You may not know what they are called, but you have most likely seen them as you are casually browsing through real estate listings: zellige tiles are currently one of the biggest trends in tile. Also known as Moroccan tiles, these handmade perfectly imperfect tiles are cropping up everywhere from kitchens to baths and new builds to historic bungalows. The kitchen in this recent Continue Reading
Design
2021 Paint Store Colors of the Year
For 2021, both Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore choose colors of the year inspired by the great outdoors. According to Meriam Webster dictionary, biophilia is a hypothetical human tendency to interact or be closely associated with other forms of life in nature : a desire or tendency to commune with nature. Biophilia is the term coined by the Harvard naturalist Dr. Edward O. Wilson to Continue Reading
Houseplants for Beginners
It's the middle of a long, dry, brown winter here in Denver, and maybe you are longing for some signs of Spring. Well, an easy way to get your daily dose of green plants is by bringing some houseplants into your life! Have you been considering adding foliage to your abode but are unsure where to start? See our tips below for incorporating houseplants. Choose a space Where Continue Reading
Naval | Sherwin-Williams Color of the Year
One of the easiest ways to refresh the look of your abode is paint. It is a relatively affordable and easily DIY way to update your space. If you have ever visited your local paint store, the wall of color swatches is as mesmerizing as it is overwhelming. How do you choose?! A good place to start, the color of the year! When Sherwin-Williams announced that its color of the year was Naval, Continue Reading
Wallpaper, So Haute Right Now!
Have you recently been inside a cool hotel lobby or bar, restaurant, or home lately and noticed some amazing wallpaper? Or maybe you spotted some hip walls on the glossy pages of an interior design magazine? Well, Wallpaper is back, and its oh so haute! I have always had a love of wallpaper. When I was in middle school, I took over my youngest brother’s Continue Reading
Add Character to Your Abode- Vintage Furniture
Incorporate Vintage or High-Quality Used Pieces A great way to add character to your interior decor in your abode is to sprinkle in some vintage/used furniture. This can work with literally any style. Even if you don't want a full Boho/Flea Market vibe, a piece here or there can really give the space dimension and character. Vintage furniture in general is made much better Continue Reading
Inexpensive Wall Art
Wall Art If you're like me you're always looking for cool art for your walls, and you may not have the budget for original art in each room! You don't want to look like a college dorm room with movie posters, or maybe you don't want a mass-produced wall hanging from Crate and Barrel, American Furniture Warehouse, or Ikea. Or, you're looking to create a vignette of Continue Reading
Denver Tiny House
Platt Park Tiny Home I recently had the great pleasure of helping a buyer client search for a very unique property. He was looking for a tiny home or unusual building site within the city, preferably in an A+ location, the bigger the project, the better. This client had previously done a medium-sized cosmetic renovation of his last home and wanted to take the next step to a big Continue Reading
DIY Live Edge Tables
One of our favorite pieces of furniture is our coffee table. It's 2 walnut slabs that have been beautifully joined together with butterfly joints, and for some added flair, our table's joints are cherry wood. The outside edges of the table are "live," meaning they are not squared off, and they follow the natural edge of the Continue Reading
Denver Pre-War Homes 101
Pre-War Homes Denver As a history major, history lover, and (amateur) history buff, It goes without saying that I am a huge fan of Pre-War Homes. That is, homes built pre-1945 or so, or before the end of the World War II. The reason being that building practices changed drastically around this time, and the era of mass Continue Reading