Caviar never looked so good...

Loving the Caviar collection by Arteriors, need to find a client to use one of these ASAP. Here is a little peek at the line...

{18 light}

{8 light}

(small, medium, & large pendant}

{fixed staggered 7 light}

Now if you ask me those are yummy lights! Would love to incorporate one of them, OK, a few, into some upcoming homes. Hint hint clients!! If you are interested in any of the lights in this post please drop me a line for pricing. Mel xo

Altadore I: A few selections

Please excuse me while I take some time to get all of the mill-work drawings wrapped up for Altadore I. I have a meeting with the electrician later this afternoon so this girl has got.to.get.her.shit.done.period. Thought I would share some additional items that will be gracing this home.

{lighting}

Visual Comfort Ziyi Chandelier (but in antique brass) for the powder room

Visual Comfort Boston Functional Double Arm wall light for the kitchen

Visual Comfort Milton wall light for the master bathroom

Visual Comfort Graydon light for the main bathroom

*If you are interested in any lights from Visual Comfort feel free to contact me for a quote*

{appliances}

 Viking appliance package including a 30" sealed burner gas range, hood vent that is leading the fun design/layout of this room, and a 36" French door fridge/freezer.

{door hardware}

Here are the options I am contemplating.

Emtek Bristol knob but with a French Antique (antique brass) finish back-plate

or

Emtek Milano lever in French Antique with a rectangular back-plate

This is all going to mesh together to create an incredible space, I will share some kitchen sketches with you later. Too excited about this one to keep quiet!!

The above image was snapped from my phone when we were done with our pictures yesterday, it is just one of the amazing locations Maria found for us. And yes, we did belly crawl under that gate, I felt like such a rebel, HA. I am so excited to see all of the pics, especially the ones she shot with her medium format film camera...yep, you read that right, film. Back to basics people! Enjoy your day!!! Mel xo

Family Pictures

Tomorrow we are having our family photos done with the insanely talented Maria Lang. This will be our 5th time working with Maria and I am so excited, minus the fact that I still have no idea what any of us are going to wear, YIKES! Here are a few of my all time favorite images that Maria has take...

Her adorable son

 One of my besties little ones

 A photographer friend of hers

Her sweet sweet little girl

 Yours truly with the Hubs and W

M with my parents last summer

W with my father

 My boys

Here are some of my favorite wedding images from Maria...

As you can see from the images above she is a true talent and I feel so fortunate to have her document our lives for us. If you are ever lucky enough to meet her in person you will see that she is also one of the sweetest, nicest, and beautiful person you will encounter. Until then be sure to check out her blog & website to view more of her work. Looking forward to sharing the images with you...but right now this girl has some shopping to do! Mel xo

First memory (an addition)...

An iconic commercial that introduced us to an iconic brand...

Thank you Steve Jobs for making us able to connect with each other, teach each other, and laugh with each other. It amazes me how much you truly did in your short lifetime. And one more that I am adding now, this has never aired but it so deserves to...



“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
{Steve Jobs 2005}

Let the light in...

I have started the design process with our architect for Altadore III (yep, 3 amazing homes inner-city!). Since this home is on a corner lot I want to take advantage of the side yard with windows galore. The kitchen is quite large for a home that is just over 2400 Sq. Ft. so I thought it would be the perfect time to incorporate a kitchen design with windows on each side of the range & hood-fan. Here are some brilliant examples below.

Love the build-out that is wrapped in white subways and must remember to incorporate fun lights in this space.

via Carter & Company

Really enjoying this kitchen...but where does that hood fan go? Oh, it just stops. Wish they would have carried it up to the ceiling and incorporated it into the design.

via Atalanta Home Magazine

Note to the Hubs: I want a skylight like that at some point in my life...in some home, somewhere, somehow.  

 via Pinterest

This kitchen is so warm and inviting. from the timbers to the dark wood and beautiful herringbone backsplash, love!

via Decorati

This is the kitchen in my Hawaiian dream home, so glad they got this one right...now, do I get an ocean view from those windows??

 via Sutton Suzuki

The thing I like most about this layout are the additional cabinets on each side of the hood. I find that is where I keep all of my oils, spices, and other items I use frequently. This is a possibility.

via google

We should have the plans back by Friday and I am so excited. With Altadore I & II underway I am having a lot of fun creating 3 fun and unique spaces...more on all of them to come! Mel xo

An Enigma...

The Enigma Surfaces by Jamie Beckwith, nuff said...now I need a client that loves them as much as I do.

Here is a gimps of some of my favorite patterns from the on-line catalog...

*sigh* I'm in love! You? Happy day! Mel xo

Knock Knock: 1927 stunner

Loving this home that was originally built in 1927, it is a stunner!

I wish that I had more images to share, but this was found on a real estate website and the home is sold. With a listing price of $2.3million I can see why it didn't stay on the market. If Seattle's market is anything like Vancouver's or Calgary's that is one heck of a price.

The convex treads add so much to this space, a great way to spruce up a standard shape staircase.

This is one galley kitchen I could live with!

Even the rear exterior of this home is inviting.

all images via Sotheby's

Hope your weekend was filled with laughter, I know mine was thanks to a girls night, lots of belly laughs and fun was had! Mel xo