A classic 2020 trope, all that time trapped inside 1200 square feet – a family of three, then four, with an ever increasing toy collection, resentfully scooting past bulky plastic baby gadgets, and one resident attempting to “go to work” full time in the upstairs attic, which depending on the season, boasted sweat-lodge/arctic conditions – had us bleary eyed and craving space.
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Sometimes the heavens align and you get to work with the coolest clients living in the dreamiest location with equally covetable taste. Startup mavens and power-couple Kelsey Janda, VP of Design at Hudl, and Tony Noecker, Co-founder and CTO at Flywheel, were just that…
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We’d been renting our previous place for the past six years and after decorating/redecorating every inch I was ready for a new project. But we honestly didn’t know if home-ownership was in the cards, considering we couldn’t even agree on where to live. I don’t mean neighborhood. I mean state.
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After completing the Retuned Traditional Living Room, I set my sites on the adjoining dining room.
As with the living room, the goal was to incorporate some recently inherited antiques – specifically a grand wooden dining table and matching buffet – in an eclectic and unstuffy design well-suited to my client Ashley and her young family’s lifestyle.
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Hello, again! I had plans to eke one more process post out of this Retuned Traditional series, but suddenly it’s been two months since I introduced the project, and I’ve been sitting on these gorgeous after photos from Emma Morem for too long anyway. So hooray! It’s reveal day!
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It’s the happiest, most flamboyant room in the house! Despite my intense procrastination posting the finished space – once Bea was born, the few remaining projects took a backseat to actually using it – and unlike my typical slow-decorating, waiting around for the perfect…
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I did it! She may be NINE months now, but I finally finished the curtains in Beatrix’s room! It’s not that making them was especially daunting – every room in our house boasts handmade window treatments because curtains are expensive (factor in 10’ ceilings and custom is really our only option). It took…
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I’m eager to dive into some holiday-themed posts, but wanted to squeeze this one in before I do. Guys! I got a new living room rug! Really, it’s a new OLD living room rug, and I’m so into it. I bought our previous black and white one right around the time we moved in five years ago. While it wasn’t a purchase made out of love, it filled a need and was affordable so I made it work. But I’ve had my (side) eye out hoping for something better for awhile.
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