Fred Albert Design Wallcovering: If you want a cleaner look in your contemporary interior, I would suggest using just a few statement pieces, and just make sure the scale is sufficient for the setting. A single sculpture, or a single handcrafted piece of glass or pottery on a table. It's nice to add the mark of the hand in a contemporary home, to help warm the space and add texture.

patscats2 What happened to having one beautiful object on the coffee table and not junking it up with 5 or 6 things to where it looks like a garage sale is about to start? I'm definitely a minimalist when it comes to decorating. When rooms are decorated with too much stuff I lose interest immediately because it's too much work just looking at all the stuff. Less is more for those you who can't stand to see a spot empty on your flat surfaces. LOL

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. These are inside mounts and we did not use a border...similar to these as well.

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. One of our wholesale vendors in California.

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. Did you have a question?

84gravel is it a custom piece or would you share the manufacturer and model please?

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. It is through one of our wholesale accounts and not a retailer.

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. We used a Godfrey Hirst wool carpet, that since been discontinued.

cherryann77 where can I buy that bed, love it.

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. We took the inspiration from the client and had this custom made for them.

Savena Doychinov, CKD/Design Studio International Sara, it's great to see that you're a fan of using large, sculptural (typically tropical) plants inside the house.
This has always been one of my favorite ways to beautify our spaces. In fact, I really believe that when remodeling or building new homes, clients/architects,designers/builders need to plan to include areas where this type of plants will thrive throughout the home. Higher ceilings and taller, larger windows, carefully positioned will allow us to bring these plants' incomparable beauty inside our bedrooms, breakfast and dining rooms, living/great rooms, etc. This would be heaven on Earth! And they're are not only gorgeous, but they also help make our indoor air much healthier. My own favorite is Ficus Lirata.
I have one on the living room and one in the master bedroom. It makes me so happy to see it every morning! I love having such a large piece of nature inside to enjoy.

Sara Rivka Dahan Thanks Savena, I have an article on Ficus Lirata coming up and am dreaming of owning one myself, just have to bring it from a nursery a few hours from my home, so haven't quite gotten there!

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. You'll need to check with your local plumbing supplier.

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. Yes, exactly; on the accessories.

Amy Miller what's the color on the wall?

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. Gray Owl OC-52 by Benjamin Moore

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. I would suggest you take a trip to a regional slab source and see this in person...this will give you a better sense of the comparisons.

Lorna Doone Wow! Awesome Kitchen design. Love the double bench servers.

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. Made of heavy metal with a unique criss cross style. This console was built to last. Industrial metal for that real vintage look. (59w x 15d x 31.5h)

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. This was from Gumps in San Francisco

aslan12 What a great narrow kitchen island all dressed up in Carerra Marble....I think. You guys put Pottery Barn to shame!!

naturalmom5 I think you and your client have it right, and that magazine's artistic director doesn't "get it". Thanks for your response!

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. This was from the client's collection, we don't have a record on the vintage glass table.

plannerinteriors Nice job on the bedding!

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. That is a natural grasscloth wallpaper.

nancyrosaler Thank you. It is stunning!

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. Thanks, we really appreciate your kind words and so glad you liked the project.

micaela OOPS! I just saw its tag - thanks anyway.

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. I've never specified cutting a paint color...I don't know how they'd control the match from one order to the next...must be a builder thing. Just keep in mind, photos will never represent the color of what is actually on the wall. Good luck.

amber514 Thanks so much!

mcmoga Thank you. Heavy lining or did you use an inner lining? Is it a traversing rod--what is the manufacturer? I have a 240" width I'm trying to find a traverse rod for... This isn't quite that long but the supports seem invisible.

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. We did use an inner lining as well and it is not on a traversing rod. We work with a local metal worker that made the appropriate length/diameter rod for us and matching finials. This is a sturdy piece of metal.

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. Sometimes it's difficult to understand the room and scale based on a single photo.

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. This is a stained in place concrete patio

dixonjj Thanks, do you know the color?

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. I'm sorry, I don't think this was a off-the-shelf color mix.

