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starting with this gorgeous entry staircase which featured outdated golden oak.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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DECOR TO GO

<br><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">LONG DISTANCE DECORATING</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEjQFFB6YEgbD1aBLZhNvCjNCveLf-rPiNoW-xWBk5WX7BZhU-iqYECHJNQMh5JBQZTfNDSJq70z44My5V3ZqNuRiNjta8-9ZvUhXaIfnu02NulPOEMvaMMdTfOn2cYLXu_eM-0Pz7K2mcM/s1600/houseofturquoise+bs+com1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFFB6YEgbD1aBLZhNvCjNCveLf-rPiNoW-xWBk5WX7BZhU-iqYECHJNQMh5JBQZTfNDSJq70z44My5V3ZqNuRiNjta8-9ZvUhXaIfnu02NulPOEMvaMMdTfOn2cYLXu_eM-0Pz7K2mcM/s640/houseofturquoise+bs+com1.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.houseofturquoise.blogspot.com/">via</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />I love my job.  I love meeting all of you, as well.  When I can combine the two, I'm a happy camper.  So long distance decorating just makes sense for me.  If I can help with one little question on my blog, I can help with a lot more via long distance decorating.   I can guide the do-it-yourself client, or provide a plan for help with contractors.  With the help of face-time and skype I can actually walk through the room and get a feel for your space.  I've been working with some really great people.  Would you like to meet them? </div><br /></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/02/decor-to-go.html#more">Read more »</a>

DECOR TO GO

LONG DISTANCE DECORATING via I love my job.  I love meeting all of you, as well.  When I can combine the two, I'm a happy camper.  So lo...

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Italian Rustic House

Hello dears, hope you are having a nice weekend. To make it even nicer let's tour this rustic Italian house. You may find it hard to believe but this house is not located in Tuscany but in Houston, Texas! The house -decorated by Eleanor Cummings- is brand new but all the materials used are old. There was no need to import them from Italy, the stone and wood were acquired at Chateau Domingue, a huge warehouse and gardens full of reclaimed architectural materials.<br /><br /> <img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/V6/cummings01-0410-de.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 499px; height: 636px;" /><br />Designer Eleanor Cummings used reclaimed wood, stone, and brick from Houston antiquities dealer Chateau Domingue to give the interiors an authentic old-farmhouse look. The front doors are 1850s Italian oak.<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/ls/cummings02-0410-de.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 502px; height: 641px;" /><br />In the study, Cummings had 10-foot-tall French shutters retro­fitted to the windows and put on a metal track so they would slide open and close, like curtains.<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/Km/cummings03-0410-de.jpg" style="top: -5px; left: -6px; width: 628px; height: 490px;" /><br />Cummings started with the Oushak rug in the living room: "All the colors in the room came out of that rug. I didn't want to perfectly match all of them, so I threw in one or two off-kilter colors, like the caramel on the settee. That makes a room look less contrived and controlled."<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/VR/cummings04-0410-de.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 503px; height: 642px;" /><br />The hallway between the entry and the living room.<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/o3/cummings05-0410-de.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 502px; height: 641px;" /><br />An antique French chair is framed by curtains in Rogers & Goffigon's Pirouette silk.<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/bi/cummings06-0410-de.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 501px; height: 640px;" /><br />The dining room wall color was inspired by a terra-cotta hotel room in Provence. A graceful rusted-iron chandelier is a perfect match for the very narrow 18th-century Italian table. The settee is one of the few painted-wood pieces in the house — "and it's the prettiest painted wood you've ever seen," Cummings says.<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/OB/cummings07-0410-de.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 500px; height: 638px;" /><br />The only new wood in the house is the cedar planking on the porch ceiling, which resists damage from Houston's high humidity.<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/jD/cummings08-0410-de.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 498px; height: 636px;" /><br />She turned an Italian window grille into a hanging pot rack. "But when we put the pots on it, it seemed gimmicky. So we've kept it as kind of an art installation."<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/FN/cummings09-0410-de.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 497px; height: 635px;" /><br />A bar is part of the family room.<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/RE/cummings10-0410-de.jpg" style="top: -5px; left: -6px; width: 500px; height: 392px;" /><br />The warm tones of reclaimed wood and stone give the kitchen a cozy, inviting feeling. "The poplar cabinets have the most lustrous chamois color, and great grain," Cummings says. To make the Viking refrigerators look more in sync with the rustic elements, Cummings had them covered with zinc.<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/Bw/cummings11-0410-de.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 499px; height: 637px;" /><br />The powder room mirror is behind an antique Italian window grille: "Not what you'd expect, but everybody loves it. And I love all those dings and splotches on the old stone sink. Makes it even more beautiful."<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/FN/cummings12-0410-de.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 498px; height: 636px;" /><br />"The blue shutters in the master bath are one of the few painted surfaces in this entire house," Cummings says. "But it's the original paint."<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/Kz/cummings14-0410-de.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 495px; height: 632px;" /><br />The stairway railing is hand-forged iron<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/Sf/cummings13-0410-de.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 590px; height: 753px;" /><br />Wood beams and antique Parefeuille tile are juxtaposed on the ceiling in the master bedroom. "This ceiling is so powerful, I had to scale everything back and keep it simple," says designer Eleanor Cummings. "We tried a painting over the bed, but it felt like an intruder."<br /><br />All images and information from <a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">here</a>.

Italian Rustic House

Hello dears, hope you are having a nice weekend. To make it even nicer let's tour this rustic Italian house. You may find it hard to bel...

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