Sunday, April 12, 2009

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Sporting a new dschrippa-oct-2008-12esign!

We hit a home run with this room with baseball twist.  We made a custom replica of a vintage Fenway Park sign and added the perfect touches of memorabilia to have any toddler singing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame!"





Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Branching out....

I've got a fever for Trees...Spring fever. 

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Trees can be a great design element.  They are a cool way to bring the outside indoors.  A tree can be used in adult spaces and kids spaces with multiple embellishment options (AKA bling).


Add pictures frames for a "family" tree or butterflies and fairies for a "princess tree".  The point is to branch out it a new design direction.





Tuesday, February 10, 2009

No Kidding....

This room needed a serious time out for transformation.  It went from cluttered playroom to a cool media room.  The custom arches and shutters allow completeprivacy from other rooms while also giving the space a hip factor.  We added a snack bar for even more functionality....Who wants popcorn?


"After"
"After"


"snack bar"



Monday, January 12, 2009

Give Me Space!!!

When I was a little girl, my mom and I bonded by re-decorating my room. It was a blast because, with my mom, nothing was really off limits.  (she was a cool mom) 

Kids are fearless decorators who gravitate to bold color and wild accessories. They don’t know “the rules”, so there are no limits to their boundless imaginations.  They sometimes think so far out of the box that you may have to rein them in a bit. 




A savvy teen client adamantly wanted orange and green walls in his room.  His mom didn’t really think the scheme jived and asked him where he had seen those colors together. “Duh! A Gatorade bottle,” he said.  Inspiration is everywhere especially if you're open to it ! His room was awesome. Gatorade green walls with vibrant orange rectangles – very geometric and hip. Just goes to show maybe we just need to give kids their spaces. I'm throwing all my design mags out and looking for design inspirtation in the drink cooler at 7-11.