Client Design: Home Office

I love it when emails roll into my inbox asking for help to decorate or even re-create a space, especially when the potential client shares my design style!

Alyssa recently got in touch with me to help her update her home office and turn it into a more modern space.  Here are a couple of before pictures...

I love how much space is in this office - I would to have this space!

Ultimately, Alyssa wanted to lighten up her home office and turn it into an open, more creative space that she can share with her kids. Here is what we came up with! 

Since Alyssa already had her kids table, we just needed to update her "adult" furniture!  White furniture is so fun and instantly lightens up a space!  

To create a large desk space that leaves room for both work and craftiness we decided to go with a butcher block counter top (4) braced by cabinets for storage (6 and 7). 

To add some shine and sparkle to the space we decided on gold accents, including a gold polka dot accent wall.

Finally, to create a clean-feeling space, we decided on white walls to let more natural light reflect.  Light colors are perfectly inspiring spaces.  Not to mention, white goes with everything!

If you are interested in re-decorating your space this summer, I'd love to help!  Check out my e-design page and send me an email (designyourdwellingblog (at) gmail.com) to get started!

Client Design - A Spring Kitchen

Kitchens are some of my favorite spaces to decorate because they are a space that you spend a lot of time - in fact, I've been sitting in my kitchen all day working!

Valerie sent me a note a few weeks back looking for help styling her kitchen, dining, seating area space.  This is a great space, I love how much room there is to gather your family and friends. 

Valerie wanted to leave the paint color and stenciling as is but fill the space with additional color and decor elements.  I worked closely with Valerie on this design since she already had her eye on some dining room chairs and bar stools.   Here is the design we came up with!  I can't wait to see after pictures!

If you are interested in booking a custom e-design for your space, I would love to help!  Click here for more information. I am currently taking clients, turn around time is approximately two weeks.

Client Design - A Basement Bedroom

I'm still decorating rooms thru E-Designs and I'm still loving it!  Seriously, can this be my full time job someday and my full time job become my part time job?!  A girl can dream, right?!

I recently worked on this bedroom for Monica, whom I also helped to decorate the rest of her basement apartment.  Her basement apartment has been a Pinterest favorite!

Monica gave me a great idea of how she was looking to decorate her bedroom, she just wanted the help pulling it together to make it flow with the rest of her basement apartment.

I have to say, that her basement apartment has been one of my favorites to decorate!  I hope to be able to share some before and after pictures with you!

If you would like to work with me to decorate a room in your home, I'd love to help!  Check out my e-design page for more information or send me an email designyourdwellingblog (at) gmail.com.

Client Design - A Basement Apartment

Right before Christmas I finished up a client design for Monica who owns a basement apartment.  She was looking for ideas to spruce it up and make it feel more modern.  I was pretty excited to be asked to work on a design for her - I sorta felt like Scott McGillivary, the host of Income Property on HGTV (minus the construction and layout) because this basement apartment is just that awesome so it was fun to work on a contemporary design to help make her space feel homey!

Here are a few quick snapshots of Monica's space.

Like I said, the actual design was fun to work on! Here is what we came up with for her living space, office nook, and dining area.

I can't wait to see after pictures!

If you're looking to liven up your living space I'd love to help you out! Find out more about my e-design service here. Plus I've got a sale on my design services through January. Find out more here!

Client Design + Before & After

Is it seriously December already - eeekkk! This month always seems so jam-packed but in the end we survive!  This month I am participating in two local vendor fairs and hoping to wrap up a couple of client designs before Christmas.  The good news is that this is all stuff I enjoy!! (Did I tell you that I haven't started Christmas shopping yet either?!)

Anyhow... I month or two back I had the opportunity to work with a great gal, Neda, to re-decorate her living room.  She has such a great space so of course my mind started to go in a million different directions because the possibilities were endless.

Here is a "before" look at her living room.

Isn't her space awesome?! I love the high ceilings and the open floor plan!  Based on the client profile she sent me, I pulled together this living room design for her.

Neda did such a great job pulling the space together.  I sort of want to live here. :)  Not to mention this quick picture from her phone looks like it came from a magazine!  It's so clean, fresh, and modern!!  This is easily one of my favorite spaces that I've had the opportunity to decorate!

