The ceiling of a room is a gloriously impactful but continuously overlooked element of design. Each type of ceiling—and what you choose to do with it—has a huge impact on the character of the room. You can change the look or feel of any space with ceiling design that leaves your guests breathless… We tend
Custom furniture THRIVES on the materials used to make it. The highest quality wood, metals, fabrics and finishes create the pieces that—inside and out—speak to the quality you cherish. Wood, in particular, remains the top material for most designers…it can be easily combined with other materials, too, especially with all the mixed material trends we
To make any informed decision, you need to know the pros and cons. That’s why resources like the annual Cost vs. Value report by Remodel Magazine are so valuable. Measuring the cost versus the recouped cost on a remodel can be hard because the full cost is never recouped in home sales prices. Homeowners have
An interior design “theme” is a hard-to-define idea for many homeowners. It’s like the narration behind the scene you set in a space…it’s the continuity that ties everything together in a style that radiates “you.” What IS a design theme, though, and how does it differ from a design concept or an interior design style?
Just imagine you’ve found your perfect renovation contractor and signed a design agreement. You’re ready to begin turning “love that” into “want that” and then HAVE THAT! with your design selections. “All that time on Pinterest and Instagram will finally pay off,” you think. You’re staring the design experience with a solid idea of what
Maybe you remember walking into a kitchen 30 years ago and seeing bouquets of daisies patterned all around you. Maybe it was a flock of geese flying around the room in perfect formation. Or maybe it was just a wallpaper trim of roses instead of molding around the highest reach of the wall… If you
