A Seattle house we designed embraced a vintage cottage look. Our client already had quite a few inherited pieces from her family that fit nicely with the theme.

Defining Your Home’s Interior Design Vision

In the natural world, we don’t have much control over evolution—it just sort of happens. Unfortunately, this happens in both residential and vacation rental homes too. Furniture, art and accessories get put in and owners hope for the best. However, ...
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We Found the Best Spring Amazon Decor Finds

Congratulations, you made it through winter! It was long, it was dark, and it was cold. But, the sun has stopped setting way sooner than we want it to and is now on the up and up, rearing its head ...
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Yellow dining chairs paired with two brightly colored "spring" patterned cushioned chairs add nice pops of color in this Santa Monica dining room. Design by 1 Chic Retreat

5 Simple Spring Refresh Ideas

It’s official…spring has arrived! We are so excited to enjoy some warm days ahead and burst out of our winter cocoons. There’s something energizing about shaking off the winter months and freshening up your home to reflect the warmer weather ...
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We specified a navy painted hutch in this California coastal home on which we put shells and branches found at the local beach alongside paper wrapped books. Design by 1 Chic Retreat

Coastal Decor Ideas

There are few things in life as relaxing and reinvigorating as a week by the ocean. The coast is a guaranteed peaceful place to hang out, which is why we fill our up coolers and grab the hot new beach ...
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cindy coffee table

Our Favorite Etsy Finds

Let us be completely honest – we LOVE Etsy! We loved it when it launched years and years ago and we continue to love it and use it all the time in our projects.  Why? Because we adore celebrating and ...
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Huntingdon Living room bookshelves

How to Style a Bookcase in 5 Simple Steps

When it comes to styling  bookshelves, most of us just throw up their hands and give up from the get-go. We see beautifully styled bookcases and we wonder how in the heck did they do that? We get it. It ...
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