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Designing a home can be an exciting process, but it can also be challenging - especially when the client has already had a frustrating experience with another designer. In this blog post, I’m sharing the story of one of my most exciting and eclectic transformations to date.

What a long journey it’s been! If you’ve been following along, you know my clients—a young couple with three small children—hired me to inject some new life into their ‘70s-built, ‘90s renovated home. So far I’ve shared what we did in the family room, primary and hallway bathrooms, living/dining room and staircase—and now we come to the last area to be featured, the hub of the home: the kitchen.

Take a look at how I transformed a dated hallway bathroom into a modern space with plenty of pizzazz—without knocking down any walls. For both practical and budgetary reasons, the current layout couldn’t be altered but that didn’t mean this family was out of luck. You may be surprised at the major difference some minor changes made to this previously lackluster bathroom.

As busy parents, time for relaxation is far and few between for this couple. Their ask was for me to transform their sad and dated primary bathroom into an absolutely stunning, spa-like space that offered them a place to recharge without having to leave their home. Mission accepted!

Design Challenge - Turning something ugly and dated into a beautiful and functional family space without tearing the whole thing down and starting from scratch.

Your coffee table is a dynamic piece. Often demoted to a footrest or a place to set a bowl of popcorn, you typically forget its potential to make your living room stylish.

Styling your coffee table is easy—it’s a great Saturday morning project. In this blog post, we are going to show you how to style your coffee table so it is guest-ready at all times while still functioning as a place for "all the things."

Are you aware that the color of the walls in your home sets more than an aesthetic tone but a psychological one as well? For that reason, knowing the emotion you want radiating throughout your space can help you choose appropriate paint colors.

You like modern and he likes traditional. You’re a fan of color and he prefers earth tones. These are just a couple examples of the style differences we’ve encountered when working with couples on home design projects. Can there be a happy medium that leaves everyone happy? You bet!

With winter in the rearview mirror and the freshness of spring upon us, there is no better time to refresh your home. The idea of “spring cleaning” has been practiced by many cultures for centuries. After being cozy in our homes for winter and the holidays, it is definitely time for a fresh start—and what better way to do that than by preparing your home for spring. A focus on clearing up physical and mental clutter creates time and space for the new season and longer days to be enjoyed.

Here are three steps to give your home a fresh vibrancy for spring:

Do you think you have to sacrifice style and beauty in your home because your family includes children and/or pets? You absolutely don’t—if you know what choices to make to combine family life with a showpiece home you’re proud of.