From the category archives:

Dream House

“Semi-Custom” Window Treatments

June 28, 2010

When we work on the Dream House project we always have a pretty tight budget for the room we are designing and decorating. Just like in real life, we have to find a way to make those dollars s-t-r-e-t-c-h.
When I splurged on an amazing chair for my reading nook in the Great Room, I knew it [...]

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Dream {In Progress} House

June 19, 2010

“Stunning.” “Tranquil.” “WOW.” “Amazing.” Those are just a few of the words I’ve heard being used to describe this year’s YMCA Dream House.
Sorry I have not posted this week but I am working on putting the finishing touches of this year’s YMCA Dream House! Yesterday was the first official day of install but the entire week has [...]

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Follow Our Progress

March 30, 2010

Walls are going up! The 2010 Lake County YMCA Dream House is becoming a reality! Click on this link to follow our progress as we build a dream!

You can see the color palette we have decided upon on this post which also has a link to a newspaper article from our local paper giving a [...]

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Designing a Dream

March 21, 2010

I’ve been busy working with my own private clients and on the YMCA Dream Home. I’m so excited about this year’s house and the beautiful color palette we’ve selected {below}.
The larger color samples on the left side of the board are our wall colors. The more saturated hues to the right are our accent colors. It [...]

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Behind the Scene: Something’s Gotta Give

February 25, 2010

It’s the house that everyone seems to love. The Hampton’s beach house from the movie, Something’s Gotta Give.
The fabulous kitchen and dining room. The must-have living room. This house/set design was the reason I bought the movie on DVD!
If you love great movie homes, you must go visit the ladies of The Skirted Roundtable and listen [...]

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Fantasy Friday: Dream House Video Tour

June 26, 2009

In our local paper this morning they have an article on the Dream House. The online version of the article includes a video tour of the main rooms. Video Tour of 2009 Dream Home Wouldn’t it be a fantasy to win this dream house? Even if you live out of state, who couldn’t use $200,000?
Buying tickets online [...]

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Thinking Outside the Box

June 24, 2009

When designing rooms for kids & teens, it can be hard not to end up with a space that looks as if you pulled it right out of the pages of some of the popular catalogs. And what’s wrong with that, you might ask? Well, it requires no imagination and means there’s nothing special about it. The space ends [...]

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Dream House: Behind the Scenes

June 22, 2009

Last Friday and Saturday the Lake County YMCA Dream House was abuzz with activity by an invasion of designers. We were all making beautiful happen. I call it organized chaos. You’ve already seen a sneak peek of my room – so here are a few other shots I snapped during install:
Here we are looking down into the [...]