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First of all, a little recap…Mr. F&F and I had an opportunity in Raleigh’s hot real estate market to sell our building. I intended to do retail...Read More
This is the stuff I dream about. We’re at the end of a project, the furniture placement is tweaked and the art is mostly hung. We then pull out our very best styling tips to add the final layer. We love to “shop”...Read More
There’s quite...Read More
I thought this was a fitting subject with kids underfoot for the summer. It is definitely open to interpretation and very subjective. Some folks want high design, perhaps necessitating a “no” touching rule. Others prefer a relaxed...Read More
Invest in a little work now, then kick back in a cleaner, lighter and brighter environment for summertime enjoyment and relaxation. I don’t always...Read More
Your desk. Where hard work, a calendar overrun with notes, and perhaps even some aggressive paper shuffling meet. It’s a place to get things done, but it can also be a place that you enjoy with some vintage...Read More
I have open shelving in this laundry room, so cannot stash things out of sight. It is also a pass-through room from the mudroom to the laundry room to the bathroom. I wanted it to be somewhat “pretty” and eventually will wallpaper...Read More
I am in Canada (a.k.a. The Frozen Tundra), visiting my folks, and I am reminded of how influential my mother’s design aesthetic has been on my own. My parents moved into this condo, almost 19 years ago, after moving out of the family home where we were raised. Things have changed...Read More
We’ve got a lot of projects happening round here and it feels mostly all about bathrooms! For one client, we designed two bathrooms, both modest in size, but where we added lots of function. The guest bathroom was complete first. Thankfully the homeowner was...Read More
Warning in advance: this blog smacks of “horn-tootin”. I’m going back and still playing catch-up by photographing more client work. The “F” family (no relation to Mr. F&F) was delightful. They have possibly the best behaved children ever since they played outside...Read More
This settee had special meaning but it didn’t serve a function anymore for us. But, boy oh boy, letting go of the stuff seems really hard.
…the...Read More
workspace “before”
I had cleaned up my workspace since then but hadn’t made it the cozy, functional space I envisioned. Mr. F&F also shares...Read More
We focused on interior restyling services for the main floor for the master bedroom, family room, sunroom, dining room and living room. The basement...Read More
This is one of the treasures I found at auction in the mountains this past weekend. Thought it would make a great bar…then I opened it and discovered its multi-functional personality.
…so it could be a bar…or a foyer table…and with a small chair...Read More
Busy Monday had me thinking that a bar would be nice. Although my usual quaff only requires a corkscrew and a nice popping sound, I still like the idea of a bar. I don’t have a trolley cart but I have a wooden counter area that “serves” as a bar. Had a lucite tray that was collecting...Read More
If ever there was a place to let whimsy reign…that would be a child’s bathroom. There are many things (beyond Donna’s towel idea) that I love about this design. It incorporates recycling (an old tub, found-object art, former-dresser-turned-sink-cabinet), her eclectic style and lots...Read More
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