 1807 to accommodate the needs of a modern family is a design and architectural challenge.  Of course – modern kitchens, bathrooms, casual family rooms, and even closets did not exist when originally built.  Carving out these spaces (and often undoing years of poorly attempted work by previous owners) takes equal doses of creativity and practicality.