HGTV Fresh Faces of Design

I am so excited to tell you all that I've been nominated in the Most Dramatic Transformation category for HGTV's Fresh Faces of Design contest! I am thrilled to be nominated. 

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The room that's up for vote is the main living space in the Mid-Century Modern home I designed for P&G Homes. We did a lot to change this space while maintaining the original character and intent. 

The original space had an HVAC chase running through the middle of the room. It had some cabinets along the brick wall, two separate doors to the entry, the portion of the space near the back windows and doors was a step lower than the rest of the house. That was a real hazard! Someone actually fell there while the house was originally up for sale. We added the ceiling fans. The door to the backdoor was moved to the middle of the windows and enlarged. One major change that's not very noticeable is how we changed the windows on the back wall to symmetrically line up with each other.

I'd LOVE and be forever grateful for you to vote for me. You can vote on each image everyday till December 11th. Here's the link: http://www.hgtv.com/content/hgtv-photos/en/photo.html/spacious-modern-living-space-with-vaulted-ceiling-and-brick-wall

Click the arrows on the right to move through the images. A blue vote button will be at the top of each image, unless you're on your phone then it will be below each image.

Thanks y'all! 

If you'd like help creating a home you absolutely love contact me to learn more about Jamie House Design interior design services.

A Day in the Life- JHD

I'm excited to start this ongoing series about what goes on in my daily life as well as start adding in other designers and creatives into the mix. I think it's fun to see how the design goes down. It's not usually as pretty or glamorous as the finished images we're used to seeing. 

On January 14th I took pictures of what I was doing throughout the day. It happens that I spent that day completely out of the office, which is far more interesting for you than my office days. But I'll share some of that too sometime. 

Let me know what you think of this series! 

I started off the day meeting at a jobsite to discuss the paint of a little bungalow I'm working on with P&G Homes. We were working out the accent details, notice the porch columns. 

I started off the day meeting at a jobsite to discuss the paint of a little bungalow I'm working on with P&G Homes. We were working out the accent details, notice the porch columns. 

Inside the house we confirmed the moldings and checked on how the cabinets are coming along.

Inside the house we confirmed the moldings and checked on how the cabinets are coming along.

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Next up I headed over to Adkins Architectural Antiques to look at antique door options. This place is the greatest, if you're in Houston you must go here.

Next up I headed over to Adkins Architectural Antiques to look at antique door options. This place is the greatest, if you're in Houston you must go here.

I got distracted by this sink, turns out the back is too high for my client's space. Isn't it fabby though? I'm still brainstorming who needs this sink in their utility room.

I got distracted by this sink, turns out the back is too high for my client's space. Isn't it fabby though? I'm still brainstorming who needs this sink in their utility room.

I found this door, the size is perfect. The faux painted wood showing underneath the weird mauve is great. I love the aqua peaking out from all of that. But mauve. I called my client to meet me over here to check it out. No go on the mauve as I susp…

I found this door, the size is perfect. The faux painted wood showing underneath the weird mauve is great. I love the aqua peaking out from all of that. But mauve. I called my client to meet me over here to check it out. No go on the mauve as I suspected. FYI this door is over 100 years old and a steal at $55!

This is the door! It was always our fav. Subtly & not shown in this pic, chartreuse if peaking out under the grayish finish. This door is a bit small so we'll build a frame around it and have that finished. To make this safe for a home we'll hav…

This is the door! It was always our fav. Subtly & not shown in this pic, chartreuse if peaking out under the grayish finish. This door is a bit small so we'll build a frame around it and have that finished. To make this safe for a home we'll have it wire brushed to remove the flakes then sealed. We'll hang it as a slider in the family room.

We'll frame our door like these have been framed.

We'll frame our door like these have been framed.

Checking out the slider door in the Adkins warehouse.It's a bit industrial for our look but a great option at a low price point. They got the hardware from Triple-S Steel Supply in Houston.

Checking out the slider door in the Adkins warehouse.It's a bit industrial for our look but a great option at a low price point. They got the hardware from Triple-S Steel Supply in Houston.

We ran by Circa to see the great Jackie and select sconces for the fireplace and look at options for the exterior sconces.

We ran by Circa to see the great Jackie and select sconces for the fireplace and look at options for the exterior sconces.

Distracted by the amazing lamps. I have a thing for lamps. We selected the fireplace sconces, I'm not going to show you till they're installed! Also have some options for the exterior. 

Distracted by the amazing lamps. I have a thing for lamps. We selected the fireplace sconces, I'm not going to show you till they're installed! Also have some options for the exterior. 

Next I run over to the weekly P&G Homes meeting about all of the projects going on. Today's meeting is at a great Heights remodel that P&G is doing for a friend of mine, & theirs. We go through projects, what stage they're at, what's com…

Next I run over to the weekly P&G Homes meeting about all of the projects going on. Today's meeting is at a great Heights remodel that P&G is doing for a friend of mine, & theirs. We go through projects, what stage they're at, what's coming up next.

I poked around to check out the house. Here's the upstairs utility room! So. Cute. 

I poked around to check out the house. Here's the upstairs utility room! So. Cute. 

Now I'm driving by some projects to check on progress, just drive bys though. This little one is already looking much better than this picture. 

Now I'm driving by some projects to check on progress, just drive bys though. This little one is already looking much better than this picture. 

Back by the house I was at this morning to see about the gables. It's not my fav. The neighbors and painters don't love it, not that I usually listen to someone that doesn't know the overall vision. Still, the pale blue seems too sweet. I run back t…

Back by the house I was at this morning to see about the gables. It's not my fav. The neighbors and painters don't love it, not that I usually listen to someone that doesn't know the overall vision. Still, the pale blue seems too sweet. I run back to the office to propose an edit to the paint plan. No more pics though, I'll have to be more diligent about taking pics in my studio.

There's my day for the most part! 

I'm excited about this series, it's actually fun for me, so I hope it's fun for you. Plus I can't wait to see what other designers are doing. Our days vary so drastically from one day to the next. 

Have a great weekend!

 

If you'd like help creating a home you absolutely love contact me to learn more about Jamie House Design interior design services.

This Before and After is Bananas.

I do the selections and design decisions for a couple builders around town. This house is by P&G Homes. I love working with them because they rehab existing houses instead of tearing down and building townhomes.  

This home is in the Meyerland area of Houston. It's near town, especially near the Houston Medical Center. It's a cute neighborhood known for the mid century homes. This home is a latter mid-century home. It is unassuming from the front, but the floorplan is spectacular. It's no surprise that this home has been snatched up before even going on the market.

Basically the house was gutted and rebuilt. The selections are neutral grays and lean towards transitional. The goal with builder homes is to appeal to a large audience. We can't appeal to everyone without appealing to no one though so I always have a person in mind when designing the homes. This home is for a young family, a bit with it and hip. They read magazines and stay current. They want the ease of having a home fixed up for them and the ability to add their personality to it later. 

So here we go...before and afters. Some images were pulled from P&G's facebook page. 

The master bath before.

The master bath before.

The master bath in progress.

The master bath complete.

The master shower complete.

The complete comparison.

The main living area before.

The dining/ wine room after.

Nearly complete.

I'll share more when I get better pictures. These were all taken with phones. I always forget in the midst of working to snap shots, plus there are usually people all over and they frown on being in pictures. ;)  

The hardest part for me in working with builders is leaving the space like this and not finishing it out. When I design I have a full vision complete to furniture and fabrics so not seeing it completed leaves a bit of a hole.  

 

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