From dark to light is the least expensive way to make changes to your décor whether it be wall color or cabinetry. In this home, the client selected a gray tone even though my color choice was slightly closer to the travertine color on the floors. The rugs in the kitchen with both colors pulled the palette together. A new lighting fixture replaced the ceiling fan. An updated lighter look!
These are clients I have worked with for many years. They need an update from time to time! It is so gratifying to work with returning clients as the results get better and better. The living area in this remodel has a new rug, two chairs, a small round table and ottoman. Look at the difference! Stay tuned for new additions.
Just prior to the 2008 recession, I was working on a spec home that local architect had designed in Verrado. I had introduced him to the contractor and the contractor had two other investors. During one of our meetings, we also met with a potential residential client. The “architects” were actually architectural designers. (Architectural designers can do a lot of architectural type work without the education and requirements for an architect.) I started working on the project and obtained samples for the exterior materials. The contractor and I also knew the structural engineers. The project had stalled. The contractor and I worked on the samples and re-draw of the plans, the home passed review!
I have had three outstanding CADD assistants over the years and I had an especially good one at the time. The interior of the home was all drywall without detail. The client wanted Rural Mediterranean style. After some discussions, we felt we could draw the interior for the client to review. He approved it
The client approved the drawings and because most of the workers had no other work due to the recession everyone just kept working! The client did not want photos taken at the end of the job. After all these years I can finally look back at the work as he is selling the house! Check 21530 W. Granite Ridge Rd. Buckeye, AZ for the best of Sherry Hauser Designs!
As we have all experienced a year with increased focus on cleanliness, here are some options for your bathroom.
Changing to a bidet may be as easy as adding a Toto Washlet C5 bidet seat to your current toilet! Touchless faucets and self-closing toilet lids make for less contact on germy surfaces. Faucets may be voice activated, have temperature memory and a 20 second washing mode. Look at these Grohe Ladylux L2 Smartcontrol Faucets!
On a current project in an apartment complex, the client just wasn’t happy with the existing dark brown accent tiles in the master bathroom. Of course, whenever there is contrast your eye goes to the dark color. So you don’t use contrast unless it is the intended focal point! Up 5 floors, down a long hallway and over new white carpet is not the most ideal tear-out. And let’s not forget that grout is made of sand and water! I called one of the detail painters I have used for thirty+ years as we have done many custom backsplashes. Would the same paints work to just paint the existing dark tile to a lighter color? Yes! With all of her past experience painting columns to look like stone, blending the new paint with the existing stone would look seamless. Voila! We saved the client time, money and achieved the end result we all wanted!
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