What do you think?!

If you are looking for help with any room in your home, let me know, I'd be happy to help!  Hop on over to my e-design services page for more information or email me designyourdwellingblog (at) gmail.com to get started!

Design Client - Before and After Photos

On Sunday afternoon I got one of the best emails ever from Stephanie, one of the design clients I worked with over the summer, that was packed with after photos of the two rooms I helped her decorate!  She said that I was more than welcome to share the before and afters so that is exactly what I am doing - yay!

Stephanie's story...

Stephanie and her husband moved into their house about a year ago and hand taken the time to make it "theirs." Stephanie described their whole house as tan so she wanted to add some color.  She wanted their home to feel welcoming and have some character while keeping an clutter-free space. 

Stephanie's home was so beautiful to start with, so the space was fun to decorate!

Here is a look at Stephanie's before and after pictures as well as the design boards I created for her bedroom and living room. 

Living Room

Before and After

Stephanie had pinned this mirror and the rug in on the design board to her Pinterest boards. It was fun to incorporate decor that I already knew she liked!

She also wanted her room to have some character so I recommended painting the back of the cabinets a teal color.  I love how they pop! She also repainted her living space to get rid of the tan.

Bedroom

We changed up the color of the room to a light blue to eliminate the tans and to create the relaxing space that Stephanie wanted in their master bedroom.  

Stephanie has done such a great job using the recommendations from the design boards to pull together her bedroom and living room! I love her beautiful home. (It makes me just a little jealous to live in a small farm house...) I am so thankful that Stephanie got in touch with me and asked me to help her out. - it was a fun project!

If you are interested in a custom mood board for your home, check out my design services page.  I would love to help you out! 

Client Home Office Design + Reader Offer!

The week before our wedding I designed one of my favorite spaces yet - this home office for a client in California!

This client already had a few items selected for the space including the desk, the office chair, and the big leather chair!  The space was really in need of a new paint color too - it was a bright teal!

I love the dark walls with the contrasting colors that give this space a modern look with a traditional twist!  You may see dark walls appear in my home in the near future.

Now that I'm back into the swing of things and without a wedding to plan I am ready to take on more design clients!  This means I have a offer specifically for you!

Anyone who purchases a custom mood board from me during the month of September will receive 25% off each mood board you purchase!!

To get started send me an email at designyourdwellingblog (at) gmail.com with the subject line "September Mood Board"

Client Update: Rustic Glam Living Room

A couple of weeks ago I shared with you a client update for a rustic glam kitchen.  While we were in the process of updating the kitchen Lisa decided to have a design board done for the living room too!  Since her home has an open floor plan we decided to keep the rustic glam theme throughout the entire space.

There are so many elements of this room I love - pillows, and the mix of modern elements, like the side table, with rustic elements, like coffee table. I can't wait to see how it comes out!

Out of respect for my clients, I do not share source lists.  However, if you would like your own custom design board, I would love to create one for you and I have a few openings for July! Check out my E-Design page here.

Client Update - Modern Living Space

I just completed a design that totally pushed me out of my comfort zone and guess what?! It was SO fun and has completely inspired my love of color! :)

The design clients purchased this design from a silent auction that was hosted by my office for breast cancer awareness month.  It feels so good to work with people who love to do good for others.

Out of respect for my clients, I do not share the item source list.  However, if you are interested in your own custom design board I would love to help you out.  Go here to get started or email me at designyourdwellingblog (at) gmail.com! :)

Hope you all have a fantastic week ahead! :)

Client Update: Rustic Glam Kitchen

I just recently finished this kitchen design for one of the neatest clients I've worked with so far!  Lisa's vision was a rustic glam kitchen - mixing old farmhouse appeal with a fresh new look and adding some color into her "very brown kitchen" as she referenced it! :)  Here is what I came up with and she's already planning a few vacation days this summer to do some painting and to be available when her new quartz counter tops and back splash are installed! :)

Out of courtesy for my clients, I do not share their source list.  

If you are interested in having a custom mood board designed specifically for you check out my e-design page.  I have currently have openings for June! :)