i am so GRATEFUL to have won the “best of houzz service award” for 2022. (i’m not really sure why it isn’t for 2021 since 2022 just started but it DOES make me excited about the potential for 2022!) i have been so lucky to work with such talented, helpful people (my amazing accountant, amy hubbard, my favorite photographer heather knierim of HBK photography, my super supportive “business therapist” ashley wick, my teachers and classmates from heritage school of interior design and of course my wonderful clients. THANK YOU all! x00xx
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i was interviewed for a story by camillestyles.com on color trends for 2022! x0x
it was so exciting to be included in this article by stacey lindsay for camillestyles.com about color trends for 2022. i chose terracotta. sam, one of my SUPER talented classmates from my studies at denver’s heritage school of interior design, employed this color so effectively and beautifully in her work that i fell in love with it too. and with all that we’ve been through already in 2022 - fires, shootings, blizzards, omicron - i think the warmth and earthiness of terracotta will do us all some good. THANK YOU sam, thank you camillestyles.com and thank you heather knierim of HBK photography. here’s to terracotta and feeling safe and grounded in 2022! x00x
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my juniper office project was featured in a houzz article!
i was so excited to learn that my juniper office project was featured in a houzz article on how to remodel your home office. thank you so much patricia lee for including my work and THANK YOU heather knierim of HBK photography for the great photos!
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my article on "mixing and matching" published in boulder county home + garden's winter 2021 issue
i am so delighted to be included in boulder county home + garden magazine’s winter 2021 issue. this story about mixing antiques with modern pieces is the first time all of the projects represented have been mine. MANY THANKS to heather knierim of HBK photography for the lovely photos and to all of my wonderful clients for allowing me to share their homes. x00xx
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my lovely gas fireplace
in pet, residential interior, hank
(hank snuggled up by the fire)
even after eleven years in boulder, i am always caught off guard by the weather. this year we had a stunning, temperate fall with outrageous rainbow colored trees and then POOF - the wind rolled through, the leaves fell down and we got this freezing sleet/rain/snow with temps in the low thirties. my body just could not process the drastic change (hank’s didn’t have to as he simply refused to go outside) and i was FREEZING, despite my hat, scarf and jacket.
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I GOT MY VACUUM BACK!*!**!
PRAISE JESUS! my vacuum and i are reunited. it was a TOUGH separation but now we have an even greater appreciation for each other. THANK YOU to all the lovely friends who offered to lend me yours. and a bonus… lucy showed me a new anime filter that allows you to smile. i do love the original one but you always look a bit glum with it and that is NOT how i’m feeling now… just beside myself with excitement! x0x0x
an eclectic mix of modern and traditional on hawthorn
in this architecturally traditional home, we wanted to create an eclectic mix of modern and antique furnishings to give the interior dimension, texture and personality. the color palette for the finishes is a range of whites and soft grays and warm woods, punctuated with hits of black. we brought in lots of color through the artwork, photograph and textiles.
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published in "inspired interiors"
i was so delighted to be invited to share some of my projects in this book, “inspired interiors” that features interior work from various talented designers from coast to coast. THANK YOU heather knierim of HBK photography for the beautiful photos and to my wonderful clients for the opportunity to create these spaces! x0x0x
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my "welcome back" story published in the summer issue of boulder county home + garden
it is beyond exciting that we are getting vaccinated and able to welcome friends and family back into our homes. i had so much fun writing this piece on friendly, welcoming home decor items to help you usher in your dearest this summer. MANY THANKS to the talented vendors who participated in this piece: artepera, atomic avocado designs, 42nd circle design, the novogratz , fermob, think outside, wanda collection, kartell, bludot, gloster furniture and mosaic birds. x0x0x
Read Moreinterviewed for "shoutout colorado" about starting my interior design business! x0x
i was so thrilled to be interviewed by shoutout colorado’s kimberly chang about starting my own interior design business and the MANY people who have supported my work. THANK YOU, THANK YOU in particular to amy hubbard, my accountant and dear friend, ashley wick of wick and co. for her incredible guidance, heritage school of interior design for expanding my knowledge, my delightful classmates for inspiring me, my SUPERSTAR clients, heather knierim of HBK photography for her lovely photos, my darling friend, jess braun, for the portrait of me and hank and finally, my BEST cheerleaders - my hilarious children. x0x
here is the full article
my pine street project in 5280 Home!*!*!
the story of my pine street project is now available online (for subscribers!) THANK YOU again to editor michelle johnson and the amazing team she put together: angela ufheil (writer), aaron colossi (photographer) dana smith (art director) and natalie warady (stylist) for the wonderful article and beautifully styled photos. and GIANT thanks to my incredible clients: jess and zach zeldner! x0x0x
published on the COVER of 5280 home! x0x0x
i am beyond THRILLED to have my pine street project for the adorable zeldner family featured on the COVER of the april/may 2021 issue of 5280 Home. many thanks to editor michelle johnson and the team she assembled: angela ufheil (writer), aaron colossi (photographer) and natalie warady (stylist) for the wonderful article and beautifully styled photos. i had so much FUN on this project with my SUPERSTAR clients who were such a pleasure. and i am delighted to see local boulder artists shayna larsen (elephant painting in the breakfast nook), laura morningstar (“little mama” ceramic vase in the bedroom), sammy and sawyer (children’s art in the hallway) and william irving singer former artist in residence at the boulder creative collective (portraits in the living room) in print as well. THANK YOU all! x0x
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included in home refinery's round up of interior design blogs! x0x
i was so delighted to be included in home refinery.com’s story on interior design blogs. they have collected a super fun group of talents so it was especially nice! THANK YOU emma wright of home refinery! x0x
photo: HBK photography
best of houzz service award 2021!!!*!*!*!
