Charming Craftsman

I believe every home has 9 lives. I’m just happy I got to be apart of one of them with this lil’ kitschy, charming baby. This house got a compete renovation inside and out thanks to Archway Properties. We removed the wall in between the kitchen and dining room. Restored all the hardwoods and added a fun statement tile in kitchen and bath. I went with all gold lighting and plumbing fixtures. I decided to repaint the walls SW Ibis White (pink tint) because I loved the original pink. The blue mantle and steps? Yep again with the kitsch. That’s SW Delft. It’s the most perfect soft blue.

Fortunately and unfortunately, this charmer already has a new owners. Can’t wait to hand over the keys to this lil baby. Now, it’s time to renovate the next home and give it the love and attention it deserves.

Lighting - West Elm

Cabinet Pulls - Amazon

Wall Paint - SW Ibis White

Trim - SW Pure White

Mantle and Steps - SW Delft

Tile - Home Depot

Totally Drab to F#%&*^! Fab Kitchen

HI!

First off I want to make something clear- this is the same kitchen…I promise :)

This Beaverdale Brick galley kitchen needed some major TLC from Zenith Design + Build and me. All the brown, the orange, yellowed floors and the ceiling was so drab and totally sad.. As you could tell, I wasn’t digging the cave vibe and either were the Collins’, the homeowners. It was time to get Collins out of the dark and into the light stat.

The first thing I asked the Collins was “Can we do a fun floor?!?” Due to the smaller footprint of the kitchen installing a statement tile felt right and just. They said yes. Due to the nature of the floor it needed to be the main act and everything else needed to support it. From there, we needed to keep it simple and white but add in some texture (my favorite). The 3D subway tile elevated the look, added interest without being distracting. The gold hardware provided the needed warmth that was missing with all the white. We also widened the entry and added the arch to match the rest of the home’s character. By removing the florescent light box, we were able to rise the height of the ceiling which also made a huge difference. The kitchen literally looks double the size which is really incredible for not altering the original footprint of the kitchen.

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Best,

Jess

Photography by Lauren Konrad Photography

TOP 18 in 2018

Well, I think it’s safe to say 2018 was successful! I just counted and recounted (because I didn’t believe my math) the number of stages last year and I came up with 125?! How is this even possible? Last year was 52 and the year before that was 35! Holy moly, that is a 140% increase from last year! I even had 30 staging consultations, 15 flips and 10 interior design clients mixed in. I can’t thank my clients enough- agents, investors, homeowners. corporations and agencies. Thank you for trusting me with your homes, projects and designs. I brought on a full-time assistant, leased a 2,000 sqft warehouse and Sprinter van to make job run as smooth as possible. So far so good :)

Here’s my top 18 stages of 2018. I wish I could share my commercial work with Pella Corportation but it won’t be out til early 2019. Thanks for everything! Can’t wait to see what 2019 brings!

Best,

Jess