Who am I?! Oh honey, I can help with that.
As an interior designer I want you, my client, to walk through your front door and gasp with delight thinking; “This is so ME”! This is all fine and well unless you have no idea what “me” looks like. No worries,I can totes help with that.
As an interior designer I want you, my client, to walk through your front door and gasp with delight thinking; “This is so ME”! This is all fine and well unless you have no idea what “me” looks like. No worries,I can totes help with that.
Kelly came to me in this very condition. She and her husband and four kids have been living in their inlet view mid-century home for the better part of two decades. Kelly wanted help pulling it all together. Wanted: a cheery, pretty space where they could gather and spend time enjoying said view, evenings in front of a fire and each other’s company.
You may now find yourself wondering….How does one create “me” out of thin air? Or I guess you could say, how do you represent “me” in furnishings, art, color and decor? I like to begin with the house itself. My point of departure at Kelly’s place: mid-century home, cobalt and gray walls (newly painted), vivacious young and busy family. My goal: make a space that they actually want to be in. Here is how I translated that into a look.
What went into these picks? Mid-century leaning furnishings + color + art = cheery, repeated patterns and colors that keep your eye moving happily around the room. We opted for durability and ease of maintenance, budget-friendly price points and “off-the-rack” items from the box stores we love and frequent.
Also included are things that truly were Kelly. The whimsical duck lamp is in homage to her dad who made duck decoys. We incorporated art, the starburst clock, vintage sideboard and a couple of occasional tables with sentimental value into the scheme. I cannot represent “you” with a scorched-earth design plan that effectively removes all of “you” from your space. (NOTE: I am equally happy to create a scorched-earth design plan that has us starting from scratch!! If you are in an everything-must-go frame of mind, I’ve got your back)
To sum it all up? Do not despair if you don’t know who “you” are…..I can help with that!
Post Script: this family now spends nights playing board games on the coffee table in front of the fire and fighting over the cozy-beyond-words yellow fleece lined throw blanket. Mission accomplished. Next up? The master bedroom. It’s going to be so Kelly.
If you need help figuring out who you are please connect with me. I am lucky enough to be designing my little heart out on the daily.
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