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1970s Kitchen Remodel: From Dark and Drab to Bright and Beautiful - Nest Interior Design

1970s Kitchen Remodel: From Dark and Drab to Bright and Beautiful

1970s kitchens weren't always ideal.  Typically short on counter space, short on storage, and heavy on soffits and lowered ceilings.  And, always short on lighting.  This kitchen was no exception.  This busy family of five needed more of everything - storage, surface, light and gathering space
Subtle Green and Mint Laundry Room Concept - Nest Interior Design

Subtle Green and Mint Laundry Room Concept

Laundry room, mudroom, boot locker and storage for cleaning supplies - this space has to do it all!  As the primary entrance to this house, it is absolutely the definition of "hard-working" and "high-traffic".  Since it is such a main artery into the house and is directly adjacent to the kitchen, we also wanted it to look fantastic....
Family Room for Gaming, Lounging, Cocktails and Movies - Nest Interior Design

Family Room for Gaming, Lounging, Cocktails and Movies

This busy family of five have been waiting for years to finally finish their lower level into a space that serves their whole gang.  With different ages and interests, this space needed to capture a lot of different activity zones.  
Snow-Capped Cottage Color Palette - Nest Interior Design

Snow-Capped Cottage Color Palette

Working today on a full color palette for a cottage exterior.  Fresh blue, light gray, dark gray are gorgeous against a lush, wooded background.....
Making the Most of a Long, Narrow Family Room - Nest Interior Design

Making the Most of a Long, Narrow Family Room

Sometimes challenging spaces force us to push and pull and stretch our creativity, as designers. When a family room needs to seat a crowd and be multi-purpose, we had to sharpen our (drafting) pencils a bit and think about the space differently. A standard sofa and pair of chairs just wasn't going to cut it...
Open Concept First Floor Furniture Plan... Making the Most of All of Your Spaces - Nest Interior Design

Open Concept First Floor Furniture Plan... Making the Most of All of Your Spaces

A young family's first floor furniture layout just wasn't working for them.  A sofa, a chair, a couple of tables scattered around does not make a comfortable or cohesive space.  So, we started thinking about what the space could be, to accommodate the four of them easily, but could also swell to allow for a crowd.  
Fresh, Mountain Lake Paint Palette - How to Bring these Luscious Colors Into Your Home - Nest Interior Design

Fresh, Mountain Lake Paint Palette - How to Bring these Luscious Colors Into Your Home

Do you love the clear, gorgeous colors of an amazing mountain landscape?  We do, too!  The teal-y blues, the lush greens, the crisp white and the smoky cedar tones lend a colorful and natural vibe in any space.  Let's dive into our favorites!
Perfect Plans for a Long Living Room..... - Nest Interior Design

Perfect Plans for a Long Living Room.....

Do you have a  long family room that has you stumped?  How do you lay out your furniture in a room that is significantly longer than it is wide, without leaving you feeling like you are shouting at people across the room??   Well, let's dive right in and find some wonderful options for this generously-scaled family room....
Creating Flow (and Options) for a Fabulous, First Floor Furniture Plan - Nest Interior Design

Creating Flow (and Options) for a Fabulous, First Floor Furniture Plan

Always our first step in the design process, the perfect floor plan is the MOST important tool in the Nest design toolbox.
This client was getting a brand new house across the country, and wanted our thoughts and feedback of how she could make the most of every square inch of her new space.  
Open Concept Living: How to Arrange Your Furniture in One Big Space - Nest Interior Design

Open Concept Living: How to Arrange Your Furniture in One Big Space

Open concept living - it is such a great idea!  Often kitchens are separated from main living spaces.  So much of our days are spent in the kitchen - cooking, doing dishes, making lunches for the next day - the list is endless.  Instead of being isolated from the rest of the house doing these multitude of tasks open concept living keeps everyone together
Long, Narrow Family Room? Here Is How to Make the Most of Your Space! - Nest Interior Design

Long, Narrow Family Room? Here Is How to Make the Most of Your Space!

Long and narrow family room .... do you have one?  Furniture layouts can be so challenging in this type of family room, right?  No matter what you do, you feel like you are leaving space unused, and no matter what you do the furniture layout still doesn't feel quite right... 
Corner Fireplace in your Family Room? Struggling with How to Arrange Your Furniture?

Corner Fireplace in your Family Room? Struggling with How to Arrange Your Furniture?

The corner fireplace.....is it friend or foe?  The corner fireplace seems like such a cool idea, right?  A corner fireplace can feel like a fresh take on a traditional family room layout.  But, sometimes, when you are trying to arrange enough furniture in your family room with a corner fireplace, it can definitely feel like you are fighting against that lovely, architectural feature....