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Rahr Leather Accent Chair
Antelope Hand Tufted Rug
Ballard Designs Serengeti Bolster Pillow Cover Leopard
Leopard Walk Stone & Orange Wallpaper
Tekoa Upholstered Barrel Chair
Cicely Leopard Skin Brown Wallpaper
Brown Faux Cowhide Clip on Lamp Shade
Forsyth Bespoke Eero Saarinen Womb Chair in Zebra
Forsyth Zebra Hide Pouf Ottoman
Jackson Cocktail Ottoman
Tilton Hair on Hide Ottoman
Hide Coasters
A-Street Prints Seychelles Leopard Print Light Grey
Cheetahs Traditional Wallpaper
Cheetah Print Ice Bucket
Epic Faux Cowhide White/Brown Rug
Cow Hide Pouf
Hand Painted Abstract Brown and White Zebra Pattern Table Lamp
Tiger Pillow
Roommates Orly Tigers Beige Wallpaper
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Animal Print:
The Pattern Designers Always Love

Animal print—it’s timeless, it’s bold, and it’s making a major comeback. Let’s talk about why.…
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Tepa Accent Rechargeable Table Lamp
Fluted Sweetgrass Vase
Morning Noon Night
Potted Faux Rosemary Topiary
Sycamore Striped Jute Rug
Baies (Berries) Classic Candle
Reve Round Fluted White Marble Bowl
Modern Pewter Octagonal Pocket Change Tray
Havenhurst Jute Rug
Woodside Coastal Woven Rope Rectangular Tray With Handles
Yellow Cream Blossom Branch
Costa Mesa Round Rattan Wrapped Accent Table Tan
Apollo French Country Green Grand Olive Drop In Potted Tree
Eat Drink Nap
Glass Cloche with Unlacquered Brass Knob
City Country Coast Our House Your Home
L’Enchere Square Wool Ottoman
Artificial Queen Anne’s Lace
Ruffle Marble Decorative Bowl
Faux Maiden Hair Drop-In
Sisal Almond Brown Area Rug
Rope Taper Candle
Judy II Jute-Blend Rug
Corduroy Effie Tripod Chair
Bellfield Fully Upholstered Bench Checkered
Accent Table White Wash
Bellfield Fully Upholstered Ottoman
The Atelier Candle – Onyx
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Everything You Need for A Quick Spring Refresh

Feeling stuck with your home after winter? You’re not alone. I totally get it—holiday décor…
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You can spend $10,000 on tile... and ruin it with one decision.

Grout.

If the grout contrasts too much, it highlights every single line. Suddenly the tile feels busy, even if it’s not.

What we guide our clients to do instead is blend the grout with the tile — but go a shade or two lighter. It softens everything, lets the texture come through, and keeps the overall look feeling intentional.

A few of our go-to grout tones:
• Silver Shadow
• Sauterne
• Iron
• Sterling Silver
• Marble Beige
• Light Pewter

If you’re investing in beautiful materials, the small decisions matter just as much as the big ones.

Follow along for more designer confessions and save this post for your next tiling project!
The base layer is where every design decision actually starts.

It’s not what you see first-but it’s what you feel first.
The tone, the direction, the underlying structure that everything else builds on.

Without it, rooms can look finished... but still feel off.

We’re diving into this over on Substack and sharing how we approach it in every project.

Live today at 3pm PST on Between the Layers.
“Why bring in a designer when I could do it on my own?”

You absolutely can. Most people can get a space to look good but does it function and translate over time?

But what you don’t always see is everything happening behind the scenes: the planning, the sequencing, the material decisions, the scale, the problem-solving when something doesn’t quite work.

It’s not just about choosing pieces. It’s about making hundreds of small decisions that all need to relate to each other.

We’ve been doing this for years, we know what to look for (and what to avoid), we have access to resources you won’t find online, and we manage the chaos so you don’t have to.

If you’re ready to take that off your plate, you can inquire through the link in bio!

Because I know I’d be overwhelmed by this list if I wasn’t privy to the industry.

Send this post to someone who is considering hiring a designer!
It gave us a lot of left hooks- but we are still standing. 💪

When I talk about holding our clients hands through projects- I sure wish I had someone holding mine on this one! There were plumbing debacles… we discovered pipes running every which way, structural issues, electrical wires that were a fire hazard, a layout that tested my creativity… the list goes on and on! 

Feeling so grateful for all the trades who helped us get here. 

The window coverings still need to get installed (the prettiest cafe curtain if you can picture it ) but I just couldn’t wait any longer to share with you…

Now tell me, what is your favorite detail? Because I truly can’t decide. And if you could share/like/save… all the things, to show her some love I would appreciate it so much. 🥰
Life is too short to live in a flat, one-note space.
The details that don’t immediately stand out are often the ones doing the most work. This is one of those.

• Satin on trim
• Eggshell on walls
• Flat on the ceiling

Save this for when you’re picking paint... it makes more of a difference than you think.
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