I think one reason why I like my short and sweet Designed in a Click Q&A service, or my one-time in person design consultations so much, is that they are done the minute I hit “Send” or walk out the door.
However, I know the bigger rewards, the finished end result, photographed projects are really the plums of the design world and where the real fruit of my work can flourish and live for a long time.
The pace of long term projects can really be slow, just by their own nature. With some of these, below, we are seeing things finishing up and coming together and I’m so happy to see results!
I walked through this jobsite this past week. It was first designed almost two years ago! We’ve had to make a few reselections for products that were discontinued, but most of it is intact and going in nicely. :-)
Full House Remodel With Addition
I love that the homeowners were all in with using some patterned tile in this job. We’ve got it spread out throughout the project in various ways, and I love how it is making an impact and lightens the mood of the house. It already feels so fresh and stylish.
Mudroom Progress
This tile floor in the mud room and small adjacent bathroom will hide all kinds of dirt trekked in and has such a nice graphic punch.
The carpentry on this job is really impressive. It’s the first time I’ve worked with this contractor and I like what I’m seeing so far.
What a perfect place to stow those backpacks and sports gear, heading into the house.
The bathroom off the mudroom has this cool little custom vanity that will be painted a bold blue/green. The rustic wood-look vinyl wallcovering will keep water splashes easy to wipe up. A Caesarstone “Fresh Concrete” counter and splash will have a stone sink resting on top.
Here was the design board for this little space. It’s now going in all as I presented. :-)
Nice Tile Work!
The guest bath has a simple stacked tile with a large niche. Great tile job!
The laundry room is so fun with a blue-gray and greige tile patterned floor. Farmhouse sink, built-in ironing board, I’m jealous! Laundry rooms should be fun, right?
In the main powder room, I put the pattern on the wall behind the pedestal sink. This marble is making me swoon! Hardwood flooring in here in a medium warm tone with a bold wall color I can’t wait to see painted.
Here was the design board for this special powder room.
Great Room Progress
I approved the plaster sample this week (it’s the larger sample in the photo) that will go on the tall fireplace wall in the great room. It’s a fine lime plaster that will have a subtle texture with a hand-applied look. So excited to see this done!!
I was concerned about having to do a non-combustible material surround at the fireplace, but this material is actually powdery ground limestone and when applied, dried and hardened, basically becomes a non-combustible stone. There’s no need to face around the firebox with tile or slab material then. It’s also a completely natural product. :-)
The plaster is going on the tall fireplace wall just below the beautiful beams that just went up in the great room.
Exterior Porches
The exterior is getting a new look too. The beige stucco and dark stone that was here will all be going white. Here’s the back porch, laid with the new gray slate tile in a Versailles or “Roman” pattern. :-)
I have another big remodel that is wrapping up, that I first designed back in 2016. It’s about ready for some pro photos, I hope coming soon!
Flip House Remodel
The flip house that one of the contractors I work with is doing, has now been painted its new exterior color. (Exterior color choices make me nervous. All over a house in the direct sun, color can look totally different than inside.)
It looks great though! (This contractor would have this flip done by now, but he’s been busy with other jobs too!)
BTW, this is Sherwin Williams, Agreeable Gray on the body and Sherwin Williams, Grizzle Gray on the accents.
Much better than before, right? :-)
The kitchen now has countertops! We went with budget-friendly honed black granite and it looks so up to date! The new windows and granite sills look nice too and I can’t wait to see the tiled walls and floating shelves installed. :-)
It already looks 100% better than the previous kitchen, right? :-)
Check out all the “before” images and see other parts of the house here.
My Own Exterior Design Project
And….….I have a project of my own that was finished last week.
We put in a new walk up to my front porch, as the whole area around the sidewalk had tree roots pushing out that everyone tripped over and was all muddy when it rained. No grass grew here anymore because our trees grew up too big and shaded this whole area.
Love my new pavers.
I wanted just the right color of paver, because our brick is a terracotta color. My husband won’t let me paint it white. :-(
I looked at neutrals, gray-griege-beige combinations and they just looked dull and kind of like dirt. I actually like the reddish quality in this paving pattern.
Most of the ones with red have a lot of red or orange, but this one was more neutral with a lot of good gray mixed in. I love it!
It looks great with my brick and will look even better when I paint my brick house white someday too. :-)
I love our new walk to the front door and then to the side gate. This company, Innovations DoD Landscaping did the work and did a great job.
They actually did the job from start to finish in less than a week! We did have to go through the city though for approvals and submit pictures, products, plans, etc., which was kind of a pain. At least we know we are all within any restrictions and it won’t be flagged when we sell.
Patience can bring really good end results!
I know things seem very drawn out sometimes, but there is a reward for sticking it out to the end. Clients get really great end results that last (and I get some beautiful photographs :-) !