A piece of art here and another there is wonderful, but other than an over scaled single piece of art, there is nothing more impactful than an art gallery wall.  Gather your smaller works and group them in a single space and you’ve added amazing texture and interest.    Don’t have the art?  You can buy online, but I find it far more fun and memorable to get out there and scour art fairs, small, local galleries, design shops and even flea markets.   My son, Sam, and I travel together quite a bit.  We always make it part of our trip to ..read more

Our team is always here to help and we love guiding our clients through their design experience - but we know there are times you want to stand on your own two feet. Here are some helpful tips to avoid the most common decorating mistakes: 1.     Hanging fixtures at the wrong height.  Generally speaking, hang smaller fixtures closer to the ceiling and larger fixtures further from the ceiling. Our Desert Residence remodel featuring Ironware chandeliers 2.     Over or under accessorizing.  Accessorizing makes your house a home, but planning and i ..read more

Our team is always here to help and we love guiding our clients through their design journeys. But we know there are times you want to stand on your own two feet. Here are some helpful tips to avoid the most common decorating mistakes: 1.      Not doing a floor plan first. Before you go furniture shopping do a room floor plan and take it along. Don’t forget to include where outlets are and, obviously, window and openings. Indicate door swings and trims. It will save you from a ton of expensive mistakes. If it’s not something you feel you can handle yourself, have a des ..read more

Part 2: Layout and Space Planning Placing furniture in a living room? Here are some important tips to remember. Don’t bare the back of your sofa. You never want to walk squarely into the back of a sofa. Use a console table, 75-100% the length of the back of the sofa.  A desk, bench or a side table with chairs on either side also work.   DESIGN Hyde Evans Design, Desert Residence Do consider how many people you wish to seat in your living room.  If you need seating at a maximum, add an ottoman in front of the fireplace or at the ..read more

Stopped into “The Hart and The Hunter” Restaurant in Downtown Seattle for lunch the other day. But, my real mission was to take a peek at the hotel it is in.  I had heard the design was charming and I just had to see it.  Photo credit Jakob Layman/Palihotel Exterior; Photo credit Palihotel The Palihotel is a boutique hotel across the street from Pike Place Market and every bit charming as promised. The lobby of the hotel is unapologetically homey and eclectic — painted a wonderful (and Seattle appropriate) shade of emerald green. The decision to paint the ceilings was an excel ..read more

2023 will bring a big shift to residential interior design and some of the most pivotal changes we have seen in years. So get ready, here they come.   Warmth.  Yep, it’s back.  Warm neutrals will be taking the lead. Cream, brown and every shade in-between.   The return of antiques.  Antique accents are back, so bring out great grandmas beloved chest of drawers.  But don’t overdo it. An accent here and there can add just enough personality while allowing the overall look of the room to stay modern. Wall color.  You’ll s ..read more

Part 1: Layout and Space Planning  There are a multitude of rules and guidelines in which we spend years learning. We are sharing some of the most important do’s and don’ts here.  Don’t buy furniture without knowing where it will go or how it will fit in a room. This might seem obvious, but we run into this issue time and time again when working with prospective clients. A piece of furniture is completely out of scale, or worse yet, they couldn’t get it through the front door. Interior designers have a distinct advantage when designing rooms and selecting furniture. We create furnitu ..read more

Our Top Colors This Season... Cool colors have ruled in interiors for the last several years. Cool greys and every shade of blue were everywhere. But change is in the air. Gold, rust, orange, burgundy, and tobacco are the colors to be watching for in the coming years. Even whites are getting warmer and greys are now warmer due to yellow undertones. Don’t worry if you overdid the blue, warm the blue sofa up with rusty-colored throw pillows or an ivory throw. Repaint the cool grey walls with a linen shade. So cozy up to the idea and enjoy the warmth of it all ..read more

Anyone, even the biggest foodie, would find Seattle to be a haven of fabulous restaurants. But for me, I want the whole experience. I have a hard time visiting a restaurant that lacks a beautiful interior, including beautiful lighting, comfy seating and a way cool bar. The experience of a beautiful interior simply makes the food and drink taste even better. Take for example chef Matt Dillon’s “London Plane” in Pioneer Square. The design is simple, clean, airy with gorgeous accents of deep green. The restaurant is also a flower shop, thanks to the talents of Kathrine Anderson, a bakery, and a ..read more

There’s nothing like the feeling of satisfaction in watching months of design planning and meetings become a reality. While we are far from finished results, we are still so excited to see our project in Capitol Hill come to life! Cabinets going up in the kitchen with design planning renderings to show the eventual paint division as well as our materials palette. We also took a peek at one of our guest baths featuring a gorgeous tile design by lead designer Benni Adams. Thank you for following along - come back soon for more updates ..read more