The interior design for the home's main level connects unique architecture, the client's art and love of color in a delightful harmony of color, design and materials.
Monica and the client collaborated on the design of a custom stair carpet at the entry that harmonizes the color palette. The living room and sunroom designs focus on color, comfort, connection to art and the environment.
This first floor renovation is inspired by the home’s tree filled views and owner's art. The new design creates spaces to gather to relax and restore. The design direction focused on materials that enriched the color palette creating a warm and inviting kitchen highlighting copper and green craftsman tile.
Monica selected finishes, fixtures and furniture that enriched the the home..
The home is refreshed with color, built-in elements, furnishings and a new staircase.
The living room design features built-in bookcase cabinets with TV display. The dining room is enhanced with wood wainscot, a pleasing blue color accent and a stunning chandelier.
Design elements for the home's refresh draws inspiration from family history and favorite places. Details and materials were selected to add meaning and evoke happy memories.
The vision for the design of this eastern shore beach house draws inspiration from the coast, the texture of beach grass, vibrant color and warm light. The renovation refreshes both the exterior and interior of the family's cherished vacation home.
This whole house renovation and expansion supports the families activities and celebrates existing and reclaimed materials. The existing exterior brick was retained as a focal element in the kitchen and stair with selected craftsmen beautifully executing custom details. The expansion created new space for the family with a variety of settings including a fitness room, family and great rooms, outdoor decks, screened porch and fire pit for gathering. Monica provided interior design, planning and project management services coordinating with the project architect and construction team.
Monica is thoughtful. thorough, detail oriented, easy to talk to and easy to work with - everything you want in a designer.
Kirstin and Eric Olsen
Monica developed the design concept for this galley kitchen renovation, expanding the window line and developing a concept that is open, inviting and provides much needed additional storage. The bathroom designs are refreshing and provide unique experiences. A guest room is repurposed into a delightful home office setting. KSquared Builders constructed the project and brought the vision to life with perfect details.
"Monica brings a great eye and creativity to her work, I'm pleased with the results!" Wendy Putman
This renovation and expansion transformed the home's original kitchen, bath, living and dining into a warm and welcoming space. The original pine flooring was refreshed and complemented with new wood details including columns and live edge walnut slab counters. Local stone was used for a feature wall at the new wood burning stove. The spaces were redesigned creating a flow to the great room that delights family and friends.
Establishing a vision for the home's exterior refresh was the first step in designing this color rich exterior finish scheme. Material and colors relate to the family experiences and memories to create a joyful visual composition.
"Monica helped us with an exterior color/painting project on our home, and we're so glad we found her! She listened to our needs, was extremely responsive, did an amazing job of translating our vision into different schemes, and then guided us through the process of making the right color selections that would bring our vision to life. We are so thrilled with the end result and honestly cannot imagine doing this project without her. It was evident from the beginning how talented she is and we trusted her completely throughout the process. It would be an absolute treat to work with Monica on another project in the future." Dan Mazmanian