Fall One Room Challenge PRE-REVEAL: Weeks 6 - 10
This is the final date to link up for the One Room Challenge! So i't’s time to pre-reveal the room with plans to share the final reveal when the chairs and window treatment hardware arrive. Details about how this space of many layers seems to somehow work, based on the principles of design.
Fall One Room Challenge: Week 5 - The Dining Chairs
This is finally the week we’re talking about the chairs! They still are not completed yet, (the fabric shipped today to my upholsterer) but I wanted to share the style I am going with and what has to be done to make them look the way I want them to be.
Fall One Room Challenge: Week 4
This week is all about wallpaper! Since so many people have asked me for wallpaper demos or tutorials, I’ve decided I wouldn’t do that, but I will provide some of my favorite tips and tidbits I’ve learned, as well as favorite tools and supplies I use for wallpapering.
Le Tigre Bath Remodel, ORC - Week 7 (The Home Stretch)
We are in the home stretch! I am feeling the heat as we try to pull it all together. Last week the big accomplishment was the wallpaper. But let’s discuss the huge mistake I made just when I was finished! Causing me having to redo an entire section of the room!
Le Tigre Bath Remodel, ORC - Week 4: The Jib Door
This week is a little about all progress and a lot about the jib door we’re installing. It has been the topic of conversation at home and the major factor in the success of our completion of this project. Sounds silly to be so focused on a door, but this one design decision has impacted a lot of other decisions, and has created an domino effect.
One Room Challenge, Week 1
I’ve decided to participate in the One Room Challenge this year! Due Covid-19 pushing back the start date it is coinciding with our powder room renovation and it seemed appropriate for me get involved. It also may give me the right amount of fire under my feet to get this project completed in an appropriate amount of time!
Our Favorite Timeless Sofas
Sofas are anchor pieces. For many of us, they’re the first pieces of furniture we ever purchase, be it for dorm rooms or studio apartments. They help to create both spaces for socializing and at times, spaces for solitude. This week I’m sharing the timeless sofa shapes that I come back to in my work again and again.
Flowers + Plants for the Home: A Stylist's Guide
I’m kicking off a new series here called Flowers + Plants for the Home, a Stylist’s guide. In my years in visual merchandising, styling and interior design, I have relied heavily on plants and flowers to make spaces feel interesting, beautiful and complete. For the first post in this series, I’m keeping it local with my favorite places to buy flowers in Seattle.