Eco and budget friendly flooring……yes please!

Remodeling can bring a lot of stress to homeowners -  I know this because I am often asked to help stretch a budget to accomplish a lot for a little.  We are very fortunate to live in a time when there are SO many finish options as  well as so many sources to get the most for your hard earned dollars!   Earlier this week I talked about online sources for  bathroom...

Lessons along the way……budget bathroom remodels.

via Elle Decor I have been working on a couple client bathroom remodels during the last year. Besides the endless possibilities and the numerous decisions to be made, bathrooms can get expensive quickly based on your finish choices. I always try and help clients balance some splurge-worthy choices with more moderately priced elements to stay within the set budget. I never pretend...

What a transformation! {a local client before/after}…..

My client lives in one of my favorite Portland neighborhoods in the cutest little 1920's cottage.  She is a vivacious, single, newly retired corporate executive who wanted to update her smallish den.  This space needed to  be cozy enough for television watching but stylish enough for entertaining. Here is what the room looked like on my first visit: And here is what...