Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Family Room Before & After

We recently completed a family room renovation in North Raleigh. Our clients wanted to create an open and spacious feeling in their current living spaces, which would be better suited for family gatherings and entertaining. We removed a wall between the previous family room and formal living room to accomplish this goal. We altered window placements to allow for maximum natural light flow. We relocated a coat closet to create a wet bar area and added new cabinets and bookshelves for plenty of storage. We also played up several contrasting textural elements to keep in line with the nature of the existing living spaces.




































































And of course we have to give props to our 4-legged project manager, Rhett.


Thursday, June 2, 2011






























Friends, clients and family often ask me what is my personal design style.......................


The 2007 movie set design, Somethings Gotta Give, by Beth Rubino would be a perfect representation of my dream beach house. It is simple, fresh, inviting, and of course at the beach- this has my name all over it!!!


An article in Architectural Digest explains more of the details of the movie and thoughts of how and why the set design was created for Diane Keaton's character.



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