Interior Enhancement Group

Home Improvement Professionals , Interior Designers & Decorators , Universal Design
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Interior Enhancement Group
39 Reviews

Living in Paradise (AZ)

Isn’t this grand? Our long-time clients from Glenview, IL, purchased a second home in Paradise Valley in the Grand Canyon State of Arizona. They commissioned us to create a turn-key interior design from furnishings to lighting and more. We are thrilled to share our latest photos showing the complete transformation we accomplished, from the existing heavy, Tuscan aesthetic to a soft traditional look that is bright and inviting. Working with a talented local builder, R. J. Gurley Construction, we also repainted walls, remodeled a bathroom, replaced and refinished flooring, refaced both fireplaces and much more. From Day 1, our clients were able to fly out and enjoy their home away from home.
Project Year: 2021
Project Cost: $750,001 - $1,000,000
Country: United States
Others who worked on this project: R.J. Gurley Construction
In some areas of the existing home, three different floorings came together, creating a busy, choppy look. We unified the home by retaining the old-style brick flooring for the above foyer and the hallways. We installed or refinished wood floors in the remaining spaces. The terra cotta colored...
Welcome to Our Home!
We love sourcing local furnishings, whether we are working close to home in the Chicago area or out of state. They bring a sense of place and authenticity to a home. In this case, our clients discovered local painters at an art fair and we commissioned them to create wall art throughout the home,...
Balancing a Lofty Space
After more than 20 years of design experience, my team and I are experts at reusing and repurposing furnishings. In this case, we opted to keep the large chest on the right from the previous owners and move it to the living room. We rejuvenated the fireplace with a new surround and left the windows...
Repurposing, Replacing and Rejvenating
How do you make a chair comfortable for people of all heights? Pillows! Whether you are tall or short, pillows will give you a comfortable place to sit. Not incidentally, they provide another design element, which allows us to introduce a new pattern or color. As in the foyer, we chose artwork from...
Thoughtful Pillows
In a room this large and tall, we have to perform a balancing act: make the space feel warm and inviting while retaining that luxurious feeling of spaciousness. We kept the wood floor and refinished it in a cozy brown tone to echo the ceiling. In between floor and ceiling, we continued the...
Warming Up a Great Room
We all know that Thomas Jefferson was one of our founding fathers. But did you know he is credited with inventing the swivel chair in 1776? He may have sat on it to draft the United States Declaration of Independence! These versatile pieces of furniture come in handy when we want to create a...
Versatile Swivel Chairs
In the dining room we opted to keep the prior owners’ ornate buffet, and we balanced it with a cleaner lined table, chairs and a light fixture that is shown in more detail below. We also removed a scalloped soffit, repainted the walls from a terra cotta color to a soft white and refinished the...
Dinner for 10
Who would envision a fixture like this in a traditional-esque setting? We did, and it looks right at home with the mix of ornate and clean-lined furnishings we selected! Working in an updated traditional style gives us the latitude to branch out and select something unexpected like this.
A Cleaner-Lined Traditional Style
The second floor “hang out” is the area where our clients and their guests can watch the big game on TV, play billiards and other games. To accommodate as many people as possible, we added a console table and counter chairs behind the sofa. The elevated stools provide an unobstructed view of the TV...
Optimizing Seating
From the upholstered head board to the custom bedding and upholstered chairs, this master bedroom looks as comfortable and relaxing as it feels. As throughout the house, the art work above the bed is from a local artisan.
A Soft Landing
We typically recommend king-sized beds for guest rooms, but these clients requested twin beds in one of their guest rooms because it would work better for their frequent visitors. While king beds are luxuriously roomy, twins offer more flexibility for visitors, including platonic friends or young...
Making Guests Feel Pampered
It’s easy to see why my clients love this property in Paradise Valley, AZ. For pool parties and day-to-day unwinding, we selected comfortable chaises lounges plus umbrellas for shade. The mountains are courtesy of Mother Nature.
Sunset Over Paradise
Rows of lounge chairs invite everyone to linger around the pool. Intimate lighting encourage midnight dips.
Poolside Lounging
Outdoor seating spaces are one of the best ways to encourage people to enjoy the weather and appreciate the landscaping outside their home. This fireplace area is one of many outdoor seating areas we created for our clients so they can enjoy a cup of coffee on cool Arizona mornings and a cocktail...
How to Enjoy Cool Desert Moments