By Lisa July 23rd, 2013
We are in the process of putting hardwood floors in our living room. This is a long overdue improvement that will help that room catch up with the rest of our main level! The project, of course, means emptying all the rooms, not just for safety from dust, but to allow a buff and refinish […]
By Nancy July 18th, 2013
This is a post about hanging pictures. We may have written about this before, but it bears repeating! Many people make the common error of hanging their artwork too high. And not just the artwork… clocks, wall sculptures, all the other things that people hang on their walls. Here is a design tip to remember: gallery […]
By Lisa July 15th, 2013
We’ve been thinking about front doors lately-one of our clients has a uncovered entry with a south facing exposure, a painted door and a storm door that is left on all year (as opposed to swapping out the glass panel for a screen panel). In our tough climate, storm doors are very popular for […]
By Lisa July 8th, 2013
Back in the early 1990’s, I stenciled basketballs, baseballs and footballs around my young son’s bedroom. It was cute, kind of country-homey and survived until his pre-teen years. I have pretty much dismissed stencils since then. Now they are popping back up but not in the cozy country way of last century. The new stencils […]
By Lisa July 1st, 2013
Check out the article about one of our favorite kitchen projects in Sunday’s Minneapolis Star Tribune. Of course, the truth is that all our projects become a favorite! Read it at StarTribune.com
By Lisa June 17th, 2013
I’ve noticed a lot of design photos recently featuring flat weave rugs. These rugs are often colorful with interesting patterns and really tie the elements in the picture together. Since I am by no means a rug expert, I thought it would be helpful to learn a little about them. Here’s what I found […]
By Lisa June 10th, 2013
We all know there are a plethora (I love that word!) of countertop materials out there. Granite, quartz, butcher-block, laminate, glass and recycled glass, concrete and even recycled papers have become materials we’re used to hearing about. But I came across three more than seem intuitively obvious but were new to me. First up, bamboo. […]
By Lisa May 20th, 2013
When do you need an Interior Designer? How about a Project Manager? A General Contractor? Making improvements to your home can raise all kinds of questions about what kind of help you may want to seek out. And help can really make the process go more smoothly and guarantee that the end results be exactly […]
By Nancy April 24th, 2013
Normal color vision Red-green color deficiency/dichromate Did you know that around 8% of men but only 1/2% of women are color blind? I am not color blind, which is of course very helpful in my profession, but sometimes we work with clients who are. It’s helpful to know what a color blind person sees, or doesn’t […]