Projects

Dream house… we hear the phrase bandied around quite a bit in the design industry.  But in our client’s case, he really, truly, deeply wanted us to help him make the house he had been dreaming of from all the way back in New Zealand into a reality here just outside of Steamboat Springs.  But […]

When we arrived a bungee cord was being used to hold the oven door closed…  I kid you not.  On paper the job was a straightforward kitchen renovation in Erie. But that’s the thing… none of our clients have ever lived “on paper.” They’re all unique, with their own particular hopes and dreams. We quickly […]

Sometimes the key to a space isn’t one special thing. It’s every special thing. It’s the alchemy, the magic if you will. The design for this space in Boulder provided a unique challenge for us: The owner was selling it and needed our help to impress even the pickiest of house hunters. So marrying clean modern lines with […]

We call this project the one with the bookcase. Which is funny because the project began with the client wanting a full kitchen remodel. Nary a bookcase in sight. But, as we rolled up our sleeves and got to it, things started to evolve… morph… expand… as they often do. You update one space and […]

The Challenge: our client was seeking to move from a 3,000 sq/ft house to 1,000 sq/ft townhome and in the process create an elegant, custom finished haven AND a kick-back, comfort-first home at the same time. So what did we do? We told them there’s only one way to do it and we’re always right… […]

I often tell clients if they don’t like something I will buy it from them. Not the $12,000 custom sectional, of course, but you get the gist. I will not leave a client with something they do not love. CUT TO the 42” round light fixture being installed for our clients transitioning from an old […]

The client said “Sustainability”, “Family friendly”, “Soulful”, “”Expansive”, “Global Travel” and acclaimed designer “John Wheatman!” We did what we always do. We listened. We took a closed off, dark California Rancher and transformed it into an elegant, poetic, sustainable, family friendly, world-traveled environment with just a touch of twinkling, eclectic mischief that the client loved […]

You see a lot of next level terminology bandied about on designer’s websites. And they’re great.  I’m all for “eclectic”, “layered” “tailored” “evolving” space transformations. In fact I’ve done more than my fair share.  But sometimes a great design is about the tried and true, like comfort and functionality. Touting both won’t necessarily get you […]

The family room… Just listen to the name: It’s the glue. It’s the warm, welcoming blanket, the quarterback, the “Julie Cruise Director” of the house, the CEO… It’s the room that gathers the family to relax, relate and connect.  But on top of all those other obligations, THIS family room was at the heart of one of […]

The client was very specific. Let’s tame this thing. The “thing” was her Louisville home that her innate sense of adventure had exploded with A LOT of freedom. Lol.  I knew exactly what she meant but… tame is not a word I love. Instead I suggested we collaborate, team up, embrace the wild and make her home really her.  In […]