Southern Studio Interior Design

Once again, a Southern Studio project is featured on the Home Tour Friday of The Good Stuff Guide website. For those of you not familiar with The Good Stuff Guide, it is a web resource for all things family! Every Friday, a fabulous home is featured on the Home Tour. It is an absolute honor to be in the company of so many outstanding designers, builders and architects.

Here’s one of the photos that is featured today. We completed this project a few years ago, but it continues to be a favorite. Many, many long hours were spent on this design…and it was worth every moment!  To see the entire feature, click here.

I thought it would be fun to visit some of the other homes that have been featured in the past on Home Tour Fridays!  I love this Basement Hangout in Colorado.

And this gorgeous Toronto living room. There’s something about the pale lavender walls that I find soothing.

Or this fabulous kitchen in Portland, Oregon. You know I love to design kitchens and this one is a favorite! I just love the glass cabinets stacked to the ceiling, the stunning pendant lights and the marble backsplash.

Thanks to Heidi Farmer with The Good Stuff Guide for her continued support of Southern Studio!  I’ll keep working hard to create more beautiful spaces, but every Friday….really?  I think I can, I think I can…..

The bathroom is the one space that we use every day that should serve as a sanctuary from the stresses of daily life. Last weekend, I got into a discussion regarding the highly-debated topic Bath vs. Shower. There doesn’t seem to be any middle ground on this topic…you’re either a bath person or a shower person. Either way, there are so many luxurious options available.

I love this calming bath with free-standing tub, substantial vessel sinks and gorgeous chandelier.

A great walk-in shower!

Another soaking tub just waiting to be used.

This over-sized shower has multiple shower heads and a rain can shower.

This spa-like bath would be the perfect spot to soak after a long, hard day

So, what is your choice….shower or bath?  For me, my favorite is a simple outdoor shower after a long, hot day on the beach!

Images from Southern Accents, Elle Decor, Southern Living, Traditional Home.

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.

- John Muir

The Inside Scoop introduces another feature for 2010: Beautiful Spaces and Places! I’m starting the series in one of my favorite spaces of the home…the kitchen. I love to design kitchens because they require great planning and skill to make them functional, but also allow for creative flexibility to reflect a personal style. It’s the combination of technical and creative challenges that I relish!

Now, a few beautiful kitchens to enjoy and savor that recently caught my attention in a few of my favorite publications (and I had to add some commentary too)!

I’m a fan of open shelving in a kitchen. It obviously has pros and cons, but I find that it makes storage accessible and visible. It’s especially convenient in a kitchen with multiple chefs.

As with most interior spaces, lighting plays a huge role. Layering light with multiple sources offers the greatest flexibility to create a variety of moods.

Another kitchen with open shelving for display. Notice the mixture of countertop materials…love the wood island top.

I am always a fan of maximizing space and stacking cabinets to the ceiling. It definitely adds to the cost, but the visual impact is worth it. Do you agree?

This kitchen has so much visual interest….the beautiful texture in the backsplash, the clean lines of the farm sink, the mixture of countertop surfaces, and the mixture of wood finishes. Beautiful details that make a difference.

This is a kitchen I designed which was featured last year on the cover of Impressions magazine, the national publication for Delta Faucet Co. I lost count of how many requests I received from across the country inquiring about these pendant lights. For the record, they are from Murray Feiss but unfortunately have been discontinued.

The kitchen is the heart of the home, so please take the time to design for function and aesthetics. You’ll be glad you did!

Images via Traditional Home, Southern Living, Coastal Living