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HOUSTON REMODEL

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Remember the cute couple in Houston?  </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5GTmBERWmUiex410aLteMsHhof8peaoDZJgIsJ3CaOpJZKy6CMkfoThdSBrVh8hHMdqpk1YRUXT_uJzJ9K0ZcwoHLEkGwja63Mbk1ywyJLeQCHyMBggaO4q-undg0tFRNt3mW5uWyOo4/s1600/kit+kiz7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5GTmBERWmUiex410aLteMsHhof8peaoDZJgIsJ3CaOpJZKy6CMkfoThdSBrVh8hHMdqpk1YRUXT_uJzJ9K0ZcwoHLEkGwja63Mbk1ywyJLeQCHyMBggaO4q-undg0tFRNt3mW5uWyOo4/s1600/kit+kiz7.jpg" width="444" /></a></div><br />I featured their long distance design project <a href="http://perfectly-imperfectlife.blogspot.com/2012/11/that-cute-couple-in-houston.html">here</a>.   </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />It was so fun to work with this young couple on their first home in Houston, Texas -</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />see their new home and help them with a color palette and design choices via email, text and Skype.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />I came across their 'after' photos today and realized I needed to post them!</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />   The transformation is amazing - </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />starting with this gorgeous entry staircase which featured outdated golden oak.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgDhIEX7X68tySJzO1LTpmhOD54XIbz723KqzOnSe0M1dYxwreIJq0WJZzk6nN3XkAJz-JsikHPfh4moP1Dd8HfUtaofNFwSXLoClQvFS2OpDuG9vuNnTU8wCwTtEmu8L8yZ7P-TCCrA/s1600/602623_10151204043823184_833404969_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgDhIEX7X68tySJzO1LTpmhOD54XIbz723KqzOnSe0M1dYxwreIJq0WJZzk6nN3XkAJz-JsikHPfh4moP1Dd8HfUtaofNFwSXLoClQvFS2OpDuG9vuNnTU8wCwTtEmu8L8yZ7P-TCCrA/s1600/602623_10151204043823184_833404969_n.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />With a more neutral color for the walls, a redo of the bannister and spindles and a beautiful new chandelier, it has a fresh, clean contemporary appeal.  </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-En1lHzDOfiJ-jJxmlDeezDpE-IhsBCdzLHQGmUhDfpyp3gyfxcVSd3naCYGA7tLpt92RUeXYnHLV1na7N7lCIOc6fnWY9OGSV0vQubM9NvclCdybx4vurGBopKH74OFOyBQcdz_R-0/s1600/kiz+entry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-En1lHzDOfiJ-jJxmlDeezDpE-IhsBCdzLHQGmUhDfpyp3gyfxcVSd3naCYGA7tLpt92RUeXYnHLV1na7N7lCIOc6fnWY9OGSV0vQubM9NvclCdybx4vurGBopKH74OFOyBQcdz_R-0/s1600/kiz+entry.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Just gorgeous!</div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />The living room was heavy and dark with golden oak paneling</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggX9GfI4w9cxQMYoF7ivE_0EM9mrdCKlEvZbcnb878Oaslo5bOBhZ8RycYTUdsy-p0xT0WYkMMj58RmFgg5FyV6xXVdXbV13T4EVeYct2hUeKpd0EqT91s_4ymscdevxVwgNTga1eQyVM/s1600/560617_10151204040943184_29256367_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggX9GfI4w9cxQMYoF7ivE_0EM9mrdCKlEvZbcnb878Oaslo5bOBhZ8RycYTUdsy-p0xT0WYkMMj58RmFgg5FyV6xXVdXbV13T4EVeYct2hUeKpd0EqT91s_4ymscdevxVwgNTga1eQyVM/s1600/560617_10151204040943184_29256367_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />and a massive brick fireplace.  