The design direction began with the kitchen, where bleached oak cabinetry, Calacatta marble, marble countertops, and professional-grade appliances created the foundation for the home’s overall palette. This refined material selection was carried through the living room, dining room, breakfast areas, and shared spaces to create a cohesive flow that feels modern, warm, elegant, and comfortable. Each bedroom was individually tailored to the family member using it, with carefully selected color palettes, lighting, furnishings, and details that created a more personal atmosphere. DNB also sourced and procured furniture, accessories, artwork, wall coverings, lighting, window treatments, and styling pieces to complete the full home design from start to finish.

The design direction began with the kitchen, where bleached oak cabinetry, Calacatta marble, marble countertops, and professional-grade appliances created the foundation for the home’s overall palette. This refined material selection was carried through the living room, dining room, breakfast areas, and shared spaces to create a cohesive flow that feels modern, warm, elegant, and comfortable. Each bedroom was individually tailored to the family member using it, with carefully selected color palettes, lighting, furnishings, and details that created a more personal atmosphere. DNB also sourced and procured furniture, accessories, artwork, wall coverings, lighting, window treatments, and styling pieces to complete the full home design from start to finish.

This mid-century modern Rockford home was updated in stages, and the kitchen needed a complete remodel. The homeowners desired a kitchen that felt current without breaking from the character that defined the rest of the house. That meant we needed to choose materials that fit the home and highlighted the home’s character. Our team sourced pecky cypress and natural slate tile from non-traditional suppliers to get the exact look the home called for. The wood cabinetry was paired with a granite island, providing a gathering space in the kitchen without overpowering it. Because both materials required careful handling during installation, the crew worked more slowly and deliberately through this phase than a standard remodel. The result connected the kitchen directly to the living area, so the two spaces feel like one continuous room built in the same style as the rest of the home.

The design direction began with the kitchen, where bleached oak cabinetry, Calacatta marble, marble countertops, and professional-grade appliances created the foundation for the home’s overall palette. This refined material selection was carried through the living room, dining room, breakfast areas, and shared spaces to create a cohesive flow that feels modern, warm, elegant, and comfortable. Each bedroom was individually tailored to the family member using it, with carefully selected color palettes, lighting, furnishings, and details that created a more personal atmosphere. DNB also sourced and procured furniture, accessories, artwork, wall coverings, lighting, window treatments, and styling pieces to complete the full home design from start to finish.

The design direction began with the kitchen, where bleached oak cabinetry, Calacatta marble, marble countertops, and professional-grade appliances created the foundation for the home’s overall palette. This refined material selection was carried through the living room, dining room, breakfast areas, and shared spaces to create a cohesive flow that feels modern, warm, elegant, and comfortable. Each bedroom was individually tailored to the family member using it, with carefully selected color palettes, lighting, furnishings, and details that created a more personal atmosphere. DNB also sourced and procured furniture, accessories, artwork, wall coverings, lighting, window treatments, and styling pieces to complete the full home design from start to finish.

The design direction began with the kitchen, where bleached oak cabinetry, Calacatta marble, marble countertops, and professional-grade appliances created the foundation for the home’s overall palette. This refined material selection was carried through the living room, dining room, breakfast areas, and shared spaces to create a cohesive flow that feels modern, warm, elegant, and comfortable. Each bedroom was individually tailored to the family member using it, with carefully selected color palettes, lighting, furnishings, and details that created a more personal atmosphere. DNB also sourced and procured furniture, accessories, artwork, wall coverings, lighting, window treatments, and styling pieces to complete the full home design from start to finish.

