Filed under: our work | Tags: Anna Kay Porch, before & after, Paige Schnell, Rosemary Beach
We recently showed you a dramatic Before & After [here] from a home in Rosemary Beach that Paige and Anna Kay designed a renovation for. Today we thought we’d show you the other side of the space, which houses a casual living area centered around a fireplace.
Just as in the Kitchen area of this home, original 1990’s era finishes were showing their age and dating a space that needed to look as good inside as the views to the Gulf are outside. It’s amazing how in fifteen years technology has changed so much that bulky cabinets to hide electronics aren’t required anymore. Every client we’ve ever worked with has had a television somewhere in their home (don’t you) and we think it’s perfectly fine to see them–provided they are flat screen, of course. To remedy this space, Paige and Anna Kay directed the contractor to completely remove the built-in tv cabinet as well as the stained wood paneling and fireplace surround.
The newly renovated space sports sleek white trim to blend with the renovated kitchen. Horizontal slabs of travertine now sheath the fireplace, creating an up to date and clean look.
Placed directly over the fireplace, the television is easily viewed from the linen-slipcovered sectional sofa, and the dining and kitchen area beyond. A small mirrored front cabinet in the corner hides necessary components without taking up too much visual space. Chocolate and white pillows add some contrast to the space and durable wooden coffee table easily takes feet propped upon it.
['after' photo by Michael Granberry]
This weekend Watercolor is hosting the 9th annual Telluride Mountainfilm Tour and it’s got us feeling a little outdoorsy. Its time to sit back on the gorgeous lawn of the Watercolor amphitheater and crack open a cold one. How better to do that than with our newest addition, this pewter constructed Hedgehog bottle opener that fits snuggly in the palm of your hand. He makes such a great addition to any home’s bar and is small enough to throw in your bag for a toasty bonfire with friends or a sunny weekend picnic. Hope you all are having a wonderful fall weekend!
Filed under: our community, our shop | Tags: Bess Marshall, Birmingham, Doug Davis, Mountain Brook
[fall color is emerging everywhere in Doug's Mountain Brook, Alabama neighborhood]
One thing we don’t see too much of at our Rosemary Beach office is fall color in nature…palmetto leaves and seaside pine trees are always green and our white sand is always sugary white! However up in Birmingham at our other office, the trees in Shades Valley do turn beautiful shades of red, gold and rust. We love the warm tones of fall and Bess has assembled a few items from our shop that show you can bring fall color inside no matter where you live.
[warm colors found in cozy woven throws, brightly striped pillows and textural accessories are repeated in an abstract work by artist Teresa Cline]
This weekend is the perfect time to warm up your home with accents that bring fall’s colors inside — everything here is available from our shop, contact us if you see something you like!
Filed under: our work, publications | Tags: Anna Kay Porch, Lake Martin, Paige Schnell
The Lake Martin home we’ve been featuring for the past few days is getting some press elsewhere too! The newest issue of LAKE magazine, which profiles the Lake Martin area, has a great story about the house–and interviews with the home’s builder John Lanier and our own Paige Schnell and Anna Kay Porch. And the house is on the cover!
Check out the feature [here].
Also, thanks to Meredith at Spire Design Group for reposting photos of this home’s kitchen, today on her blog. Click [here] for that post.
Several new shipments arriving this week and we are so excited! Great new pillows, accessories and even holiday items. Check out all of the new lanterns and tea light/votive holders we just unpacked. So many different textures, shapes & sizes that all add a little ambiance to any space. These would be great in any home for Thanksgiving through Christmas…even year round!
Filed under: our work | Tags: Anna Kay Porch, kitchen, Lake Martin, Paige Schnell
We shared images of the main living space of a home located on Lake Martin near Alexander City, Alabama last week [see previous post here]. Today we thought you might like to see some more of that beautiful home.
Located adjacent to the areas we featured last week, the home’s kitchen is a functional yet beautiful complement to the other main living areas. because it is completely open to the living areas, Paige and Anna Kay selected finishes and details which relate visually to the rest of the house. Two furniture-like islands keep the space from feeling too much like a utilitarian area, as does the omission of upper cabinets. Above the sink a huge window overlooks the front motorcourt.
Open shelving provides storage while keeping the homeowner’s ironstone collection to stay on display. A striped wool rug adds some whimsical color to the subdued palette.
Just through a doorway near the sink, a Butler’s Pantry provides storage for food, serving pieces and acts as a pass-through to one wing of bedrooms in the home. To make use of the upper cabinets (the main level of this home has 10 to 12 foot ceilings in most places), Paige and Anna Kay devised rolling library ladder.
To keep the butler’s pantry from becoming too white, blackened steel panels make up the top row of cabinet doors. A custom laser-cut design–for which we collaborated with our sister company The G Brand to create–is a subtle detail which repeats elsewhere in the home.
There’s still more of this wonderful home to share…stay tuned!
Filed under: our work, publications | Tags: Doug Davis, Dungan Nequette, Homewood, Paige Schnell
We’re excited to have a project we helped to design featured in the inaugural issue of B-Metro – a new lifestyle magazine which profiles living in the Birmingham metro area. Featured is the Hopkins Finley Residence in the historic Hollywood section of Homewood, Alabama. Paige worked with architect Louis Nequette, of our sister company Dungan Nequette Architects, to help develop the early schematic concepts for the home and Doug later worked with the homeowners to design the home’s kitchen, master bath, master closet and various interior architectural details. The Hopkins Finley Residence is an amazing home — we’ve featured parts of it several times on our blog before.
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If you are in Birmingham, be sure to pick up a copy of B-Metro to see the whole feature, or click [here] to read the story online and to see an extensive online photo gallery.
[photos by Colleen Duffley, for Tracery Interiors]
Check out these cool new pillows we received yesterday — they are headed to a Sales Center space for a new loft development in Birmingham, but we wanted you to see them first. Made from coffee bean bags, the pillows are burlap with striped cotton duck fabric on the reverse. We think they are a great blend of crunchy texture, graphic style and just a little bit of whimsy; perfect for the space we are creating! We’ll be sure to post pictures from the move in next week.
Our very own Anna Kay Porch is featured on 30a.com today! Check out AK’s 30A themed pumpkin she carved with some friends last night…
Faux Bois is a design trend that has been showing up in magazines a lot lately. Faux Bois is literally French for ‘fake wood.’ The trend is not just restricted to print media either. Check out these cool vases we have in our shop currently [above and below].
