Hi friends! My first wrapped project to share with you for 2025 is one that started almost one year ago! When the client contacted me last February and we chatted about her project, I was immediately excited to get started! Aside from the fact that I connected with her amazing style, I really resonated with the context of this one: Her kiddos are officially past young toddler stage, and she was ready for her home to reflect that. I love that so much. I am very familiar with that hope of reclaiming our home a tiny bit after all the baby gates and high chairs were packed and donated away. While the closing of the baby and toddler chapter was a hard one for me, I did feel a sense of excitement about having a bit more freedom in how we could use our home moving forward. This project represented that hope for this family and it was such an honor to come alongside to work towards that together.
Here is where we started:
Some of the feedback I’ve received on Instagram is that it would be helpful to see more of the process behind a design, especially in regards to things I tried, things that didn’t work, etc. So below is the very first iteration of this space that I created along with the feedback I received from this client. I offer every client 3 drafts for each space they hire me to design with them, so their feedback is really important for getting it exactly right. 9.9/10 times we rarely need the third draft because the feedback from the first informs all the right edits for their perfect design!
Once I started on the edits for this design based on her feedback above, things started falling into place really well. Loved the alternative rug, but since it didn’t work with the original sofa so well, I went for a lighter chambray blue. Some of the minor details were further tweaked at the end, but we pretty much stuck to this second design in implementation:
And here is how that final digital design above came to life!
There is a tremendous amount of joy - close to giddiness! - that happens when I see a project in real life. It’s not just the time poured in, but the passion and hope for what could be.
This room feels like a sunset! While it’s a level up in sophistication from where we started, it’s still incredibly casual and family friendly. We chose performance fabrics for both the sofa and chair so food and drink spills aren’t a concern. The coffee table is cement and not only easily wipeable, but I’ve heard it’s climber friendly as well ;)
Reserving open floorspace for play and piling on pillows for movie night was another priority in here - I’ll spare you the boring digital floorplan rendering, but I played around with multiple sizes of sectionals, coffee tables and accent chairs to make sure there was a really comfortable flow about this space.
Well that’s a wrap! Thank you so much for popping over to check out this first design of 2025! I really appreciate having a space and community to share this most fun work with. There are 3 more projects on this ones tail that I’ll be photographing this month, so this is just the beginning! Back soon, friends!
