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A Tween Bedroom With Style That Endures
I recently had the pleasure of designing a tween bedroom for a special young lady. She is an 11-year-old who knows exactly what she likes and her favorite color is purple. One essential part of the design process was creating a room that was not too babyish, and not too grown up, either. We wanted to create style that would endure well into her college years. With that in mind, we got to work on her new tween bedroom. First, we had her create Houzz ideabooks with examples of items she likes. From there, we were able to get a...
Balancing the Old and New with a Transitional Style
Defining your specific design style definitely comes down to personal preferences. You may think that the modern style is much too sleek for your tastes. Or you might consider traditional styles too much of a stuffed shirt, stodgy style. At the same time, you might like certain aspects of both of these styles. If that’s the case, transitional is the best way to label your favorite personal style. What Is the Transitional Style? The best way to define the transitional style is to equate it to a marriage. This marriage consists of modern and traditional furniture, materials, fabrics, and finishes....
Refined Transitional Style That Gets It Just Right
Today, I'm bringing you a first look at a recent project, a kitchen remodel in North Dallas. This space went from outdated and not functional to Transitional chic with a light and bright feel and excellent function. My clients both love to cook, and their former kitchen wasn’t configured properly and had no work triangle. On my advice, their contractor took four feet from the huge dining room to add much needed space to this area without compromising the other room’s purpose. With that extra square footage, we created a larger island and separated the oven, cooktop, sink, and refrigerator. Now when they’re...