Before and After: A Laundry Room to Love Laundry rooms are spaces we use several times a week, if not every day. They are a hard working room with an opportunity to pack a lot of design personality. I feel that powder rooms and laundry rooms both can be a bit wild, especially if you are…
Real or Fake Plants? Tips for Getting the Best Look with Fake Greenery Many people I know have strong feelings about real verses fake plants in the house. No one likes a fake plant that looks like plastic, yuck! Research shows plants in our home make us feel better, but what if you have a…
What’s Hot, What’s Not? Kitchen Bar Stools and Lighting At the beginning of every project I have a meeting with my client and we play “What’s Hot, what’s not?”. This is basically a time for us to go through inspiration images and get to the bottom of what their personal style is for the new…
Your Home by Design: Pro Tips for Fresh and Natural Holiday Decor On the second Monday of every month I have a segment on the Shelley Irwin morning show called Your Home by Design, where we talk about design tips and trends. This month our guest was Elizabeth Schenk from Posh Petals! I have been…
Before and After: From Storage Room to Home Office I love transforming really difficult spaces. It’s almost as if the harder the design problem the more fun it is, because I know the result will be so satisfying! Some renovations are challenging because you don’t know exactly what you will find when the contractor starts…
Health and Home: Design Your House to Keep Depression at Bay I know from working with clients that the design of a home has a profound effect on how they feel from the inside out. Supporting healthy habits with intentional design choices is a passion of mine! I love helping people live their best life…
Fitzgerald Condo in the Grand Rapids Press + 3 Design Tips for Upholstered Headboards I am so excited to share that a favorite client of mine had her home published in the Grand Rapids Press last week. This project was such a joy to design! My lovely client had the best approach to the process…