Wow. It was a HUGE yr of room reveals, and looking out again at it, I’m so impressed with my workforce for executing so many (and I’m realizing I’m already WAY behind for 2026). There are “renovation years” and “reveal years,” and I a lot desire the reveal years (and so do you – or so visitors tells me). Whereas a few of us love moving into the granular building stuff, it’s simply not as visually pleasing as these styled-out rooms. So let’s recap it in chronological order.
The river home laundry room. Timed precisely for January when folks have to stare at clear areas and fantasize that their life, too, could be neat and tidy (it me!). Eventide continues to be one among my favourite paint colours – so soothing and contemporary however with loads of depth.
The river home closet. Closets are the one rooms that take ALLLLLL day to shoot. Like we will shoot a front room, eating room, and household room in the identical time it takes to shoot one closet. Discovering the angle, lighting the whole lot since there’s usually no pure gentle, and ensuring nothing is mirrored in mirrors.
After which the styling. OH BOY. I do know that I’m a perfectionist in terms of styling (not some other a part of my life, BTW, which is bizarre), so these pictures doubtless took 2-3 hours every to get good. This was for a associate, California Closets, so it’s actually my job to care to the extremes, so I do 🙂 And no, nobody actually lives like that. Technically, I didn’t design this closet, although. Emily and the California Closet Oregon workforce labored immediately with Ken and Katie to design it. I simply styled the hell out of it.
Ah, my laundry closet, which is painfully cute and will get a lot use. This was my first DIY wallpaper job (pre-pasted FTW) and so satisfying. That is additionally the place I revealed my love for “dumb” home equipment (i.e., the Pace Queen that’s traditionally probably the most long-lasting washer, that cleans the perfect regardless of trying so old fashioned). She’s a stable equipment! I additionally love the little rope element on the cabinets.
Ugh. My finest good friend Robyn’s dwelling and eating room was so particular. It turned out so significantly better than I believed it could (not that I didn’t suppose it could be good, however I don’t know, it simply got here collectively on the finish to be extremely cozy, private, and cohesive).
Each time I am going over there, it’s completely clear and styled. They like it and have loads of home satisfaction and hold it nearly precisely how we left it (desk not set).
Such a fairly eating room. I’m so jealous of its coziness.
This visitor bed room within the river home was a sponsored room that I believe took us a matter of days to idea and execute, and I believe we actually nailed it. I really like designing bedrooms (regardless of not likely dialing in mine but!). And whereas tonal bedrooms aren’t for everybody, they’re for me – it’s simply very easy to execute, heat, and but feels designed. Select totally different hues and simply layer, layer, layer.
Lastly, my youngsters’ bathtub was accomplished with the addition of that wallpaper. I like it a lot. It feels authentic, private, unrepeatable, cohesive, and nonetheless me (and hopefully them?).
We additionally papered my water closet, which at first I used to be like “whoa, it’s rather a lot,” however shortly acquired used to and actually prefer it.
The river home visitor bathtub was a fast one, got here collectively final, and is correct off the pink bed room above.
This was a bonus room of a good friend of mine in LA who has an especially eclectic fashion. She did the identical Spoonflower sample on each floor (and I had a partnership with Spoonflower on the time, so I satisfied them to let me shoot it). Wild stuff and so enjoyable (this hit with the youthful crowd, however was controversial to loads of readers).
My brother’s kitchen patio needed to be shot in February to hit our early spring deadline, however we managed to get like 2 days of non-rain to do it. I really like these swings a lot.
My OTHER finest good friend’s front room is without doubt one of the most attractive rooms I’ve ever been in. I’m additionally jealous of this room and glad I get to stare at it in pictures (and in particular person once I go over).
The eating nook is so particular. I have to use “Lifeless Salmon” someplace in my life in some unspecified time in the future (the Farrow & Ball paint shade they selected).
We did a one-day styling state of affairs in their basement utilizing largely what that they had (I purchased just a few issues just like the sconces and the poufs), and it jogged my memory how a lot I really like simply coming in and fixing different folks’s issues.
Man, was it enjoyable to have buddies who have been keen to spend money on cool items and push it color-wise a bit. They’re each inventive execs and simply love design, making them just about the perfect “shopper”.
Ah, the outside kitchen! Man, is it epic. It has 4 hanging copper lights now that didn’t make it in time for the shoot, and the landscaping has grown in a lot. We’re extraordinarily happy and grateful for this and have been loved by, like, a whole lot of neighbors.
The landscaping undertaking with Dennis’ 7 Dees got here and went in a blur (in the perfect of how). They did such an unimaginable job, and it even seems fairly within the winter (much less fairly because of the rain, mud, grey clouds all day these days, however nonetheless a number of inexperienced to maintain it a minimum of colourful).
