Posted by Penelope.
Nov
10
Posted by Penelope.
Heres a sneak peek from my beach house project. My clients recently re-landscaped their backyard, taking a tropical approach to their beach house theme. I was asked to selected some outdoor furniture and design a firepit for them. The furniture is from Brown Jordan and features all weather faux wicker and outdoor fabrics.
We also have a large custom designed outdoor lantern in the works – it is going to feature a glorious hand blown, colbolt blue irredescent glass globe and intricate …
Nov
9
Posted by Penelope.
Over the next few days Im going to be testing out some different wordpress themes to tide me over until next year when my new web site and blog should be up and running.
I like this theme in that it is a lot lighter and fresher feeling than the previous one I had. I’ll have to noodle with it more this evening when I have ‘technical support’ (aka. computer savvy, super animator husband will be available).
Unfortunately coding is not an …
Oct
27
Posted by Penelope.
Bedrooms are such special places for children as they are usually the one space in their lives that is under their own control – a place where they get to choose where there things go, create their own world and entertain their secrets and fantasies.
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Sep
7
Posted by Penelope.
Sometimes the hardest project for a designer is their own. We are acutely aware of the bounty of choices out there and how satisfying any number of possible schemes or solutions could be.
I recently renovated a truely aweful small bathroom in our 1929 fixer upper (it hadnt been touched since built and wasn’t wearing well). A conundrum for me with this project, was that I have plans in the future to renovate & expand the house; at which time this …
Sep
5
Posted by Penelope.
My ‘Beach House’ clients had a very specific feel that they wanted their house to have and gave me very clear parameters. They wanted their historic Cape Cod style landlocked home to feel like a house at the beach and they love blue and white interiors.
The living room in this project involved the design of a new fireplace and entertainment center, new furniture, new window treatments, lighting and paint colors.
The fireplace featuring a custom stone mantel and incorporating a entertainment …