Design Notes from the Studio
After 24 years designing homes across the US, Europe, and Asia, I returned to Colorado to focus exclusively on South Denver neighborhoods. This journal shares what I'm learning as I navigate Centennial kitchens, Littleton historic homes, and the unique challenges of designing close to home.
You'll find project stories, design philosophy, practical advice, and honest reflections on what it takes to create homes that work for real families.
Primary Bathroom Design: The Decisions That Matter
Why layout decisions matter more than tile choices; and the specific questions about shower placement, freestanding tubs, shared vanities, and Colorado water that change how a primary bathroom renovation turns out.
Mixing Metals in Your Home: Why Matching Everything Is the Wrong Goal
The one dominant, one secondary, one accent framework for mixing metals; and why the warm versus cool question matters more than whether anything matches.
Why Your Kitchen Isn't Working (And How to Fix It Without a Full Renovation)
The four things actually making your kitchen frustrating; layout, storage, lighting, finishes, and what each one costs to fix before you commit to a gut renovation.
The Jewelry of a Room: How to Choose and Place Lighting
Why utilitarian lighting should disappear; and how to choose, place, and mix unique statement fixtures that make a room memorable.
Why Hire Your Own Interior Designer for New Construction (Instead of Using Your Builder's Designer)
Your builder's designer works for the builder. Here's what that means for your Castle Pines home, and what independent interior design covers.
Five Home Updates That Make a Difference This Spring
Not trend reports or pillow swaps; five substantive changes that solve the problems you've been living with all winter. From a Centennial CO interior designer with 25 years of experience.
What 23 Years as an Interior Designer Teaches You
From a Dallas showroom to Berlin apartments to Centennial ranch homes; what two decades of interior design taught me about space, people, and getting the details right.
Designing for the Life You're Living: How to Make Your Home Work Better (Without It Looking Like You Tried)
Create a beautiful home that works for how you live. Expert advice on functional design, smart storage, and effortless living from interior designer serving Centennial, Castle Pines, Highlands Ranch, and Littleton.
How to Find Materials That Make Your Home Yours
Interior designer shares how and where to find materials beyond big box stores. Mix high and low, new and vintage, commercial and custom to create homes with real personality.
Primary Suite Design: What It Takes to Make a Bedroom Feel Like a Retreat
Why primary bedrooms are usually the last room designed properly; and the specific decisions around light control, lighting layers, and two-person functionality that change that.
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