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September 7, 2021

Jumping In The Deep End

The curse of vision and the ability to see potential is that you find yourself embarking on projects that others wouldn’t touch with a barge pool (as the British expression goes). And so it is that I have, at various points in my life, found myself camping in an 1898 Victorian cottage while it was propped up on stilts because it had no foundation; done the dishes in a bath tub for six months while a kitchen was built, and most recently, taken on a nondescript 1950’s ranch house on 2.5 acres that featured a living room with no windows. Go figure.

The aforementioned ranch house came with a swimming pool – something that I have never aspired to own because I don’t really like swimming! – and it was about as ugly as could be. Surrounded by a 9ft tall fence that was painted mustard yellow with dark green accents, I really had to use my imagination to find the beauty here.

swimming pool needing renovation

But by cutting the fence in half height-wise; using a heritage white Benjamin Moore paint, and adding a touch of modernity with updated outdoor furniture, the transformation was incredible. Although the fence is about 3-4 feet lower, it still affords a ton of privacy while also allowing us to see the cool palm tree in the background, which couples with the 70’s vibe of the pool to bring a touch of art deco to the kidney-shaped pool. Blue outdoor rugs cue the blue from the sky and the pool to draw the eye away from the grey concrete.

All in all, on a very limited budget, I was able to uncover the diamond that was hidden in the rough. If you have an outdoor space that needs a makeover, reach out to [email protected] and I’m sure we can find the beauty within.

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    I grew up with parents who had distinct and definitive design sensibilities. There was always some kind of DIY project going on at home. Whether my dad was hanging Laura Ashley wallpaper, or my mum was picking out colored cabinets for our kitchen—dark green paneling as I recall—it was impossible not to absorb some of their passion and interest in interiors as I developed my own personal style. Fast forward many decades later, and I have remodeled a number of my own homes, tweaked interiors, and put together seemingly incompatible patterns, colors, and textures. And now I want to do this for others. I take my main inspiration from the interior and exterior environments that envelop a space. If you listen closely, a room will “tell you” what will work best to create a stunning, yet comfortable place to be.

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