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. We used polished nickel.

marshaglicksman And who are the fixtures by- Waterworks? Style? TY

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. We had this made by a local metal shop.

studio10001 I'm going to suggest you work with a designer. While some of the ideas here are good, others are less so,and a 'blind' person should not be led by committee. Try the local pros section above; you will save money, time and sanity in doing so. Best of luck.

ASVInteriors In addition to studio's advice, I would add that you need someone who will work with both you and your husband - as it seems you have differing views. An adept designer will be able to negotiate a very workable middle ground and this seems to be what you need right now. Best of luck.

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. benjamin moore lambskin 1051

Linda Donohue Fine Art I love the use of the mirrors

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. Thanks.

hnolker best thing I ever installed! of all the materials we have used over the years from vinyl through tile to oak floors, this is holding up well. our kitchen is on a slab. we didn't want to use engineered wood or vinyl again. having 2 large bernese mountain dogs, we already knew hard wood doesn't hold up. the cork is self healing and very comfortable under foot providing a slight cushion effect. ceramic tiles are hard on your joints and you tend to be stuck with them for a very long time. We also have radiant floor heat (hydronic) and the cork is fine. Dogs spinning wheels left a few indentations that have disappeared.

D B I recently finished installing and "finishing" about 1000 sf of cork glue down. I love it! We are pretty careful with it because it's not indestructible though. I have put felt under all chair legs and our sofa. It makes sliding furniture around super simple and it doesnt leave any marks. We have my mom's old dining table which is really heavy...probably 250 lbs. It's on rubber caster wheels and I left it sit on the floor for a couple days without thinking about the dimples. I was bummed when I moved it that it did indeed leave very noticeable dimples, but after a couple weeks the cork "healed" itself and the dimples are gone. As far as what to seal it with...check out WS2K 2 part water based poly from Loba. It's a German product. It goes on very nicely. I went over the floor between coats with a floor polisher with a sanding screen 180 grit. Be careful not to go too hard because you can blow thru the coloration on the cork. If you do though, I found that Berol art markers work perfectly to touch it up before you recoat. I'm pretty picky and I have learned thru trial and error what works.

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. Thanks so much. I don't have the final cabinet shop drawings but I believe the closest number to give you for that second island is 6'w x 3'd

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. They came from a local store.

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. The home was built in 1940s and orig oak floors, unknown stain.

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. We had to do some digging to find this old floor plan from the Spring of 2009 but hope this helps answer your questions.

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. This would qualify as cozy. I'm attaching the space plan we used for the space with the dimensions

islandlyfe wow that is cozy! thank you!

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. The casement windows are original to the 1920 home. Attaching floor plans with some dimensions for you to see the layout.

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. This is a custom mirror we had made and the dims are 24w x 30h

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. Check out the small green tags on the photo that give great details such as paint and light fixtures.

Granite Grannies That look like a honed Absolute Black Granite.

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. Cambrian Black granite with antique finish

lechu wht the paint color ?

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. Sage Mountain 1488 Benjamin Moore

jennyjoy It helped me! Thanks for taking the time to answer questions...often mulitple times.

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. Thanks jennyjoy! We hope the houzz community is appreciative of our answers...so glad it helped you out.

Go Nautical Collections The table looks so pretty!

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. These are from 3 Day Blinds

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. Thank you, these are from 3 Day Blinds, but I don't have any records for the color or material.

Go Nautical Collections Looks so inviting!

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. We specified a pearl finish for this room.

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. We don't have records of the trim package for this home.

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. We do not have the information on the oak floors and stain used.

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. Bryant Gold HC-7 Paint
Benjamin Moore

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. Yes, this was a custom inside mount flat roman shade with room darkening liner.

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. We designed the island to be 60"L x 28"W x 36"H

pswan13 What color and brand did you use for cabniets

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. We designed the island to be 60"L x 28"W x 36"H

shellyannslaght Please share with us the paint color of the cupboards and where we can purchase it.

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. We used Benjamin Moore Van Alen Green HC-120 on the cabinets.

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. The wall is Ledgestone Collection - Beachwalk Quartz

Kira Woodall I'm sorry I wanted to know about the countertops, not the backsplash. Do you happen to know the name of the granite color?

Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. Yes, the countertop is a Jerusalem Gold LImestone.