Thoughts About Window Treatments
We installed window treatments in a client’s dining room today. We normally follow steps to our design for window treatments and the first step is taking photos of a room. The second step is we review, as a design team, fabrics that are best suited for the room. ...
Spring is Our Favorite Time
It’s beginning to look a lot like Spring when you realize that there are flowers popping up outside your home. Only a few weeks ago we were all trying to stay warm around the fireplace at night, but the turn in weather warms our hearts and inspires us to start...
Reflective Mirrors
Mirrors have their place in our homes and are more than just utilitarian. We are always trying to find the most appropriate mirror size, style, and location for our clients’ homes. We conceptualize the space whether it will be on a wall, over a chest, a vanity, or...
Embrace the Future
Most design theories have been thought of in the past tense and crafted through a form of inspiration. For me, I like to revisit the masterpieces from England, France, Italy and Germany. Classics today have been cleaned up and feel different than they did 30 years...
“Thinking of Ways to Use Blue and White in Your Design?”
“Thinking of Ways to Use Blue and White in Your Design?” What feels fresh to you? Adding blue and white can revive your décor at any time and with Spring lurking around the corner, now is a good time to start thinking about it. Adding a “been-here-forever” color...
Great Ideas
Every now and then we come up with great ideas. You know they say, “It takes an army”. Well we are “the army”. We put our three design heads together to discuss various ideas when clients come to us for help. It can either be remodeling an entire room, bedroom...
Color Trends 2018
As we have previously stated, 20l8 suggests more vibrant choices for kitchens, baths, family, bedrooms and guest rooms, or in other words, for every room of the house. Our manufacturers are now offering a variety of different hues for kitchen and bath cabinetry and...
“Luxury” Inspired Creativity
What is Luxury? Webster’s Dictionary defines luxury as: a condition of abundance or great ease and comfort: sumptuous environment: something adding to pleasure or comfort, but not absolutely necessary. An indulgence in something that provides pleasure,...
“What’s More Interesting Than Textures?”
Designers notoriously love different textures in a room. Normally we begin with fabrics, but, don’t think that texture is limited only to fabrics. To create a room, you start with all the textures of fabric, rugs, window treatments, wall color, wall paper, upholstery...