Combining Households–How to Make It Work
Susan Bach and Doug Egan combined their households some years ago. When they asked Emery & Associates for help redoing the entire house, it was apparent that what they needed help with the most was integrating Susan’s family pieces and whimsical country style with Doug’s more formal, traditional French style. We began in the TV […]
Always Sunny in Portland, Oregon
Yes, I’m kidding. But even on dark and rainy days the mood in this room is sunny and warm, like a day in Provence. When we first started talking about what kind of changes they wanted in their home, Sue and Bob Van Brocklin let me know their color and style preferences, and we […]
Let’s Talk About PROPORTION and SCALE
While some people have an innate sense of scale and proportion when it comes to furnishing a room, most of us could use a little help, which is the reason most professional interior designers and architects carry tape measures with them at all times. At Emery & Associates we usually start with scaled floor […]
High Summer Dining–Bon Appetit!
My clients are having some friends over for dinner tomorrow evening, and I told them I’d bring the flowers for the table since the room is now completed and I wanted to photograph it. The hostess is using her mother’s Spode china (“Buttercup”), and her own coral red place mats and napkins. This space […]
Pulling it All Together
Often one of the first things homeowners say to me is that their rooms don’t feel “pulled together.” This post explains how to accomplish that feeling of cohesiveness, and demonstrates how you can do it without pitching everything out and starting over. In each of the rooms below, the homeowner wanted to keep some of […]
Master Bedroom Makeover: Light and Luscious!
The young couple who hired Emery & Associates in 2009 to do the main floor of their 1903 foursquare home in Ladd’s Addition called me back this year to do their master bedroom. “It’s really dark. What can you do to help us?” I gave them the obvious answer: add lighting! They really didn’t […]