Install of the Day !

Hi There ! 

We have been working with the Crowder family for a while now, and they could not be a nicer family! As you have seen in previous posts we made our way throughout the downstairs starting at the front door and making our way back. We have now made our way up the stairs. . . first stop the master!

The room had large wooden furniture that looked heavy and dark. The lines of the furniture were bulky and very traditional.  I immediately thought that the room need to be brighter and have a fresh clean feel. The house itself is not a contemporary house, so the design still needed to have a classic feel with a touch of color, softer lines and transitional furniture.

This fabric was my jumping off point ! 

I really liked the mix of the grey and browns this fabric had, with the pops of color which lead me to the curtain fabric. . . 

                                                                        

 The metallic embroidered detail in the curtains is gorgeous . . .

To me this is a more masculine fabric, I think it's important to have a balance of masculine and feminine touches in the master bedroom.

Like I said before, our main goal was to lighten up the space and make it feel larger. When choosing the case goods I chose a mix of white and dark woods with clean lines to help with that. I anchored the room on a fun, light, animal print rug in a cream color. Layering different shades of cream and white give the space a warmth, where as sometimes all while can read stark. 

Take a look at the finished product !

                        

These blue mercury glass lamps might be my favorite thing in the room!

This art brought all of the colors together in the room and filled a big void about " his " dresser

all photo's by Mekenzie France

First words out of Lori's mouth were it "looks so much bigger". . . mission accomplished! 

Install of the Day !

Hey There !!

Jackie McFee has to be one of my most enthusiastic clients ever.   Happily, I get a lot of big reactions when I open the door to a transformed space, but her reaction was priceless !  It definitely makes my day, and yesterday was one of those days.  Bree and Maggie headed over early to meet our installer to get it going and when I got there with extra pillows in hand it was done - love to them both.  This master bedroom was literally empty.  She had a bed on a frame.  It was time !  I took my inspiration from her kitchen actually.  Being one of her favorite spaces in the house,  the colors were bright and happy and her husband wasn't afraid of a little floral, so I went with it.

This paper started it all.

Bam . . . wow, what a paper can do.  Love this view of the space.  

We had a new headboard made, new sides, new lamps, new curtains, all new bedding, big fat rug, and added a bench and coffee table to create another sitting area for this long 20' space.  I think the window treatments, subtle as they are, were really what this space needed to soften it all.

It's the details in the room I love.

Norah was even happy, while under foot during the install !

all photos by mekenzie france

Can't say enough about how I love this room and working with Jackie !

Couldn't wait to install for her, so jumped the gun a bit and did so before her chairs got here . . . coming next week.

This one did make my day!  

Come January - Jackie, watch out - that chocolate brown painted den will all be gone and bright and airy will arrive !

Install of the Day !

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And the winner was . . . . the floral.  This wall paper is amazing with it's organic feel, it's modern, almost hand drawn look, and a touch of metallic which really makes it pop and sparkle.

I love this room.  My client Tanya Clawson called it an "Oasis" when she walked in, which made my day.  With a huge renovation going on and move back in date today, we slide in and installed her daughter's room with all the bells and whistles yesterday.  So pulled together, an eclectic mix of metals, fabrics, textures and the most gorgeous wall paper.  

I really got into designing options for Savy to pick from.  I actually did about 5 different design boards (see my previous post here) each with a completely different feel.  We all loved this paper, and decided this was the direction to go in . . .

Just back from my week long road trip, I couldn't wait to see what Bree and Maggie did while I was gone, great job installing.  I popped in a few more details and had Mekenzie with me to shoot.  Take a look at the finished product.

We still need to pop in a delayed chair (of course) but no biggie, it looks fab and all ready for move in day today !

photos by mekenzie france

Teen girls are the most fun.  All are happy and it was a great way to start the week !

Install of the Day !

Hi . .

I tell people it can be a slippery slope and this project is exactly what I mean.  I worked with Shannon Avason just recently on her main living room, kitchen and breakfast room.  We took down a wall and opened it all up.  We changed ALL the colors from tan / red / brown / gold to a lighter combination of grey, green, white and a touch of teal.  Major color difference and major style change.  The slippery slope is wanting to continue that palette and style into the other rooms, which is just what we did.

Now because I took out a wall between the kitchen and the family room and closed up a wall from the kitchen to the dining room to move the fridge over, it required that we fix what was behind it in the dining room.  Rather than just painting the same color back in the dining room, I papered it with a green grass cloth to jive with the new color scheme.  Shannon happily accepted my teal showroom curtains (which were up for grabs with my re-design) as well as my beloved white twig chandelier.  I have loved it, but was ready to let it go for something new to come in.  These few changes in the dining room, now work with the new colors in the family room.

Shannon really wanted to do something in her master bedroom which was just across the hall from the dining room.  I came up with a plan to continue the colors, as well as work in some other showroom pieces as well as new pieces.  These showroom pieces saved quite a bit and allowed us to completely revamp the master !  We changed it all . . .  Take a look at the boards I did for Shannon for a visual.

We installed the other day and,  being the slave driver that I am, Mekenzie (still wearing her Florida flip flops) jumped from her car into mine minutes from returning from her trip to head to Denver to shoot.

I absolutely love these images !

Isn't this the dreamiest bedroom.  We relocated the bed up against a sea of pattern, both in the paper and curtains (which made Shannon nervous, but got it when I was done !)

A new upholstered headboard, side tables, lamps . . . all these pieces of different styles but in a cohesive color palette.  So bright and airy now !!!

We did a large gouging over a new sofa of mis-matched pieces, all that work as a group.

Mix art, photos, empty frames (why not.. the frame itself is gorgeous) mirrors.

Take a closer look at the pattern on pattern . . . as well as the contrast of somewhat formal in the tufted headboard, painted tree lamp and open side table.  I love the legs on these tables.

A few vintage finds made it in the room as well (thanks Slate) as well as a very modern bench.  We mixed all sorts of woods, paint, stains, fabrics, papers.  I think it works!  You?

Shannon's new color palette is now really coming along !  Take a look at all the colors together that I am bringing into the house.

Installed just recently over the holidays . .  Shannon's new family room focuses on the greens, greys and whites with a touch of teal.  We started the dining room with new grass cloth, curtains and chandelier.  Carrying the paint colors in the foyer and up the stairs I am sure we will next . .  Phase 3

I am in love and she is a joy to work with . . . the "surprise me" element has been a win-win!

Thanks Shannon . . .