Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Collections on Display

Collections seem to be popping up everywhere in the design world. Here are a few noteworthy displays:

via Apartment Therapy

via Martha Stewart

via Martha Stewart

Via House Beautiful

display by Myra Hoefer

by Tom Scheerer

House Beautiful. Design by Susan Dossetter

designed by Rebecca Bradley

Designed by Nicholas Pentecost

Designed by Nathan Egan

Designed by Keith Irvine

Design by Hillary Musser

Designed by Hillary Musser

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Tuesday Tip: Spring Cleaning Organization

Make spring cleaning a breeze with this "To Do" list printable by  A Pair of Fears. Visit their blog here to get your free copy!


Monday, April 2, 2012

Mondays Weekend Updates

Last week and weekend was a busy one! Yesterday I made some serious progress in my backyard and worked on my calluses, haha. My gardens are starting to look more like flowerbeds rather than weed gardens so I'm pretty happy about that!

I started several new projects last week including a bathroom remodel, kitchen gut job, whole house makeover AND helping to design a recording studio for my brother and his friends/business partners. I want to share some of the before photos from the recording studio with you. This should be an interesting one! Currently it doesn't look like much but I'll walk you through it with some of my ideas and hopefully you'll start to see my vision for this place.


Above are the front entry doors. I think it would be cool to do a feature wall on the wall straight ahead with some seating for a small reception area.


This what it looks like coming in from the front doors. Straight ahead is the restroom with a sound booth off to the left of that (framed in). The sound booth will have two windows and a door.


Here's a shot of the bathroom. Nothing too exciting going on in here. I'm sure some paint and some artwork and perhaps a vanity to hold the water heater will work wonders in here.


Walking in the front door and looking to the left is the main room. This will pretty much stay as open as possible  for space for loading/unloading and band's equipment. There will be floor to ceiling curtains dividing the reception room from the main room. 


Another shot of the sound booth framed in.....



Here's a shot of the main room looking at the front wall with the entry doors. I recommended doing an installation piece involving stretched fabric to help with sound dampening. The large pieces will be hung over the piano and also the organ.

Well, that's it for now! I told you it didn't look like much yet but I'll keep you updated on our progress! As for the other projects, hopefully I'll have something to show off soon (including some of the progress in the yard!)

Laura

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Windows Galore


Lately I find myself drawn to light filled spaces with sunshine streaming through some incredible windows. Must be this weather!





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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

More from the Home and Garden Show!

Yesterday I showed you my Vintage Home Movie Theater I put together for Dayton's 2012 Home & Garden Show. Just in case you missed it, here's a shot of it:

Laura Quinn

I also wanted to show you the other rooms that were there put together by different interior designers.

Diana Begley

Jennifer Luckoski

Jaclyn Dunn

John Stuart

Anne Rettig

Julie Cochran
Which ones do you like?

Monday, March 26, 2012

Vintage Home Movie Theater and Success at the Home and Garden Show!

 This year's Home and Garden Show at the Dayton Convention was a success for me and the launch of my new business (previously Laura Weimer Interior Design) I met and spoke with many potential clients and got a great response for the room I put together. My "Vintage Home Movie Theater" was a big hit and I won the People's Choice Award for the third year in a row! I couldn't be more honored.

I spent the past month working hard on getting everything finished on time, doing much of the work myself and enlisting the help of my family and husband (he had no idea what he was getting himself into when he married me, haha!) Later this week I'll go into more detail about the work that was done!








Hope you had a great weekend! Mine was spent inside the convention center - but it was worth it! Looking forward to getting home from today to work in the yard with a cold beer. Nothing could be more relaxing!

Friday, March 23, 2012

Friday Feature: Chad Eisner

Chad Eisner's work is intriguing to me because of his varied work. One image looks like a cabin in the mountains in Colorado while the next is a luxurious penthouse suite or a cozy cottage kitchen. It really takes talent to be able to create in so many styles and I give this guy props! You can check out his website here for more work, but for now take a look at these beauties: