kitchen roll…
i think kitchens are just on my mind right now; those aesthetically talented folks at ochre did it again…
Categories: creating space; interior design, reimagining; renovation, the epicenter; kitchens
Category Archives: reimagining; renovation
kitchen lighting choices; rejuvenation reed fixture……
one of the key decisions matt and i have been trying to make for our kitchen renovation is what kind of lighting to use… we know we’re going to make several of the fixtures, but then we really wanted to use articulated arm sconces over the stove for functionality as well as the aesthetic… i’ve been looking all over and then the other day just happened upon rejuvenation’s new Reed fixture and fell in love… all their lamps and lamp parts […]
Categories: creating space; interior design, hard to find; resources, re-wired; lighting, reimagining; renovation, self reliance; diy
subtle changes; sitting room evolution…
i’ve been moving furniture around recently, as more of the rooms in our house start to become settled, fitting everything together like a giant puzzle… i think it also calms me to revaluate the space, and remind myself that things are not stagnant, and despite my most controlling efforts, nothing will ever be done in this house… here i took one of the first antique chairs i ever bought almost 10 years ago, which i used in an upholstery class […]
Categories: creating space; interior design, old is new again; antiques, reimagining; renovation, self reliance; diy, touch and texture; fabric
the kitchen renovation; tiny steps in the right direction…
so, this month matt and i are feverishly working to actually complete our kitchen renovation… this is a gruesome reminder of where we started about a year ago… after all of the demolition and rebuilding of the walls, installation of insulation, addition of new windows and all the other myriad systems we put into the walls which you can’t see, we finally got to begin adding the things you can… the first things we bought were solid maple cabinets from green demolitions, a non-profit […]
Categories: creating space; interior design, reimagining; renovation, self reliance; diy, the epicenter; kitchens, the illusive details; hardware
light and texture; bathroom inspiration…
you are the river… entranced with this image from one of my favorite blogs… starting to think about the downstairs bathroom… can i make a giant waterproof room with no doors? we’ll see…
Categories: creating space; interior design, reimagining; renovation, sanctuary; bathrooms
driftwood, pickled and whitewashed; floors, part 2…
after my first post about refinishing our downstairs floors, i got so many emails with questions, comments and people wanting to know more info; to this day that post remains one of the most commonly read from my archives… that being said, i thought the subject could use a little follow up, as we finished our floors at the end of last summer and have a lot more experience under our belts… sadly, as i went to go through the […]
Categories: color and light; paint, creating space; interior design, reimagining; renovation, self reliance; diy, underfoot; floors
scotland, oh how i love thee…
i saw this house, located on the isle of coll, scotland, featured in the ny times last week, and am completely obsessed with it… this landscape is absolutely breathtaking, and the architectural vocabulary of the new and crumbling old is inspiring… i’m not a fan of the interior as it was designed (hence i’m not showing it) however i love the raw juxtaposition of the new black steel and the aged washed colors of the stone and sand… perhaps it […]
Categories: expanding your wings; travel, reimagining; renovation, structure around us; architecture
cobalt and orange; interior inspiration…
i have a prospective interior design client who is opening a new location of their bakery; they would like to incorporate their brands’ colors of cobalt blue and orange, but with a slightly provencal vibe… i envision a strong exterior color, perhaps as a trim element, finished with clean white industrial lamps for their outdoor signage… one of the newest colors from farrow and ball, Charlotte’s Locks, is a vibrant orange hue which strikes the perfect balance between persimmon and […]
Categories: color and light; paint, creating space; interior design, re-wired; lighting, reimagining; renovation, seeds and satiety; food, self reliance; diy
in between spaces; renovating the stairwell…
sometimes i am not clear how we ever came to purchase this fair property where we now reside… when i look back at images like this before picture of the staircase, i’m shocked that i ever even considered it… as you can see from this image, someone who was clearly too tall for this house, must have continued to hit their head on the stairs, until one day they decided to just take out a hatchet and cut a space […]
Categories: reimagining; renovation, seeing out; windows, self reliance; diy
tom dixon and the beat lamps; kitchen planning…
miraculously, we are rounding the corner towards kitchen completion… i am starting to dedicate tiny brain cells towards the fun and creative elements i have had to trap into the inner most parts of my psyche so that i didn’t lose my mind entirely while slaving over drywall, plumbing, insulation, trim and all the other mundane minutia that accompanies a renovation… one such detail to be decided upon, is the two pendant lamps that will go over our kitchen island… […]
Categories: hard to find; resources, re-wired; lighting, reimagining; renovation, self reliance; diy, the epicenter; kitchens