This young couple needed a fresh, clean space</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WZFiBrnSyBgZxtd7Q3e4w33mmdOtZojBysvaXOSkXNS17lLQcoBHA4LntHeIV-In1beUVquKwzLjBl_vxSgmsAfgoKvZH8ZBOgPY5m2qb1QmJICNc3bcXqYhaDcG65LIYnbYRTaNobk/s1600/409257_10151204040923184_1431824180_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WZFiBrnSyBgZxtd7Q3e4w33mmdOtZojBysvaXOSkXNS17lLQcoBHA4LntHeIV-In1beUVquKwzLjBl_vxSgmsAfgoKvZH8ZBOgPY5m2qb1QmJICNc3bcXqYhaDcG65LIYnbYRTaNobk/s1600/409257_10151204040923184_1431824180_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />so we painted the paneled walls fresh white</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />and the ceiling a soft grayed down blue green</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />(the ceiling makes this room...)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7iW0zNqWY_7XC-NJ0_WjRw3ItPLwBU0wyrP8sr1-LDqthcjryHSixuUTJx1wo2l4j5SEhfeWYz9peL_Z_a6NApOdaj6MAMQmbYqiaE_8t3bo6ky_4bGoLjt9OzkbTOXa7xGYkl0HguM/s1600/kiz+liv2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7iW0zNqWY_7XC-NJ0_WjRw3ItPLwBU0wyrP8sr1-LDqthcjryHSixuUTJx1wo2l4j5SEhfeWYz9peL_Z_a6NApOdaj6MAMQmbYqiaE_8t3bo6ky_4bGoLjt9OzkbTOXa7xGYkl0HguM/s1600/kiz+liv2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />the soft white paint brings out the detail of the molding and panels </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJN2uMe2GHosjTkf6svGJbvdajB4iJSZTc0YHprEWkI2R400hRtR8sCXM9Ljo7iT6M2kkv-q0IcocTBI9mRYqwZUpEJbhXhZa8APFi4R61sUtEbFHO-IxNIg7qSTx2hgimSD7vZWZ88k/s1600/IMG_0523.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJN2uMe2GHosjTkf6svGJbvdajB4iJSZTc0YHprEWkI2R400hRtR8sCXM9Ljo7iT6M2kkv-q0IcocTBI9mRYqwZUpEJbhXhZa8APFi4R61sUtEbFHO-IxNIg7qSTx2hgimSD7vZWZ88k/s1600/IMG_0523.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />We also added a fresh coat on the mantle and the addition of a mirror</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB6C_7E-g6rRdMZF1u8KdXf6sVFXQLM41CmOz-UUsDPSJIroAKu5-WSwJ8kfDazXepET-LnMcE7oBDuIsogpDMyQ82bAO9r1mBCfBnlquMi7kZcEIlLekOobTV3RFpUB22czv4WHi6dLg/s1600/kiz+liv1_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB6C_7E-g6rRdMZF1u8KdXf6sVFXQLM41CmOz-UUsDPSJIroAKu5-WSwJ8kfDazXepET-LnMcE7oBDuIsogpDMyQ82bAO9r1mBCfBnlquMi7kZcEIlLekOobTV3RFpUB22czv4WHi6dLg/s1600/kiz+liv1_edited-1.jpg" width="370" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />The kitchen had good bones - nice cabinets, but again, heavy oak everywhere</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />and dated wallpaper borders everywhere</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqwCb80wrSaOfvih3ZfFBRfyq8KBRuRfr2ApiF5Bq2YNzoj4Qksct8zuMkz32SDNcUdI-lY_Fkss6Ri0SCeSFSjiR0fcO-Ba96-05sKCNMSZ5fwLx5Yn1APpIilSLjgVZK7MKemu0Gy4/s1600/12688_10151204043208184_2024272978_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqwCb80wrSaOfvih3ZfFBRfyq8KBRuRfr2ApiF5Bq2YNzoj4Qksct8zuMkz32SDNcUdI-lY_Fkss6Ri0SCeSFSjiR0fcO-Ba96-05sKCNMSZ5fwLx5Yn1APpIilSLjgVZK7MKemu0Gy4/s1600/12688_10151204043208184_2024272978_n.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />heavy soffits above the cabinets needed to be removed</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhl1oaB4bt6pWgFiCxeU5nu4RmjSFLguQx3zr1SnHZSwMgzKMDlaL2vKzNuDleTY4IsNsIIwmUuTVn1vZCFEQC8WPQQ4uCOBL_wh0elkrz54LvE-u77AAB0O5UEIH7LKV2UeVq-bwmAWE/s1600/579342_10151204043523184_711247737_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhl1oaB4bt6pWgFiCxeU5nu4RmjSFLguQx3zr1SnHZSwMgzKMDlaL2vKzNuDleTY4IsNsIIwmUuTVn1vZCFEQC8WPQQ4uCOBL_wh0elkrz54LvE-u77AAB0O5UEIH7LKV2UeVq-bwmAWE/s1600/579342_10151204043523184_711247737_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />new countertops and a fresh coat of paint....