Thus, while the decisions are still overwhelming-due, primarily, to the sheer volume of them-we feel great about what we've picked with Melissa's guidance, and confident that the finished product is going to look fantastic.
(Not overly fancy, just simple and colorful.) She's also helped ensure that the colors, styles, and finishes in one room work well with those in the next room (again, pretty key with our open floorplan). ( Hint: it doesn't include ultra-formal furniture and overly fancy window treatments.) Since then, Melissa's helped us choose everything from lighting fixtures to rugs, from kitchen countertops to paint colors, and from tile to-yep-window treatments. But when Melissa joined our project team back in June, she quickly understood the style that we like. When the folks at This Old House first asked us whether we had an interior designer, I thought, "Seriously? We're not fancy, decorator-type people." The term ' interior designer' evoked visions of ultra-formal furniture, and overly fancy window treatments. I thought I'd use this post to give you a glimpse into some the things we've decided on thus far, and to say how incredibly fortunate we are to have interior designer Melissa Gulley guiding us through the decision process. NOT! As it turns out, picking all of the interior finishes for the house-especially with our open floor plan, where all the rooms need to work together-has been even more overwhelming than we anticipated. More Posted by Allison Sharma | Categories: Auburndale 2010-2011 | | Comments (11)įriends and neighbors warned us that we'd have tons of decisions to make during our renovation, so we thought we knew what to expect. The perimeter cabinets are white with a beautiful milk paint finish, and the island cabinetry is green-one of our favorite colors. Guess this is why the landscaping can't happen until the end of project! Tom and crew will start installing them later this week, but here's a sneak peak. Our kitchen cabinets were delivered! I happened to peek at the webcam from work just in time to see this huge truck backing up to the front door (above). If I tried to write about everything, I'd never finish, so here are just a few highlights, in no particular order. Yikes! It's been too long since I've posted, and SO much has happened. Happy Halloween from your friends along the banks of the Charles! Our neighbors had this display out front, and we couldn't resist sharing :) Posted by Allison Sharma | Categories: Auburndale 2010-2011 | | Comments (19)