February 20th, 2012 |
Author: Jessica | Filed under: Interior Design, Portfolio
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Not every client is a great fit for a designer: sometimes you get the gig, put in the time, do the best you can, and finally call it a day. Then, after working in the drudges a bit, it’s as if the universe decides you passed a test and you get rewarded with kind, creative, and understanding people who appreciate what you do and can see the benefit of letting go and allowing you take the lead. A collaboration is formed, and you can always see what type of creative environment was going on behind the scenes in the finished project. If you get the latter situation, it’s simply better.
This was a project like that and I feel strongly that it is a lovely and inviting design because of the positive and productive collaboration. Thank goodness, because having people tell you over and over again you’re wrong really sucks.
Now – happy, pretty picture time.
Living Room
The young couple had so many amazing photos from their travels that we decided to use them as a focal point above the couch. The color scheme of pink, orange, gray, and green ties the room together.
Overall view of the long living room
To break up the space and make it more user-friendly, we created two seating areas. One for more lounging and television watching and the other as extra seating for parties and a landing point before heading into the four seasons room.
Cozy Fireplace (that chair used to look like this)
Extra seating area
Original screenprints
Four Seasons Room/Library
There was a cute room leading to their backyard that became an extra spot for possible dining in a big party, and a great place to add a small library without cutting into their main living space.
Home Office for a Graphic Designer
We wanted bold colors and patterns to help inspire a graphic designer in his office/studio. Those chairs were recovered and initially a gray color.
Seating area in case clients stop by
We’re busy working on the beginning stages of a large commercial project now. We can’t wait to make a huge space feel as comfortable as this residential space.
February 8th, 2012 |
Author: Jessica | Filed under: Interior Design, our house
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This morning my good friend, Catherine Bosley, came by to take some photos of our house so that I could send them along to a website that requested a “house tour”. I was excited to get a few more things done to the place, and noticed that I was obsessing on all the little details that made our house feel like us. All of those special accessories are what make a space feel more welcoming and thoughtful. I love going to a friend’s house and seeing their personality shine through.
Spider mums.
Adorable salt and pepper shakers by Esther Coombs
A little nook in our kitchen. Those are issues of Martha Stewart Living, Saveur, and Bon Appetit.
We picked up that photograph from the folks at Minorwhite Studios.
We will go through those tomatoes like there is no tomorrow. They may be my favorite food.
Vintage Decanter Set
Gerry the giraffe hanging out with some dessert plates and a vintage snack bowl in our dining room.
I’ll share soon where you can find our “house tour”.
February 1st, 2012 |
Author: Jessica | Filed under: Interior Design, our house
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Christopher and I (along with our dog, Lisey, and cat, Bonnie) live in a 3 bed, 2 bath brick tudor built in 1940. We think it is adorable, but living in an older home, often there is not a ton of storage or massive amounts of room.
That brings me to our dining room.
We love to entertain and I have a slight problem of collecting serving platters, silver, stemware, etc. As you can see, our space doesn’t accommodate a large buffet or credenza that could store some of these items. We did add these floating shelves (which we made ourselves) to showcase a few odds and ends. Still, we needed more storage because I didn’t want to part with my things – Christopher can attest to that.
The answer came from our linen closet located a few feet away, tucked into our little hallway.
I painted it black to give it some contrast and then started playing with the organization of everything. Fortunately the bottom shelf was much taller and allowed me to put larger serving dishes and vases in the cute, little space. The basket and tray hold some of my linens like napkins and less formal table cloths. Now extra towels and sheets will be stored in our laundry room with a few upstairs in a small, freestanding cabinet in the hall so we don’t always have to run downstairs for fresh ones. The more formal table cloths will hang in our laundry room cabinets folded over hangers and protected from aging.
What the door looks like.
The door is removed for now and I haven’t decided if I want to leave it off or replace it and cut out the center to add glass. As much as I want to rehang the door with a glass insert I am a little hesitant that if we sell our house the next owner won’t be excited about everyone seeing their old, gross towels. Then, I think, “who cares”. It’s my house now and this is how I want to use it!