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVXfpK0JsVXVCHmlCvpJeYFVW575LyBc_yF5nYHD6E1e1jX-8I9GuKOaBmbnDcEJN7Q_BtqeMEdJvjdXeU20tBjxOD-wN1UNG2-vAL7nb-4LdQhNBzlp-3y5ok8J5uycg2M29bD7sKhs/s1600/395075_10151204043303184_770578443_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVXfpK0JsVXVCHmlCvpJeYFVW575LyBc_yF5nYHD6E1e1jX-8I9GuKOaBmbnDcEJN7Q_BtqeMEdJvjdXeU20tBjxOD-wN1UNG2-vAL7nb-4LdQhNBzlp-3y5ok8J5uycg2M29bD7sKhs/s1600/395075_10151204043303184_770578443_n.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Look at the amazing transformation - I LOVE this kitchen now...</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />fresh creamy white cabinets</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWhIzXa2vWVrlJpvaXuW8LkQT3Wdi657MV6vhh1srl71QP6QzRdScDGzlzvggEbcwrmeA-3-1Py3WX5pQ6EXSG2ZUKiQ33yuJzp74rGmalpCx6PEfUKNWiIqbYEAaq8nMmIXRaRaJodKM/s1600/kiz+kit1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWhIzXa2vWVrlJpvaXuW8LkQT3Wdi657MV6vhh1srl71QP6QzRdScDGzlzvggEbcwrmeA-3-1Py3WX5pQ6EXSG2ZUKiQ33yuJzp74rGmalpCx6PEfUKNWiIqbYEAaq8nMmIXRaRaJodKM/s1600/kiz+kit1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />beadboard added for farmhouse appeal</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />the island was painted a contrasting color - love the robins egg blue</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGg5BsHG9YCWHRa0W00Kx1YB_aNuNJzcS291GBwwCo4h8dQ0faQoD8Rmunpt4CcMgXImL-o_75i5mTqL44fQcdOqJ1-0U9bXstgJFWs3wUZ-VSJDKVMi3FmKi36tTElIU4gaTauCxdDU4/s1600/kiz+kit4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGg5BsHG9YCWHRa0W00Kx1YB_aNuNJzcS291GBwwCo4h8dQ0faQoD8Rmunpt4CcMgXImL-o_75i5mTqL44fQcdOqJ1-0U9bXstgJFWs3wUZ-VSJDKVMi3FmKi36tTElIU4gaTauCxdDU4/s1600/kiz+kit4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />these pictures were prior to the back splash being added - and it still looks amazing</div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDclqMXfH3eLiPJbei25mwo-VRhXbxarB8Og3zMucOo4eDZR63o-eiyQhGnCViQyXJCKP9uNNi-X34k5zTgtGPaugbfk9tlmpv3YR45OykLT0Ss1nfIQxh69ZEnapdImD3PZuOIG2jrfA/s1600/kiz+kit2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDclqMXfH3eLiPJbei25mwo-VRhXbxarB8Og3zMucOo4eDZR63o-eiyQhGnCViQyXJCKP9uNNi-X34k5zTgtGPaugbfk9tlmpv3YR45OykLT0Ss1nfIQxh69ZEnapdImD3PZuOIG2jrfA/s1600/kiz+kit2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />nickel knobs and pulls add a finishing touch to the cabinets</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJfB0Mgcm-Dw6Z4c8n3DBe3p0US844I-Y4BRT5sYZFQnGnkRRCZtigWe49Jni3GVk1A791Yu4W1DfJQl6tqUYagR2Rc-Lpqiy_pSYF0fkuPFKWMjYr8IuCfT9oHkeR85GjKMw4nL8gl4/s1600/kiz+kit3_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJfB0Mgcm-Dw6Z4c8n3DBe3p0US844I-Y4BRT5sYZFQnGnkRRCZtigWe49Jni3GVk1A791Yu4W1DfJQl6tqUYagR2Rc-Lpqiy_pSYF0fkuPFKWMjYr8IuCfT9oHkeR85GjKMw4nL8gl4/s1600/kiz+kit3_edited-1.jpg" width="404" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />we mirrored the island paint color on the inside of this display cabinet</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXnmMZiGtF2C_PX__wX5Se2I_Pnbwv_DukFfW-aALzsDr9gJlI_W_eViStLJlH7K3e8wuSN9WN2tnQ7ZpgkEn1aXe82OMy1F2xhacTra7X6ShxO8hWQXxSe19Wq4fv3h3Wnsn0Keo3eWM/s1600/kiz+kit5_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXnmMZiGtF2C_PX__wX5Se2I_Pnbwv_DukFfW-aALzsDr9gJlI_W_eViStLJlH7K3e8wuSN9WN2tnQ7ZpgkEn1aXe82OMy1F2xhacTra7X6ShxO8hWQXxSe19Wq4fv3h3Wnsn0Keo3eWM/s1600/kiz+kit5_edited-1.