Real Homes for Real People - Sleek & Modern City Living

In between decorating for Halloween,

I finished up a design job

& I wanted to share it with you.

{This is the first thing you see when the elevator doors open to a shared courtyard}

When I met John & Kerri, 

they had just purchased a beautiful 

penthouse in the city.

Both their new home & 

their old home {soon to be sold}

were fully furnished.

My mission: to decide what to keep, 

what to sell, & what to add 

to make their new modern home sing.

John & Kerri love clean, modern design.
Me too! 
The challenge is making a home 
with stainless steel & clean lines 
feel warm.


We started out with the pieces in the "before" shot.
{The sofa & leather bucket chairs were from the old house, the glass tables from the new.}
We had incredible luck finding accessories 
on Overstock - including this fun rug & the quatrefoil pillows.

We chose a color from the rug for the focal wall &
John painted it himself to save money.
It turned out great.
It gives the room more impact & 
{even though it's a cool color} warms things up a lot!


This is the only room where we added decorative 
window treatments - just simple stationary panels
with fabric-covered cornice boxes.

The bistro set in the "before" photo, above,  came with the house.
Even though it is their style, John & Kerri never used it.
I thought it looked a little awkward where it was placed.

We opted for this little seating area instead.
Again, the accent chairs & side table are from Overstock.
{I chose the wood table for some 
contrast & texture
to the glass & stainless steel finishes.}

"Staging" the bar area with placemats & napkins
softens the stainless steel countertop.
{This area is just off the living room, 
so we stuck with the blue hues.}


Would you like to see the awesome kitchen?

Here's the view while you're washing the dishes . . .

On to the family room . . .

Again, this shows what accessories can do to
make a house a home.
This funky rug {from Home Goods} coordinates well with 
the artwork my clients brought from their other home.

There's so much more,
but I'll just quickly show a few more 
amazing features of this home. . .


Sleek bedroom . . . 

And I'm crazy about this bathroom.
{Check out the glass subway tile!}
We just added the little orchid, towels & artwork.
The beautiful architecture does most of the talking.

And it's not every day that I see a 
cable construction stair railing
in a residential setting.
STUNNING!

Thank you, John & Kerri.
You {and your home} were a pleasure to work with!