My brother’s powder bathtub was just a bit mini-reveal, however she’s fairly dang cute.
The studio/prop storage is totally life-changing for the Portland EHD workforce. It nonetheless gathers stuff, it’s nonetheless a spot to pile props or returns after shoots, nevertheless it’s dry, no spiders (haha, I’m positive there are), heat, with correct lighting, so organizing issues on a chilly, moist day continues to be so nice. Due to my brother and Nick for executing this so completely!
And shout out to the prettiest storage doorways ever. I do know this appears odd, however we (and all our neighbors and buddies) see these garages way more typically than the entrance porch (beneath), primarily based on how folks enter the property, so having these look fairly really made our curb attraction so significantly better.
The entrance porch is so fairly although, and I used to be so excited to lastly get these large wides of the home. Should you haven’t seen the earlier than and after of the home and need the total tour, go take a look at this publish.
And I believe topping the “unrelatable residence undertaking” charts, we did the truth is end the pickleball courtroom in time for summer season, and we actually like it. What as soon as was a damaged tennis courtroom is now a fairly dang helpful sports activities courtroom. Let’s simply say I’ll get mad at myself if we don’t have a minimum of one big celebration each month from April – September to benefit from the property. So come on over…
Mal actually nailed her first reveal in her residence, however spoiler! She is shifting, and he or she’s going to doc her new place as nicely (some for the weblog, some for her channels). It turned out SO GREAT, and my 27-year-old self, who had nothing however mismatched thrifted furnishings, was so jealous of her tremendous dialed-in residence. Significantly proficient.
I imply, probably the most epic speakeasy… This went viral on her channel and for good motive.
Again to the river home, we began doing the larger reveals of the primary ground. We really shot the lounge, kitchen, eating room, workplace, and so on, first, however we needed to maintain these reveals for the massive home characteristic. So this household room was revealed first (and boy, do I like it). The coziest Bennet sectional FTW.
Mal then revealed her eating room in her Los Feliz residence, which was so cute.
The lobby off the entry of the river home is one among my favourite vignettes. The distinction of the clear, spherical couch towards the busier striped heat wooden simply felt good.
The kitchen is such a dream to be in, cook dinner in, and hand around in. We did an early Thanksgiving right here with my household, and it flows so nicely.
Kinda loopy that somebody really will get to stay right here… 🙂
Then, in October, we headed out to The Carly to shoot spherical one among vacation content material. Gretch produced it and did such an excellent job and styling that the area was such a dream. You’ll be able to lease it for luxurious group getaways (or small elopement weddings).
OK, so right here is the place we performed couch roulette, and but we nonetheless don’t know the place we’re going to land! The Alice sofas in right here appeared nice, however the shade palette simply didn’t really feel prefer it was balanced. You all had opinions which I actually, actually love.
Then Jess received for “longest, finest, and most private makeover takeover“. We have been all so smitten with how a lot love and thought she put into her residence. Such an inspiration.
Beautiful. Quiet. Private. Fascinating. I LOVE what she did in her residence.
Again on the river home once more, I acquired to lastly reveal doubtless my favourite room – the sport room (which could be extra like a library). Def much less “pop a shot” than “rummikub” nevertheless it’s simply the perfect room to be in.
Gretch did a improbable last-minute room change for a associate that turned out so cute in time for the vacations. That’s a sofabed!
Then the final river home reveal (for some time!), which I believe turned out higher than I imagined. Why am I so good at designing different folks’s dwelling rooms however struggling a lot with my very own???!!!! This one is so comfy, cozy, heat, and but large. The Child Barb is Child Barbing arduous over there.
Kaitlin then tackled her loos in her Nineteen Seventies home that appeared so good, so her and so applicable. She doesn’t know which one she loves extra – their toilet (above) or her women (beneath).
It’s arduous to not vote for the women due to that tile, however I liked how she mixed her colours in ways in which I hadn’t earlier than. Bravo, Kaitlin!
Okay then, I performed furnishings rearrangement (with my couch line, to shoot for advertising and marketing functions) and seems Brian and I each LOVED IT. Now that opinion was not common, which I really like. A lot of you really liked the beneath model higher…
And I really like this sectional and the way the room is so easy and streamlined on this model, however with the Oregon mud/rain, I simply don’t suppose we will have a sectional on the primary ground (except we eliminate our canine). JUST JOKING.
You guys, it was a HUGE yr, and maybe my This autumn mind is finished. I really need to do extra of a private and enterprise spotlight publish with some self-indulgent reflections :). Thanks for studying, as all the time. We respect the heck out of day-after-day you come, learn, remark, or have interaction. Thanks, thanks. xx
