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The Crawford Hotel | Denver | Union Station

MUST SEE: The Crawford Hotel, Denver's thoughtfully designed hotel within its historic Union Station

May 13, 2017 in Fun, Inspiration, Furniture, Design Tours, Antiques

I was in Denver last weekend and stayed at the most wonderful hotel in a historic property, The Crawford Hotel, located downtown in Union Station.

It reminded me of my stay at Hotel Emma in San Antonio. I love staying at hotels that are thoughtfully designed, have a sense of place and a story behind them.

Click through to see some of the beautiful details and a really grand, luxurious space that has been cleverly adapted with a nod to the past…..

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Tags: hotel, hotel design, interior design, hospitality design, Crawford hotel, Denver, Union Station, vintage, historical, historic property, adaptive reuse, renovation, travel, destination hotels
Rough sketch of client's soon-to-be designed game room.
Rough sketch of client's soon-to-be designed game room.

Interior Design Plan | America the Beautiful, In Americana-Style

May 10, 2017 in Designing, Business

When I met my clients, originally from the east coast, I was challenged to create a fun upstairs game room with a look that defined their style: a blend of a coastal / cottage energy that also addressed their need for lasting durability and multipurpose use.

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A Fabulous Master Bedroom Takes The Long Road To Arrive

May 06, 2017 in Color, Decorating, Furniture, Design Tours

This is an interesting little project for me, because one of my clients moved from their “totally done” home out in the suburbs, to Houston, to be closer to work. :-(

Click through to find out how we modified things a wee bit to adapt her furnishings to the new space.

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Tags: bedroom, master bedroom, gray walls, dark gray, gray paint, upholstered bed, bed, bedding, bench, ottoman, velvet, gray bedroom, client work, my projects

Designed Q and A: Should your floor tile be repeated on the kitchen backpslash?

May 03, 2017 in Kitchen, Products, Q&A, Reader Advice, Remodeling

That was more or less the question I received recently about this kitchen.

This homeowner had some of the cool patterned tile that had been used on the floor, left over, and wanted to know if she should use some of it on the backsplash since the wall behind the cooktop was so plain.

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Tags: kitchen backsplash, backsplash, tile, tile backsplash, flooring, kitchen floor tile, floor tile, kitchen floor, hood, venthood, ventilation, cooktop, kitchen ventilation

The Lookbook - A Tool For Discerning Interior Designer / Client Compatibility

April 28, 2017 in Business, Design Plans, Designing, Furniture, Inspiration

I have had clients where style and the ultimate goal or look of the project weren't quite defined before we signed the contract. 

Or maybe we all thought we understood the ultimate goal, but really, we weren't quite on the same page about what the client wanted for an end result.

Click through to see how we are coping with this on some of our larger scaled project proposals.

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Tags: interior design biz, interior design business, client, clients, interior design client, look book, style, style book, choosing clients, client intake
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