January 27, 2016
Are You Living in a Fishbowl in your High Rise Condo?
Living in a high rise condo is a fishbowl experience. So with the fabulous views, light and so on, how do you make it work for privacy, light control, watching your flatscreen and sleeping? Read on to learn the options to control and manage your high rise condo and …
Read MoreApril 28, 2015
Small space secrets from a Seattle designer ~
Looking for some small-space ideas? Do you live in a city condo or apartment? I have some small space secrets for you in this post.
March 13, 2014
Some Tips When You Downsize
A downsize often reduces your house footprint by 50%. That’s a lot of stuff. As I work in condominiums and second homes with clients, I have tips I always share. So here are a few important ones if you are in downsize mode.
1. Select or reuse multi-purpose furniture
A secretary provides great storage, can …
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January 23, 2014
Screens in Your Interior Add Architecture
Enter the folding screen, a solution for architectural interest, privacy and a solution for dividing interior spaces. As many of my readers know, I work on many projects in condominiums. Often they are without architectural interest and an open space that my clients divide into home offices, dining, living and sleeping.
A screen for
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January 16, 2014
How I Selected Colors and Finishes for Pike Market Project
This before image tells the story of West facing exposure 7 stories above the famed Pike Place Market in Seattle. Accounting for the light guided my color and finish selections for the kitchen and bedroom and the baths with no natural light. It’s a juggling act in the Pacific Northwest …
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October 17, 2013
It was a perfect September Saturday for a reveal party. My clients anticipated eagerly this celebration of their condominium design and the opportunity to invite 20+ friends to a catered reveal party I designed just for them. The custom designed invitation from Studio Grace captures perfectly the inspiration of the design…my client’s favorite dress. Thus the reveal party invitation says, …
Read MoreJune 19, 2013
Warm & Toasty on the walls
Why warm and toasty you might ask? Here in Seattle by late October the days are getting shorter and shorter and that results in dark rooms by 4:30pm. The lights come on in our rooms and we yearn for some sun and light through our windows.
In my current project I wanted to offer …
Read MoreMay 29, 2013
Console sink
Loving my new bathroom.. so much so that it’s hard to recall my old one (maybe). The design concept brings me all the important elements: ease of use, visually appealing, plenty of lighting, abundant storage and luxuries that make it a pleasure. The narrow tall pullouts next to the tub add 84″ of storage from toilet paper to cleaning supplies and more.
Hidden storage shelves
What’s my favorite?
The thermostatic valve from #Brizo. …
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