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />and added turquoise glass knobs!</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />fresh, clean, youthful and fun</div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7sPAt9teWrlrYoTvvBqlIHqPiwQyDbmIIS8mTauYar4x7p5dhyphenhyphen40OYCk5jrShBREjkr1fv53_n5oBYDPQL2fD6Y4d_JKmCn8nrystJJO-nljwXFVupBMvWW8giZp7FmsjN-v_Ybdad0/s1600/kiz+kit6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7sPAt9teWrlrYoTvvBqlIHqPiwQyDbmIIS8mTauYar4x7p5dhyphenhyphen40OYCk5jrShBREjkr1fv53_n5oBYDPQL2fD6Y4d_JKmCn8nrystJJO-nljwXFVupBMvWW8giZp7FmsjN-v_Ybdad0/s1600/kiz+kit6.jpg" width="416" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />The formal dining room was a page from the 80-90's.  </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Wallpaper, shiny brass chandelier... </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />this room really needed a makeover</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZg_6rrtO6255W4N7jHXWa4yv4gTPfBFlSv8woNurNGYcxShZZQEiRMpxGxl-ccfBAi_dcxi0DsBd_-z0WUzE2LVOF4qCO_srtvuh-pDOcMTWAOwDVB2FW2uCqvEA6I6hRdE_1gaUwHI/s1600/284025_10151204040808184_1224581341_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZg_6rrtO6255W4N7jHXWa4yv4gTPfBFlSv8woNurNGYcxShZZQEiRMpxGxl-ccfBAi_dcxi0DsBd_-z0WUzE2LVOF4qCO_srtvuh-pDOcMTWAOwDVB2FW2uCqvEA6I6hRdE_1gaUwHI/s1600/284025_10151204040808184_1224581341_n.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />and even without the furniture - what a transformation!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFKAzb44No5ALFsmeuA0GgzdRDsK79MgP6uVPj0-yk7AYsQid1sHQHO7tSB-_4peJi8h4clir2H5cdeM_ViA1UVFtDnrQQM6r3mnJk5LXiwk7E5rXkfMzkAgtoNwE4LU_iaLqkSg6qr0/s1600/kiz+din.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFKAzb44No5ALFsmeuA0GgzdRDsK79MgP6uVPj0-yk7AYsQid1sHQHO7tSB-_4peJi8h4clir2H5cdeM_ViA1UVFtDnrQQM6r3mnJk5LXiwk7E5rXkfMzkAgtoNwE4LU_iaLqkSg6qr0/s1600/kiz+din.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />we switched the colors here and put the living room ceiling color</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />on the walls</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbxTZDTyxoY5wohyvvesUrNHIqlpMo2zOASFLZUeefaCZmoUEoNGHa12xbtQ5n5VMF6fQujVEMT476YsDHipd0A9YPn3DpfUCFK2Or2_583gdHEKQhl6HhyD7l53Y51anjyJ0IVe97NZM/s1600/kiz+din1_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbxTZDTyxoY5wohyvvesUrNHIqlpMo2zOASFLZUeefaCZmoUEoNGHa12xbtQ5n5VMF6fQujVEMT476YsDHipd0A9YPn3DpfUCFK2Or2_583gdHEKQhl6HhyD7l53Y51anjyJ0IVe97NZM/s1600/kiz+din1_edited-1.jpg" width="416" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />gave the moldings and wainscot a fresh white coat of paint</div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlID_r8Sw28ZfEaWAHGNCwvsAWnrhpaL83zwIuUpjCgrApp5YcUeXr73uP2J9_hTaWX5YFVwhk4vmo9esH2G0AHkJ8WFnv41FfOk67wyIKzWQ5HGhf-xmLaPJ59RslFg0npfVfxrzCpoU/s1600/kiz+din2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlID_r8Sw28ZfEaWAHGNCwvsAWnrhpaL83zwIuUpjCgrApp5YcUeXr73uP2J9_hTaWX5YFVwhk4vmo9esH2G0AHkJ8WFnv41FfOk67wyIKzWQ5HGhf-xmLaPJ59RslFg0npfVfxrzCpoU/s1600/kiz+din2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />and added a Pottery Barn chandelier... </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />beautiful!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />This 'mud room' type area was dark and dreary...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />and I can't find the before photo - so you will have to take my word for this..