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Graffiti-Inspired Workroom
One of my favorite people and repeat clients (check out her master bedroom here) came to me with a brimming-with-potential-blank-slate of a room that she wanted to use as her creative work space.
Urban Cabin
Decatur is known for its distinct, historic neighborhoods, eclectic food, and vibrant downtown: it is not known for log cabins. My clients are the owners of this unlikely urban retreat, and wanted to design a space that provided a TV-free zone to read, relax, eat, and play games as a family.
New Baby. New Bedroom.
While these moms were at the hospital welcoming their second baby girl into the world, we were at their house giving them a brand new master suite to come home to! It was a day of the best kind of gifts, all around. Can you imagine coming home from the hospital to a brand new bedroom?!
Fresh in the Highlands
My clients have a gorgeous tudor home in the Virginia Highlands suburb of Atlanta. It needed to be fresh and rescue dog friendly!
Color Boost, The Sequel
When I first worked on this beautiful house for this lovely newly married couple, they liked the back living space of their house but did not know what to do with the front dining room, entry and reading room. When we finished that, they loved it so much, the living space now needed to catch up!
Apartment Turns Home
Design can be healing. This is another amazing project to share because the process was so special to myself and my client. She had just experienced a very difficult life change and found herself in a new space.
Color Boost
My clients built this gorgeous house when they moved to Atlanta as newlyweds. After a while, they decided it needed a shot of personality. That's where my team comes in! We decided on a palette of navy, aqua, gray and coral to bring some life into their home. Boost!
Juju Hat DIY
I love juju hats. I love saying "juju hat." They are those fabulous round feather pieces you may have seen around. They are actually African tribal headdresses. The texture and dimension and color make them a fabulous focal point!
Moroccan Nights
My client LOVES Moroccan decor, but her amazing, custom-built-by-her-husband-dream-home is ANYTHING BUT Moroccan. So, she wanted to go all out in her bedroom. I was game to make that happen.
Kitchen Inspiration: Cheery Pie
My clients pulled out a picture of lemon meringue pie on a stick and said, "This pie is the inspiration for our new kitchen."
Pst…Fashion and Interior Design are living together!
Interior design is the roommate that borrows shamelessly from the cool roommate's closet. At first she borrows a scarf and turns it into a throw pillow and the next thing you know, she's gone reverse von Trapp Family Singers on you and her clothes are now drapery panels.
Hunting Color in the Woods
When I walk in the woods, I'm that person on their hands and knees saying, "will you look at the colors in this moss!" and "this mushroom coming out of this green decaying log is blowing my mind!" There's one like me in every group. Right? Right?
Color Blocking
"Color Blocking" is a fancy term for painting a portion of something. It is a high-impact trend in fashion and home decor that could not be easier to pull off. Today I'm making gift bags for an upcoming party but the same technique can be used on everything from flower pots to legs on furniture to wall art.
Blue and White and on the Lake
My client recently retired and moved to a beautiful home on the lake. She wanted a country bedroom that reflected the tranquil beauty of her surroundings. Blue evokes feelings of peace, calmness and spirituality as well as security, trust and introspection. We punctuated the blue with tones of white and antique brass.
Blue and White Bedroom Bliss
My client recently retired and moved to her dream home on the lake. She wants her bedroom to reflect the serenity and nature that surround her.
Kid's Bright & Lively Art Station
The walls of my home are relatively neutral, but I chose this bright teal for an accent wall in my kitchen.
Let the Pattern Puzzle Begin!
I love a new project! The new ideas, the possibilities... the intricate puzzle begins! Every room and every family has different needs, goals and tastes.
This is a Door Post
Sometimes I drive to other neighborhoods to run so I can look at their houses. I realize this is sort of creepy and you can bet if I saw a stranger straining his/her neck to look at houses on my street while s/he ran, I'd be alerting the Neighborhood Watch.
Don't Knock the Tchotchkes
What is an outfit without accessories? A shirt and pants. What is a home without accessories? A place to sit. BLAH!!
Toddler Bedroom: Just Add Robot
I have collected vintage (and vintage looking) robots for years. When the doctor said, "It's a boy!" I knew his room would showcase my robots.