Posts Tagged ‘interior design’
Coffee Table Books
We are entering the shoulder season, when you start looking around the interior of your home thinking, oh, hello old friend…let’s dust off some of these summer cobwebs. But the thing is, many of us are hanging on to summer still. Especially here in the Midwest, the onset of fall means thoughts of winter, and…
Read MoreReveal: Oak Home Pool
The hardest choices to make as a designer are in your own home. Everything is crystal clear in someone else’s space, but we encounter the same problems our clients do when tackling our own projects: emotional attachments, decision fatigue, overwhelming choices. The pool and patio at Renee’s new home were no exception. But, after much…
Read MoreHome Office
While the last several years have seen a shift to more people working from home, the summer season typically always means logging a few more hours in the home office. We’ve been designing a lot of these spaces lately, and with more nooks and crannies to contain the trappings of a typical office. One of…
Read MoreAntiques & Vintage
When we were preparing to launch Collected, there were a gazillion decisions to make about what types of products we would carry. Vases and planters. Glassware, flatware and bar accessories. Kitchen tools, table linens and serveware. Pillows and blankets. Baskets, bowls and decorative objects. Our heads swam. But, one of the product lines we are…
Read MoreSneak Peek: Wheaton New Build
Something exciting is coming soon…!! Check out the progress on this beauty. We are so proud to have been involved in every step of this build, from original plans and groundbreaking, to the final decorating and furnishings phase we are in now. Stay tuned for a full reveal soon! Final reveal coming soon!
Read MoreNostalgia
We can’t be the only ones pining for simpler times. Summer often brings with it a bit of longing for ages past, memories of childhood, and the idea of slowing down. Reliving the best parts. We feel this deeply in this, the heart of summer. Summer nights by a fire pit, lazy days riding the…
Read MoreLantern Lighting
One of our favorite types of interior lighting has its origins in the humble outdoor oil lamp. Outdoor lantern lighting can be traced as far back as ancient China, Egypt and Greece, when men and women living in caves scrambled to create light from whatever was available. A common combination at that time was moss…
Read MoreP&O Tips: Bed Pillow Placement
The next installment of an occasional series where we share tips and tricks of the trade to help you navigate sometimes puzzling home design questions. Today’s Question: How should I arrange the pillows on my bed? Ah, yes, the age old question. How do I wrangle all these pillows into something that is pleasing to the…
Read MoreGallery Walls
Who doesn’t love a gallery wall? We’ve been designing a lot of them lately, and are reminded what great character and layers they give to a space. A gallery wall is such an excellent way to tell a story about the people who live in a home, and give visitors a little insight into their…
Read MoreColor Story: Benjamin Moore Montpelier
We loved working with this color so much on our recent Winnetka project, so we thought it deserved a highlight here on the blog. It may come as a surprise that paint is not always the first thing we think about. Once a budget is set for a project, we want to make sure we…
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