Archive for the 'Before and After' Category

Rearranging Furniture Lifts Your Spirits

How does rearranging furniture relate to your mood and impact creativity? What does this mean for selling your home or a new room design in your home? Our home is a powerful place.

“Designing is an opportunity for artistry and comfort. As you re-arrange your personal space, you also hone your aesthetic and identify what you truly love, want and need.” Carrie Barron

Rearranging at the White House with President Obama

Apartment Therapy provided …

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A Botched Remodel Saved and Revealed

Faith Sheridan along with H&H steps in to save a botched condo remodel.

The clients wanted function and style in their newly purchased Pike Place Market condo. Those were instructions to their contractor as they left for Europe. When they returned to Seattle, they were jolted and saw appliances that didn’t fit into cabinets and other botched mistakes. Even the kitchen drawers didn’t work.

The clients turned to the team of Hammer and Hand who …

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From Texas Grandeur to Seattle Chic

I recently had the pleasure of assisting a couple who relocated from Texas to Seattle. Their Texas-sized furniture was too big for their new downtown condo, so I stepped in to bring the perfect scale and solution to their urban 15th floor view of downtown Seattle.

Before

These are the steps I took:

  1. Replaced the heavy, rectangular wood coffee table with a smaller, glass-topped round table to create a more open feel
  2. Reduced the size
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I Support Homeowners in Need by Working on Rebuilding Seattle

As a Junior League of Seattle Sustainer, I’m proud to be part of National Rebuilding Day, where more than 70 volunteers dedicated a Saturday to rehabilitate the home of Tamara and Lou LeCroy, a couple living in the Skyway neighborhood of South Seattle. The pictures tell the story of what we did in 10 hours working in teams.

Tons of yard waste to be removed

Many wheel barrows and trips to the dumpster

Getting prepped

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The Value of Design Visualization To Clients

Use design visualization for your project

This Seattle interior designer is fortunate to be featured in an article by HomeSavvi, “Visualize design BEFORE you spend”. What’s excellent about the article is the demonstration using ‘before and after’ images for a real client seeking to update an outdoor space.

In all my projects, my team includes 3D For All, a Seattle based company launched by Mary Curley. Learn about Mary here.

Working together with …

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Domestic Violence Survivors Surprised with Holiday Makeover

Last week this expert Seattle interior designer shared some first look photos from the makeover I did for a mother and daughter last Thursday. KOMO News in Seattle covered this surprise and I have additional images of before and after and a video too. Please enjoy them in this time of holiday giving.

KOMO video of makeover

“For the first time, a Seattle mother and daughter say they have a home. They are domestic violence …

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Restoring a Home in WA Wine Country

In our Sunday Seattle Times I enjoyed a story about the restoration of a home by Paul Gregutt and his wife. While I am an expert Seattle interior designer, Gregutt is a highly regarded wine writer. Appropriately, they found a 1,000-square-foot, rundown cottage in Eastern Washington in the community of Waitsburg, where the grapes are grown and many of the wineries are located.

Using a local team of professionals, this photo shows the progress after …
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Restoring a Home in WA Wine Country

In our Sunday Seattle Times I enjoyed a story about the restoration of a home by Paul Gregutt and his wife. While I am an expert Seattle interior designer, Gregutt is a highly regarded wine writer. Appropriately, they found a 1,000-square-foot, rundown cottage in Eastern Washington, where the grapes are grown and most of the wineries are.

Image courtesy of Seattle Times

In Waitsburg — population 1,212 — Gregutt and his wife found a tumbledown

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Zen Kitchen Remodel Bonds Al Fresco Lifestyle

What is an “al fresco” design inspiration? Interior design expert, Faith Sheridan interprets her client’s wish list with a Zen Kitchen Remodel.

My clients found a home in the Madrona neighborhood of Seattle and quickly embarked on a major remodel of the main floor including a custom kitchen. An overriding desire to connect the kitchen to the outdoors results in …

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Faith Sheridan’s HGTV Designer’s Challenge Deja Vu

An interior design colleague alerted me to this video on Hulu. From the press release, “Northwest interior designer Faith Sheridan was chosen over two Seattle-based designers to create a new bathroom on “Designers’ Challenge” TV Show which appears weekly on the Home & Garden Television channel. ”

See the video here: Tranquil Master Bathroom on Hulu.com

HGTV Designer's Challenge Deja Vu Tranquil Master Bathroom

I“competed” to win the contract of a Seattle couple who were …

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