</div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQNNOqDYz_XLxR8Nq5NqBCtR5MQZDp969WnEllxzBa5lqGWP8cAy-axmwTvbuUKEcaA-Uh_srBE6GUQCOTGTsl2iwTcVsMvcuh38c3056zmCzpkPGbiZeRyv6tO2z_g36WyivOtiokOp8/s1600/kiz+mud_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQNNOqDYz_XLxR8Nq5NqBCtR5MQZDp969WnEllxzBa5lqGWP8cAy-axmwTvbuUKEcaA-Uh_srBE6GUQCOTGTsl2iwTcVsMvcuh38c3056zmCzpkPGbiZeRyv6tO2z_g36WyivOtiokOp8/s1600/kiz+mud_edited-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />fresh and light filled now - with homey accents</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4M0DuarEGM6B2u8a-C-gErlHiz7ZFCOkziddU8tGU35IeNDdoVKqrw2Ec2OzLBePLF99OC4j8jbsZcNudoCd9FSVt-OinjmAVlFfb0swJsDT__M7e5V7X7M2qM43CNOGy25gI7MII-k/s1600/kiz+mud1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4M0DuarEGM6B2u8a-C-gErlHiz7ZFCOkziddU8tGU35IeNDdoVKqrw2Ec2OzLBePLF99OC4j8jbsZcNudoCd9FSVt-OinjmAVlFfb0swJsDT__M7e5V7X7M2qM43CNOGy25gI7MII-k/s1600/kiz+mud1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />A masculine paneled office was overwhelming with wood grain...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRqKA49wbGlh2GZQFFqgYPYmhr1V9_94wLXahf1fUIdjH8wl_0IU6an6STAaPKQzEgt3QmggAigs-57g9L9S2szZswipSKJTjfQctM7GXJO4RLVpUwyALCT_-fTqY22n1N8xUPGUY7Uo/s1600/35442_10151204044038184_265798694_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRqKA49wbGlh2GZQFFqgYPYmhr1V9_94wLXahf1fUIdjH8wl_0IU6an6STAaPKQzEgt3QmggAigs-57g9L9S2szZswipSKJTjfQctM7GXJO4RLVpUwyALCT_-fTqY22n1N8xUPGUY7Uo/s1600/35442_10151204044038184_265798694_n.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />it received a fresh coat of neutral gray...</div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-p3u0SQkLHn1PNu9jPbhl-o6kEHt1E6eQy7_ZYZxZi39bWIA2CiGypVtdc02Y7mO-_vS8aJQRiS8BGdW3UaVDX9oHTlq7N3hLiouObQ5Rkfn3ytHGn5tqnGBwH98g3scURlrWpV-6m4/s1600/kiz+off1_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-p3u0SQkLHn1PNu9jPbhl-o6kEHt1E6eQy7_ZYZxZi39bWIA2CiGypVtdc02Y7mO-_vS8aJQRiS8BGdW3UaVDX9oHTlq7N3hLiouObQ5Rkfn3ytHGn5tqnGBwH98g3scURlrWpV-6m4/s1600/kiz+off1_edited-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />The Master Suite was a study in peach...</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />and wallpaper...</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Fresh paint works wonders</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqnJbQMWyfglSrTIY8NPNIW5-1Oh5OpQKgEyFYlVdikFEYM2z5A_6PhoQoGjFNJhwe7GSQj5OZdAzWiH-_PoFskrq2zQLehpWZizSBetxiBoMfbOtZjfPRXkAKexcCykptniqhkvJ8bU/s1600/kiz+mastr1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqnJbQMWyfglSrTIY8NPNIW5-1Oh5OpQKgEyFYlVdikFEYM2z5A_6PhoQoGjFNJhwe7GSQj5OZdAzWiH-_PoFskrq2zQLehpWZizSBetxiBoMfbOtZjfPRXkAKexcCykptniqhkvJ8bU/s1600/kiz+mastr1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGp9PNwxLd_QiGeGnmRpIx1iD6qJWhskdM8frWq4YUbj12S364VuUTtwZR4PAwmcaSKZCGdXrXW2pojv914J93a1HYXRkuPtWuKlvvtCPMcZ8i-PHNrw5ic8qev7kIFks7Lkt8DSMDkSg/s1600/kiz+mastr4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br />thats adorable!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Our next project in this house is her photography studio.... </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />but I love how this home reflects their taste and their style</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />looks fresh and new</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />and updated!!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><br />