Winner of the 2018 Tour of Homes Best Remodel, this whole house re-design of a 1963 Bennet & Johnson mid-century raised ranch home is a beautiful example of the magic we can weave through the application of more sustainable modern design principles to existing spaces. We worked closely with our client on extensive updates to create a modernized MCM gem. Extensive alterations include: - a completely redesigned floor plan to promote a more intuitive flow throughout - vaulted the ceilings over the great room to create an amazing entrance and feeling of inspired openness - redesigned entry and driveway to be more inviting and welcoming as well as to experientially set the mid-century modern stage - the removal of a visually disruptive load bearing central wall and chimney system that formerly partitioned the homes’ entry, dining, kitchen and living rooms from each other - added clerestory windows above the new kitchen to accentuate the new vaulted ceiling line and create a greater visual continuation of indoor to outdoor space - drastically increased the access to natural light by increasing window sizes and opening up the floor plan - placed natural wood elements throughout to provide a calming palette and cohesive Pacific Northwest feel - incorporated Universal Design principles to make the home Aging In Place ready with wide hallways and accessible spaces, including single-floor living if needed - moved and completely redesigned the stairway to work for the home’s occupants and be a part of the cohesive design aesthetic - mixed custom tile layouts with more traditional tiling to create fun and playful visual experiences - custom designed and sourced MCM specific elements such as the entry screen, cabinetry and lighting - development of the downstairs for potential future use by an assisted living caretaker - energy efficiency upgrades seamlessly woven in with much improved insulation, ductless mini splits and solar gain

Rustic and Elegance combine in this luxurious Master Bathroom retreat. 3D diamond shaped tiles seem to flow down the wall like water into this freestanding Soaking tub by Signature Hardware. Glass chicklet tiles line the 3D tiles and help to provide a transition to the oversized 13 x 40 inch wall tiles. White marble is used for trim around the shower and tub areas. Custom wood counters with shaved live edge dress up the His and Hers separate vanities. Although this room is not without light (sourced from a sky light in the ceiling), a chandelier was suspended from a hollowed cedar beam placed between two walls under the sky light to provide drama and keep the room from feeling sterile. photography by Malte Strauss Professional staging by idesigntosell.com

Before the gut remodel, these two adjacent spaces lacked the cool Midcentury style the homeowners craved The kitchen was our main focus, but dining room was also part of the design, because the rooms have such a strong relationship to each other. We consulted on furniture and lighting in that room, making sure the two light fixtures (one over the sink, the other over the dining table) didn't compete for attention. The harmony of the spaces was achieved by keeping to a neutral color palette and an emphasis on textural accents: the stone back splash, the woven rug, the voluminous light fixture, the table runner and so on. Kitchen and dining room staging by Allison Scheff of Distinctive Kitchens. Photos by Wynne H Earle

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Rustic and Elegance combine in this luxurious Master Bathroom retreat. 3D diamond shaped tiles seem to flow down the wall like water into this freestanding Soaking tub by Signature Hardware. Glass chicklet tiles line the 3D tiles and help to provide a transition to the oversized 13 x 40 inch wall tiles. White marble is used for trim around the shower and tub areas. Custom wood counters with shaved live edge dress up the His and Hers separate vanities. Although this room is not without light (sourced from a sky light in the ceiling), a chandelier was suspended from a hollowed cedar beam placed between two walls under the sky light to provide drama and keep the room from feeling sterile. photography by Malte Strauss Professional staging by idesigntosell.com

Adding some decorative accents and florals will help create a welcoming designed atmosphere that any guest would enjoy.
Living room - mid-sized formal and open concept light wood floor living room idea in New York with beige walls, a wood stove, a wood fireplace surround and a wall-mounted tv

