Partial Design Portfolio
Gallery Wall Decor: New York, NY
Living Room Redesign: Detroit, MI
Basement Makeover: Bloomfield Hills, MI
Children’s Bunk Room: Naples, FL
Gallery Wall Decor: New York, NY
Partial projects work really well when the client is committed to seeing the implementation part through. In this case, my client did the most in terms of measuring, sourcing, mapping decor, and tying it together. Go girl!
Because we weren’t changing anything in the room from a fixed standpoint, the best way to convey the art direction was a good ol’ mood board.
The client knew they wanted to keep these three pieces of art, but didn’t know where to put them. The solution was found through working with the wall’s off center picture molding, and playing with a variety of materials, frames, and a combination of art and photographs to pull it together.
Living Room Redesign: Detroit, MI
Because my client already had heirloom keepsakes that needed to maintain a center-stage presence, we decided to design the room with bold colors and patterns, but in smaller doses.
Tile surround to be updated in a deep maroon tile from a local historic Detroit establishment, a more muted rug would calm the space down, patterned curtains would add some play, and glass side tables brought the elegance.
There was no shortage of cool happening in this room. Hand-painted portraits, a patinated leather couch, a hand-me-down marble coffee table. Yes. Yes to all of the above.
Basement Makeover: Bloomfield Hills, MI
The goal was to make a basement bedroom feel warm and inviting. We achieved that through leaning into the environment and color drenching the space.
Warm wood furnishings, shiplap walls and aged iron fixtures help set the mood. Plus fake plants (because we know real ones aren’t living in there).
Turns out, a peeling ceiling isn’t something that most people enjoy looking at when relaxing in a space.
Children’s Bunk Room: Naples, FL
The tip to designing a kids bedroom when the kids are small, and ensuring it still works when they’re older? Select furnishings that are more mature and traditional, and let the decorative elements be the playful bits!
Light woods + fish and fruit artwork + pinstripe bedding + crab sheets + rechargable wall lamps? Dare I say.. EAT ME!
You don’t have to rearrange walls or tear down a space just to make it feel better. Sometimes it’s just a matter of refurnishing, repainting, and… of course, the jewelry of the room…. artwork! And fake plants. Again.