HOUSTON REMODEL

Remember the cute couple in Houston? I featured their long distance design project here . It was so fun to work with this young couple ...

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EASY ELEGANCE

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />My friend and photographer, <a href="http://www.bleudogfotography.com/">Shawna Henrie </a>did a wonderful job photographing one of my projects..</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />So excited to show you the transformation - </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyo48K3TiUrLR3cLO2i2nlvqO46SOgJbR2k69siSOFScHXRVWj5QAuWJcjTBVjnXmr2y5972bEjdbSlXlpeSAoC92MRYtmxUIVMVFGsy4P9ch6cUGl8VUcPKl32Ob6V59uBKThG54T8h8/s1600/IMG_4877_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyo48K3TiUrLR3cLO2i2nlvqO46SOgJbR2k69siSOFScHXRVWj5QAuWJcjTBVjnXmr2y5972bEjdbSlXlpeSAoC92MRYtmxUIVMVFGsy4P9ch6cUGl8VUcPKl32Ob6V59uBKThG54T8h8/s1600/IMG_4877_edited-1.jpg" width="426"></a></div><br /><br><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />We actually have several rooms to share, but in the interest of keeping the post</div><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />to a reasonable size... I will just show you the entry, formal living room and stairs here... <br><br />promise more to come, later!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />When Fawn and Carey first purchased this home, it was bland and dated....</div><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2014/02/easy-elegance.html#more">Read more »</a>

EASY ELEGANCE

My friend and photographer, Shawna Henrie did a wonderful job photographing one of my projects.. So excited to show you the transformation -...

