Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Exterior Paint Selection for Modern Home

One of the things I love most about Interior Design is the variety of work that comes my way. Every job is a little different and my title encompasses quite a bit. And, Interior Designers don't have to only stick with the interior as far as work goes. Case in point a recent client project I was lucky to work on- choosing exterior paint colors for a new construction home in Australia. 

The wanted something with a little color and wanted to incorporate natural wood elements if possible. The roofing, garage door and gutter colors, and brick were already chosen. I gave  them a few options to choose from:



Monday, February 17, 2014

Pink Bathroom Plans

I know this can be a hotly debated subject- whether to rip out a dated 40's, 50's, 60's bathroom or not. There is a whole website devoted to Saving Pink Bathrooms for goodness sake! Are we losing a part of our design history that we will one day regret? Will there be future Nicole Curtis's trying to bring these 50's bathrooms back to their former glory?

Who's to say? I for one am not sure. And I am a big proponent of keeping things in their original state in homes. But I also understand homeowner's need to make their space functional for their needs.

Case in point- my whole reason for the above musings. My friend's current pink bathroom:


Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Design My Valentine

Valentines is Right around the corner so when I saw this collection of architectural inspired Valentines on Houzz I had to laugh- and share it with you of course!

This one is my favorite:
Contemporary Drawings by Durham Architects & Designers Coffee with an Architect

It reminds me of my Architecture professor always talking about juxtaposition. 

This Frank Lloyd Wright one is funny too:

Contemporary Drawings by Durham Architects & Designers Coffee with an Architect

I pulled many all nighters in Design School. Unfortunately they all included school work only.
Contemporary Drawings by Durham Architects & Designers Coffee with an Architect

See the full collection on Here on Houzz  and have a Happy Valentines Day!