Living Room

GOING GREY

August 21, 2012 By Emi Leave a Comment

Grey is one of those colors that can be a little bit scary to work with. I guess it’s because its easy to think of grey as a boring color that you often see in a gloomy office space. Well… get used to it! It is such a great neutral. It provides drama, warmth, and impact.

Whites and golds are a great way to brighten up a gray room and keep it from feeling gloomy.

Throw in some stained wood to make it a little more traditional.

It’s also a good color for trim! It’s a little unexpected and can add some interest to a traditional space.

These bunk beds are just so fun! They went with grey walls, trim, stairs and I wouldn’t change it for a second.

Now for some rooms that definitely went for the drama factor…

That last one was the home of the AMAZING Bobby McAlpine. I mean… it doesn’t get much more spectacular than that.

Hopefully I’ve inspired some of you to step out of your comfort zone and add some grey to your homes too!

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BEACH PROJECT

June 4, 2012 By Emi 3 Comments

If you keep up with our facebook and twitter posts, you may have noticed that Ashley and I have been down to the beach a few times over the past few months. Don’t be too jealous – it was for work – but I personally can’t think of a better place to be, even if it is for work.

We started with a pretty blank canvas – white walls, wood floors, chrome fixtures. Nothing to complain about by any means but lots of design and details to get nailed down.

Anyway, we are SUPER excited to share these pictures of the finished product:

Isn’t that view INSANE!!?

Oh, and check out the incredible outdoor living space…

We are so happy with how it turned out and hope the client is loving every second of vacation time at their new getaway. And just in case any one else needs help with a beach design project – we will gladly oblige.

Hope y’all enjoyed!

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Filed Under: Decorating, Inspiration, Living Room, Outdoors, Renovations, Travel, Uncategorized, Vacation

Project Update: 704 Felder

May 2, 2012 By Emi 7 Comments

We’ve been hard at work getting the house at 704 Felder Avenue all spiffed up! After receiving numerous phone calls about the house, we’ve decided it’s time for another update. A lot has gone on since then – if you want a little reminder, check our our previous post on this project. About 2 more weeks and it will all be finished. Landscaping starts very soon and the plans are AMAZING!! Stay tuned for the end product and some tips on how we got there.

Now for some recent pics to fill y’all in! (Don’t judge me for the quality… there’s not much I know how to do when I can’t turn on the lights).

FRONT PORCH, STILL A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE HERE...MAJOR POTENTIAL!

FRONT DOOR - view into foyer and living room

FOYER - Check out the beautiful new pendant!

LIVING ROOM - new french doors are in place! Lots of painting going on thanks to our fabulous painter, Mark!

DINING ROOM - It's got a great new chandelier, too! (Walls are still in desperate need of paint and sheetrock work!)

KITCHEN - Cabinets are well underway!

KITCHEN

NEW 1ST FLOOR GUEST BEDROOM

UPSTAIRS BEDROOM - Don't the refinished floors look great?!

In my opinion, the master bathroom is by far one of the biggest transformations. Previously, this house had one full bathroom upstairs and one tiny half bath below the stairs. We merged the old, dysfunctional laundry room with the existing upstairs bathroom to make one beautiful master bathroom with tons of natural daylight! We also added a new kids bathroom in what was originally a random, over-sized closet.