5:49 PM

ITS IN THE DETAILS

<span style="font-weight: normal;">CREATING CHARACTER</span><br><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5vzposlZMb03VPvvjt4RpRrsDf3ymV8RyLDpsRqRbgrCSaZUS9agSS52kMk2NhaWCGFMHZr50qMoTv1OFFIda5UBa6Zcyxh8yplKRmLdJxS6s6foquLnR51XyH_R-_qfrlJR1cYNFLGg/s1600/IMG_8234.JPG++designdump.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5vzposlZMb03VPvvjt4RpRrsDf3ymV8RyLDpsRqRbgrCSaZUS9agSS52kMk2NhaWCGFMHZr50qMoTv1OFFIda5UBa6Zcyxh8yplKRmLdJxS6s6foquLnR51XyH_R-_qfrlJR1cYNFLGg/s640/IMG_8234.JPG++designdump.jpeg" width="426"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mydesigndump.blogspot%2Ccom/">via</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br></span><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />I have a fantasy of owning an old farmhouse...</div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />or a chateau in Provence...</div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />or a cottage by the sea...</div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />as long as it was built before 1940</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />before the millwork and mouldings began to disappear</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />and the ceilings and walls became non-descript</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />and the windows lost their charm</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />and the front of a house became... a garage</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/08/its-in-details.html#more">Read more »</a>

ITS IN THE DETAILS

CREATING CHARACTER via I have a fantasy of owning an old farmhouse... or a chateau in Provence... or a cottage by the sea... as long as it w...

12:30 AM

CHRISTMAS DECOR: GARLANDS, CENTERPIECE, TREE AND NUTCRACKERS

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />I finished another home today decorating for the holidays and have included photos below!  Betty's house is elegant and tasteful, and the Christmas decorations we added emphasize its beauty without overwhelming.</div><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Her staircase and silly Charlie Brown tree are highlights of her holiday decor.  I wanted to show you step by step how I decorated them!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPo3U0L0my06IqgAFPta50ZjIxIIL6xFStBpt4lzRulmKyfNBswsyaBGuL4I8O5QlzXWH2kDGtq1QgvmE4f3DbQMw1OYQBNU6RFiwcg1FWmUM2nTGbVGRPQoiAVVBgq8qtGulBs3udcA/s1600/betty+bannister+felt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPo3U0L0my06IqgAFPta50ZjIxIIL6xFStBpt4lzRulmKyfNBswsyaBGuL4I8O5QlzXWH2kDGtq1QgvmE4f3DbQMw1OYQBNU6RFiwcg1FWmUM2nTGbVGRPQoiAVVBgq8qtGulBs3udcA/s640/betty+bannister+felt.jpg" width="640px"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2010/12/christmas-decor-garlands-centerpiece.html#more">Read more »</a>

CHRISTMAS DECOR: GARLANDS, CENTERPIECE, TREE AND NUTCRACKERS

I finished another home today decorating for the holidays and have included photos below! Betty's house is elegant and tasteful, and th...

12:28 PM

Interior Designer Nancy Taylor's Home

<div class="fb_title">Today we'll visit Nancy Taylor's 18th-century Rhode Island farmhouse.  Warm and welcoming rooms filled with antiques and reclaimed wood. And to top it off a magnificent garden.<br /></div>  <div class="fb_subtitle"><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/patterned-chaise-de-5616922.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 500px; height: 639px;" /><br /><span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox">The dressing room includes a vintage chaise as well as a 19th-century English vanity and pieces from Nancy's collection of pokerware. These boxes are decorated with an Arts and Crafts-era technique in which designs were burned into wood, as if with the tip of a red-hot fireplace poker. Pink lusterware brightens the green-vined wallpaper.</span><br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/framed-print-de-71065136.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 500px; height: 638px;" /><br /><span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox">The furnishings and accents include '40s French leather armchairs, a framed batik print from Bali, and a flat-weave Peruvian rug. I hesitated before including this photograph because I don't like animals' heads on the walls (nor anywhere else!) but well, other people do. Do you?<br /><br /></span><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/blue-dining-kitchen-de-82846667.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 500px; height: 638px;" /><br /><span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox">The dining area in the kitchen, includes toile-covered banquettes, Indonesian chairs, and a custom English cherrywood table.<br /><br /></span><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/potting-sink-de-17611759.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 500px; height: 638px;" /><br />Potting area. <span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox">Enameled-tin graniteware outfits the potting area, which centers around a salvaged soapstone sink.<br /></span><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/bathroom-tub-de.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 503px; height: 642px;" /><br /><span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox">The master bath features a claw-foot tub that came with the house and a white-painted 19th-century English spool chair with an upholstered seat and arms.<br /><br /></span><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/wood-hallway-frames-de-90302643.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 500px; height: 638px;" /><br /><span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox">The stairwell was lined with hand-hewn planks from the oldest part of the house. "These are the boards that were carved from the oak trees on the land in 1776," she says. "I left them unpainted, so when I touch the boards I am touching the same wood those colonial farmers touched." She uses the stairwell, which is surrounded by the house's original banister, as an area to display her family photos<br /><br /></span><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/bedroom-wood-ceiling-de-11162685.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 500px; height: 638px;" /><br /><span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox">In the master bedroom a c. 1840 mahogany Empire-style bed, a late-19th-century mirrored oak chest. A hand-crocheted bedspread, rag rug, and beadboard walls offset the dark wood furniture and ceiling.<br /><br /></span><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/porch-seating-de-3527710.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 500px; height: 638px;" /><br />Front porch opens to a gorgeous garden.<br /><span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox"><br /></span>Images and information  from <a href="http://www.countryliving.com/">Country  Living</a><br /><br /></div>