2020 was a bananas year that i think we are all still recovering from… my business came to a standstill last spring and it really made me question whether this was a sustainable line of work for me. thankfully, everything has picked back up again (i think a lot of people began to re-evaluate their homes after being stuck in them for months on end!) and i am finally feeling super optimistic about what’s down the road. so i am especially GRATEFUL for this year’s “best of houzz service" award (considering i wasn’t performing nearly as much service as in a typical year) and all of my wonderful clients and colleagues who make this adventure possible! THANK YOU! x0x0xx
happy new year! x0x
the best way i can describe the last three months is humbling… because i’d had such a slow spring work-wise, due to the pandemic, i decided to enroll in a few classes (three!) to bump up and fill in holes in my design knowledge. two of the courses were technical and between them i learned the adobe suite (illustrator, in design, photoshop), sketch up and autocad. i cannot emphasize enough how far out of my wheelhouse these programs are… i am probably the last person on the planet who still uses a paper agenda to keep track of my schedule and when we have daylight savings my car clock is an hour off for six months because i have no idea how to change it. a few times i have given my first husband a ride when the clock was wrong and he has modified it, which causes me to show up either an hour early or an hour late to places because i have taught myself to adjust for it.
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my article on dutch "gezellig" published in boulder county home + garden, winter 2020
in family, hank, holiday, living room, pet, residential interior, sofa
as we all struggle through this crazy global pandemic, we are missing the ability to travel and experience the customs and traditions of other cultures. i had so much fun writing this article for boulder county home+ garden about dutch “gezellig” (coziness) and remembering our time living as ex-pats in amsterdam. all three of my sweeties made it into this piece (hank and my darling children) as well as my living room! MANY THANKS (as always) to heather knierim of HBK photography for the lovely photos! wishing you all loads of gezellig as we all bunker down this winter… HAPPY, HAPPY HOLIDAYS! x0x0xx
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my article on "decorating with nature" published in boulder county home + garden magazine
i had so much fun writing this article on bringing natural elements into your home as fall decor. MANY THANKS to the super talented designers and photographers for letting me share their work: emily minton redfield photography, helly swenson duncan of design matters home, lindsay nichols photography, neelam gurm of neelam interiors, gena winter and aubriana kasper of marigold, chris nyce of nyceonephotography, kristin reisinger of spacecraft, heather knierim of HBK photography, kathy peden photography, susan kosonocky of restyle design, d’ann boal of smitten & swoon, lindy williams of westward foundry, rangefinder photography, vanessa empire interiors, nicholas gringold photography, garden studio design and nicole morell interiors. x0x
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furnishing children's rooms
when designing the baby room for my first child, we repurposed a pair of walnut bludot dressers we had used for years in our own bedroom as well as a vintage steel nurse’s desk from an office we no longer needed. we flushed the room out with a simple, white crib and changing table from ikea and hung bright, happy artwork on the walls. as my son got older, we replaced the crib for a toddler bed and later a “grown up” bed, updated the posters and art on the walls to reflect his changing interests (he shifted from a love of animals to james bond and skateboarding.) to this day the dressers and desk have remained in his room - he is now fourteen.
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UPDATE on flexible corona homes
(american gate-leg dining table from 1695-1720 owned by the bowdoin family [founders of college in maine]; photo: historic deerfield)
my dear friend, cait mcquade, who is a museum professional and has extensively studied american cultural history (and has a TERRIFIC blog on the various ways we experience museums) let me know that i am not the first to endorse flexible home furnishings. according to cait: “U.S. domestic spaces in colonial and early republic homes were also convertible. all furnishings were kept against the walls when rooms weren't in use (maybe so as not to trip over things in the dim lighting?). folding furniture, mostly tables, kept the center space open until it was time to play cards, work on sewing, or serve tea.” super interesting!
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my article on "better bookshelves" published in boulder county home + garden magazine! x0x
(so thrilled to include the work of designer mark d. sikes [right side], photo: amy neunsinger)
i’m so grateful for the summer 2020 issue of boulder county home + garden… in addition to interviewing me for an article on pattern, they included a piece i wrote on creating artful bookshelves. SO MANY THANKS to heather knierim of HBK photography (as always) for the lovely photos of my bookshelf projects, my clients for allowing me to share them, my dear friend, designer, mark d. sikes and his favorite photographer amy neunsinger and emily sweet of sweetbookobsession for allowing me to include their beautiful and inspiring work as well… ENJOY! x0x0x
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