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Kimball Starr Interior Design Blog
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Kimball Starr is an award-winning interior design firm in San Francisco that delivers authentic and quality-based interiors. Since 2005, Kimball Starr Interior Design has been "changing people's lives one room at a time" with a focus on transforming spaces into beautiful and intelligently planned interiors. Explore our blog to get design tips, inspiration, kitchen and bath..
Kimball Starr Interior Design Blog
1w ago
So you’re buying, inheriting, or rehabbing a vacation home, and you’d like to make it your own. As a designer of many years and many homes, read on for my top tips on key questions to ask yourself to create the vacation home of your dreams.
Vision and Functionality
Photo courtesy TahoeRealty.com
What is the feeling you want for your vacation home? Relaxing? Fun and playful? Luxurious? Consider gathering keywords or inspirational photos onto a mood board to help guide your choices.
Who will use your vacation home? Just you and your partner? Extended family? Multigenerational gro ..read more
Kimball Starr Interior Design Blog
1M ago
You’ve finally gathered together all your family portraits and memory photos, and you want to create a gorgeous, luxe photo wall display. Here are my top designer tips:
#1 – Freeform Thin Black Frames
Image courtesy DigsDigs
Select all black and white images. Use the same frame color and frame width, without matting. Loosely line up your frames and photos in a pleasing layout.
#2 – Wood Frames in a Corner
Photo courtesy Brooke Wagner Design
Stagger and align your wood-framed black and white images images with same-size white matting along two walls in a corner for easy viewing of a large ..read more
Kimball Starr Interior Design Blog
2M ago
Design by Kimball Starr / Photo by Eric Rorer
We couldn’t be prouder to share that we’re a multi-award winner on Houzz this year, jumping from 10 to 12 in 2024!
Awards and badges courtesy Houzz.com
Houzz is the well-known social media focused on interior design, connecting designers with clients. They separate categories into Houzz Design and Houzz Service. We won in BOTH categories for 2024 – how about that?!
The project featured in the Houzz winner’s spread is our Modern Farmhouse Kitchen Design:
Design by Kimball Starr / Photo by Eric Rorer / Layout by Houzz
Design by Kimball Starr / P ..read more
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3M ago
Have you ever been inside a grand, beautiful home, but it has an echo-y sound that ruins the effect of the space? There are now many modern solutions to this challenge. Let’s take a tour!
Photos courtesy Carnegie
There are generally 4 types of applications for sound-reducing design elements: Walls, ceilings, hanging baffles, and room dividers.
Photo courtesy Carnegie – Xorel Artforms
When thinking about residential materials, you want something cool and creative with flexible applications, such as this beautiful Xorel Artform from Carnegie that can create multiple shapes and patterns on an ..read more
Kimball Starr Interior Design Blog
4M ago
Continuing our series on before-and-after renovations, today I’m sharing a project that required very light demolition, mostly replacing finishes.
This is an easier type of project to take on because it’s completed faster, creates less construction dust and waste, and costs less than a full renovation that removes everything and starts again.
AFTER Design by Kimball Starr / Photo by Client
The biggest item we replaced was the kitchen flooring, which we matched to the rest of the house to provide unity throughout.
BEFORE Photo by Client
AFTER Design by Kimball Starr / Photo by Client
In th ..read more
Kimball Starr Interior Design Blog
5M ago
As we approach spring, it’s an opportunity to elevate your environment and raise your spirits, starting with your sofa!
You will always do well to purchase the best quality furniture you can in a neutral color with no excessive curves. Stick to classic, sophisticated shapes in fabrics that will last, then follow my tips to bring in texture and color. A few favorite examples follow.
Neutral Grey with Spring Colors
Design by Kimball Starr / Photo by Eric Rorer
My client wishes it was spring every day, so I created it for her! I started with a neutral backdrop so the vibrant palette doesn’t ov ..read more
Kimball Starr Interior Design Blog
5M ago
Have you ever wanted to change your home’s interior spaces, but not go through months of construction? Wouldn’t it be great to have a new space for the new year, but without all the headaches of tearing out walls and rebuilding?
Here’s how we did a no-demolition-renovation of a San Francisco kitchen recently.
Design by Kimball Starr / Photo by Steph Dewey
This is what the space looks like after we completed the work. I just love how light and refreshing it feels!
The imitation artichoke pendant light is an affordable way to add a standout design feature, while the butcher block is both pract ..read more
Kimball Starr Interior Design Blog
6M ago
Image courtesy Pantone
It’s here: One of my favorite January traditions, discovering the Pantone Color of the Year, and thinking about how I can utilize it in my 2024 work!
Swatch and quote courtesy Pantone
Below are a few ways companies are responding:
Photo courtesy Ruggable
Ruggable created custom Peach Fuzz designs that are simple, sweet, and pretty. They make me want to wiggle my bare toes on their rugs with a cocktail in hand.
Photo courtesy Motorola
Motorola collabs with Pantone to unwrap what’s likely the first of many new phone designs we’ll see this year, but possibly the only ..read more
Kimball Starr Interior Design Blog
6M ago
Potbelly Stove to Contemporary Custom Fireplace
AFTER: Design by Kimball Starr / Photo by Paul Dyer
When winter arrives, people want to cozy up to a warm fireplace.
BEFORE: Photo by Kimball Starr
This cute home has a cabin-y feel, with the knotty cedar wood paneling. While the potbelly stove did go with the environment, the client wanted a more modern, updated look.
AFTER: Design by Kimball Starr / Photo by Paul Dyer
I custom-designed this simple, contemporary fireplace to be beautiful and also provide a place to display art. The raised hearth is cantilevered and reinforced with steel s ..read more
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7M ago
Welcome to 2024
I just love a new year, getting a chance to have a fresh start, and time to renew yourself and your environment to prepare for the year ahead. If you’re dreaming of a refreshed and renovated home, read on for a beautiful before-and-after!
Design by Kimball Starr / Photo by Paul Dyer
Above is how my client’s kitchen looks now, after I shifted a wall and added a door and an island.
Left: BEFORE / Right: AFTER Design by Kimball Starr / Photo by Paul Dyer
You can see how limiting the sheetrock walls were. After removing the walls, now the kitchen is open and welcoming.
Left: B ..read more