Interior Designer Nancy Taylor's Home

Today we'll visit Nancy Taylor's 18th-century Rhode Island farmhouse. Warm and welcoming rooms filled with antiques and reclaimed w...

1:44 AM

Interior Designer Helen Green

Today let us enjoy the work of UK based interior designer Helen Green. A look that is lean, clean and classic yet seductive and inviting. The palette is subdued, with rich, understated fabrics reflecting in polished surfaces, recalling the sleek glamour of the thirties; hushed, pristine and relaxed.<br /><br />Hope you like my selection of rooms.<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.helengreendesign.com/images/project_18_143.jpg" style="width: 601px; height: 601px;" title="" /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.helengreendesign.com/images/project_18_144.jpg" style="width: 606px; height: 606px;" title="" /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.helengreendesign.com/images/project_18_145.jpg" style="width: 607px; height: 607px;" title="" /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.helengreendesign.com/images/project_18_147.jpg" style="width: 605px; height: 605px;" title="" /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.helengreendesign.com/images/project_18_148.jpg" style="width: 605px; height: 605px;" title="" /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="Drawing Room" src="http://www.helengreendesign.com/images/project_2_27.jpg" style="width: 603px; height: 603px;" title="Drawing Room" /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="Living Room" src="http://www.helengreendesign.com/images/project_2_22.jpg" style="width: 602px; height: 602px;" title="Living Room" /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="Dining Room" src="http://www.helengreendesign.com/images/project_2_23.jpg" style="width: 601px; height: 601px;" title="Dining Room" /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="Bedroom" src="http://www.helengreendesign.com/images/project_2_25.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 600px;" title="Bedroom" /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="Bedroom" src="http://www.helengreendesign.com/images/project_3_37.jpg" style="width: 599px; height: 599px;" title="Bedroom" /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="Garden" src="http://www.helengreendesign.com/images/project_3_38.jpg" style="width: 601px; height: 601px;" title="Garden" /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="Drawing Room" src="http://www.helengreendesign.com/images/project_6_44.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 600px;" title="Drawing Room" /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="Hall" src="http://www.helengreendesign.com/images/project_5_43.jpg" style="width: 602px; height: 602px;" title="Hall" /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="Drawing Room" src="http://www.helengreendesign.com/images/project_5_41.jpg" style="width: 601px; height: 601px;" title="Drawing Room" /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="Dining Room" src="http://www.helengreendesign.com/images/project_5_40.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 600px;" title="Dining Room" /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="Sitting Room" src="http://www.helengreendesign.com/images/project_4_29.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 600px;" title="Sitting Room" /><br /><br />For more photographs visit her website right <a href="http://www.helengreendesign.com/">here</a>.

Interior Designer Helen Green

Today let us enjoy the work of UK based interior designer Helen Green. A look that is lean, clean and classic yet seductive and inviting. Th...

1:25 AM

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