Party in the Club(room)

Throughout my design career I have done a fair amount for work for Multi-Family developers and worked on several buildings all over the country. Every time we get to design a clubroom I get really excited because I get to make a functional yet stylish space that is inviting and durable. When MidCity lofts came to MWDA to bid on updating the building we were so excited. Not only do several clients and friends live there, but we love the building. Over the past 2 years we have gone floor by floor making improvements (lobby is next, fingers crossed)and just finished their clubroom, Sky, which has amazing views of Atlanta. Sky needed some love because the original plan and furniture didn't really suit the way homeowners wanted to use the space-so we ripped it all out and created something new! Mark and I love zones, breaking space up with furniture to create places to gather that have specific functions. In Sky we did the same thing. We created a "Library" zone for smaller groups of people to gather which is really inviting as you enter Sky. We created an enormous bar and dining zone that will easily accommodate large groups for parties, or smaller groups for sit down dinners. Next we created a larger seating group with a custom sofa that acts as seating or perching along the back, perfect for cocktail parties. And finally a game zone with a table perfect for poker or whatever and giant chaise lounges to curl up in. I hope you enjoy but more importantly I hope the lovely homeowners at MidCity Lofts enjoy!





















Along with this post, because they go so well together, is the debut of my new Yummy Scrumptious logo! Thank you to Jeff Corey and Impact Design Works for all of his work, I love it!

Lux Finale

Here are the final photos of my beloved Lux Studio. It is a bright and happy place that smells amazing every time I walk in (sometimes I sneak over there and just lay in one of their shampoo bowls and answer emails, it's so relaxing!) I hope you have enjoyed witnessing the transformation!













photos by the lovely and talented Sarah Dorio!

Lux Part 2

I am feeling coy at the moment. One thing I love about photo shoots are these little moments we create and capture of details, things that make a space special but are sometimes overlooked. Any photographer who has worked with me knows I love vignettes and I LOVE DETAILS! Here are some from Lux thanks to the lovely and talented Sarah Dorio.

Adventures in Bathroom Photography

A few times Mark has worked with developers to help enhance their building plans and this bathroom is the result of one of those designs. It turned out lovely and so we photographed it, the adventure begins. Produced by me, photographed by Sarah Dorio, and styled by the fabulous boys from Waterworks! All of these items are for sale through Waterworks and if you can't make it in to a location you can check out their online store, they have an incredible accessories collection with insanely soft and fluffy towels! My favorite are the designer toothbrushes, no joke!

Adventures in Floral Arranging...novice

I am having a floral moment. I have had 4 photo shoots in the past month since I have been back from Greece and it got my thinking about my flower arranging. I feel like I do a pretty ok job, but always, no matter what I do, the lovely Sarah Dorio makes them look incredible. I think I want to take a flower arranging class, if any one in the Atlanta area has done so and really enjoyed it please let me know! Otherwise I'll stick to crossing my fingers and hoping it looks ok from an amateur level. Either way, Sarah's love for "details!" makes me love the floral shots she takes and let's face it, who doesn't like to look at pretty flowers?

I can do traditional-ish...

Here are the MWDA we pride ourselves on having a versatile style which we can apply to the most modern or traditional of palettes. Always keeping texture, contrast and scale in mind we like to blur boundaries and mix styles to create our own look. That being said, when the client screams traditional, we like to think that we are able to give that to them, in the classic and tailored MWDA fashion. This project was just that and we are incredibly proud of it. Mostly interiors with a small guest bath renovation, this client has become one of the sweetest we have had the pleasure of working with and we were thrilled to create this space for her.

Color in the Kitchen

Here are MWDA we try to be really good about photographing our work for our website and portfolio (about to be updated thank God!) I just did an all day shoot with my friend Sarah and documented our latest kitchen renovation. It's a bungalow in VA Highlands and it was done for a lovely couple and their 2 little boys. They wanted it to be light and bright and lovely, different from the once bachelor pad where the room that is now the kitchen was home to a pool table. Don't get me wrong, I love a good game of pool, but this is much prettier to look at.