Million Dollar Listing’s celebrity broker Ryan Serhant reached out to Decor Aid to stage a luxurious Brooklyn condo development. The only caveat was that our interior designers had 48 hours to come up with the design, concept, and source all the furniture. Always up for a challenge, we partnered with Mitchell Gold & Bob Williams to create this contemporary gem. Staying true to their contemporary vision, our interior decorators sourced all pieces through MGBW. Starting in the living room, we placed the Gunner Sofa, a piece that offers clean-lined living. The thin arms and slanted profile emphasize the modern elegance of the home. Through the use of various contemporary patterns and textures we were able to avoid the one-dimensional ambiance, and instead, the apartment’s living room feels detailed and thought out, without making anyone who enters overcrowded with home decor. The Melrose cocktail table was sourced for its sleek, stainless steel and glass design that contrasts with more substantial pieces in the space, while also complementing the contemporary style. The glass design gives the illusion that this table takes up less space, giving the living room design a light and airy feel all around. The living space transformed into something out of a decor catalog with just the right amount of personality, creating a room that follows through with our starting design, yet functional for everyday use. After the living room area, we set our eyes on designing the master bedroom. Our interior decorators were immediately drawn to the Celina Floating Rail Bed, it’s opulent nailhead trim, and dramatic design brings fresh sophistication to the bedroom design, while also standing out as a timeless piece that can complement various trends or styles that might be added later on to the bedroom decoration. We sourced the Roland Table Lamp to add texture, with its elaborate ribbed design, that compliments the air of masculinity the Carmen Leather Ottoman add while contrasting with the light, sleeker pieces. This difference in weight left us with a bedroom decoration that lives up to the trending modern standards, yet a space that is timeless and stylish no matter the decor trends. Once we finished and the project was completed, our senior designers took a step back and took in all of their hard labor. Decor Aid was able to make this newly built blank space and design it into a modern wonder small brooklyn apartment. The MGBW furnishings were all hand-picked to keep an even balance of complementing and contrasting contemporary pieces, which was one of our more critical apartment decorating ideas. The apartment home decor brings to life this modern concept in a way that isn’t overbearing and shows off their style making the space in every sense an accurate reflection of a chic contemporary style.

Winner of the 2018 Tour of Homes Best Remodel, this whole house re-design of a 1963 Bennet & Johnson mid-century raised ranch home is a beautiful example of the magic we can weave through the application of more sustainable modern design principles to existing spaces. We worked closely with our client on extensive updates to create a modernized MCM gem. Extensive alterations include: - a completely redesigned floor plan to promote a more intuitive flow throughout - vaulted the ceilings over the great room to create an amazing entrance and feeling of inspired openness - redesigned entry and driveway to be more inviting and welcoming as well as to experientially set the mid-century modern stage - the removal of a visually disruptive load bearing central wall and chimney system that formerly partitioned the homes’ entry, dining, kitchen and living rooms from each other - added clerestory windows above the new kitchen to accentuate the new vaulted ceiling line and create a greater visual continuation of indoor to outdoor space - drastically increased the access to natural light by increasing window sizes and opening up the floor plan - placed natural wood elements throughout to provide a calming palette and cohesive Pacific Northwest feel - incorporated Universal Design principles to make the home Aging In Place ready with wide hallways and accessible spaces, including single-floor living if needed - moved and completely redesigned the stairway to work for the home’s occupants and be a part of the cohesive design aesthetic - mixed custom tile layouts with more traditional tiling to create fun and playful visual experiences - custom designed and sourced MCM specific elements such as the entry screen, cabinetry and lighting - development of the downstairs for potential future use by an assisted living caretaker - energy efficiency upgrades seamlessly woven in with much improved insulation, ductless mini splits and solar gain

This Lithos Elitra marble kitchen table is a stunning piece of furniture that exudes luxury and sophistication. Crafted with precision and attention to detail, it serves as both a functional surface for cooking and dining and a striking centerpiece in any kitchen or dining area. Made from high-quality marble sourced from quarries known for their exceptional craftsmanship, the Lithos Elitra table features a smooth, polished surface that showcases the natural beauty and unique veining patterns of the marble. The marble's elegant white and gray tones add a timeless appeal to the table, making it a versatile choice that complements a variety of interior design styles. The table's design is characterized by clean lines and a contemporary aesthetic, giving it a modern yet timeless look. Its sleek silhouette and minimalist design allow the marble to take center stage, creating a sense of sophistication and refinement in any space. Shop LITHOS at Marble Trend!

We worked remotely with the clients' Real Estate Agent and from pictures of the original listing in order to supply 2D & 3D floor plans for the main living & dining room. We then sourced all the furniture, pillows, accessories, art, lighting, and rug. The client's "must haves" were a solid quality, well-built, comfortable sectional in a seaglass fabric and nods to beach coastal living. We accomplished this with a fun rug and accent pillows. The next phase will be to paint the walls and change the paint color.

Example of an arts and crafts kitchen design in Nashville

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