Looking for inspiration on contrasting elements that add interest and style to your space? There are some tried and true design elements that we love to play with.

Living rooms do it all. They are spaces for us to relax, entertain, and spend quality time in with friends & family. When we look at a living room for our clients, we consider all of these elements to maximize function and form.

With spring underway, it seemed fitting to share a blog post with some garden inspo and a few outdoor pieces that we love for this season.

Our lovely clients contacted us in the Fall of 2022, having just gone into contract on a house here in Sebastopol. The house has been extensively remodeled but not in the client’s aesthetic and the desire was to simplify and update the overall look inside and out.

I love the stories behind a project. Who is involved, what is the property like on that first visit, and what is the vision for what it can be. That is what motivates me. It’s what I love to do. It’s what I would do even if I wasn’t getting paid.

We just completed an extensive remodeling and furnishing project that the firm started work on in the Fall of 2014. We were called in to renovate a ranch house set on a gently rolling twenty acres on the East side of Santa Rosa at the foot of Hood Mountain.

The original house was a simple structure, of about 1800 square feet. The clients wanted to re-work the existing footprint, create a smart floor plan that didn't waste square footage, and add 640 square feet to the overall size. Aesthetically they wanted a vintage inspired farmhouse that was both comfortable and elegant.

This project in the town of Sonoma just makes me happy.

Our client purchased a vintage, 100 year old cottage with lots of character in the middle of the pandemic, as an escape from the City. The house needed a refresh and full furnishings inside and out. She wanted to be able to entertain friends and family in a space that was beautiful, functional but with materials that would hold up, and wanted to add color and make the spaces feel clean, fun and warm.

The TBD team was called in to finish and furnish a new build that was just wrapping up in early 2021. The Sebastopol single story home, was a beautiful take on the modern farmhouse. It was mostly neutral in tone and needed a plan that infused the warm neutrals with a little personality. We wanted to express in design the lively, welcoming nature of our clients and their little gang of Westies.

It is not everyday that we get asked to design a brand new log cabin, so we jumped at the chance to envision this modern cabin when our client called. Having gone through the design process on the client’s primary home, we had a pretty good idea of direction but the fun was putting our spin on a log home.

Our clients had purchased a sporting estate property in Yuba consisting of 700 acres with an incredible lodge and a pond. They wanted to add what began as a caretaker’s cabin but ended up being the primary house for the client’s when at the property.

Our wonderful clients, referred by a colleague at Pedersen’s called about renovating what was their master bathroom in a sprawling 1958 mid-century home. The tale of the transformation of this home began way back in Winter of 2017. See how it turned out.

We are so fortunate to live and work in Sonoma County. I realize this more and more when traveling to other places. The weather, the people and the vast amount of places to visit and things to do, just make our area truly one of a kind.

In November of 2020, we were contacted by a San Francisco couple who had recently purchased one of the lofts on Florence Avenue, here in Sebastopol. The Florence Lofts is a live-work project with twelve units, each with 620 square feet of office pace and 900 square feet of living quarters, built on a 1.3-acre parcel just steps from downtown Sebastopol.

Our clients reached out to us in the Fall of 2021, essentially wanting to modernize a 1990’s Sea Ranch house.

We started with a walk-through of the space, which was a fairly traditional Sea Ranch floor plan with bedrooms on the entry-level and the living and masters on the second floor. It’s a good plan, as it allows better site lines, and in this home, there were spectacular ocean views.

The late Spring rains pushed back the start of construction on our back yard, but we were finally able to break ground just after Easter. Just a little bit of history, when we first landscaped the backyard, we added a wide set of steps from the deck down to a large grass area, which made sense with two small kids. But, with the last number of years of drought conditions, it finally pushed us to remove the grass and rethink the overall design.

We try and make the trip to Market at least every other year because it is just such a comprehensive assortment of vendors that we love. There are about 2,000 exhibitors, 180 buildings, and over 10,000 square feet of showroom space. Read more on what we saw and loved!

We can see when someone was once traumatized by bad wallpaper, but fortunately for us, many of our clients are open to the idea and understand that it can add color and texture to a space. We are here to bring it back... in its best way.

Looking back over the last few years, green has made its way into many of our designs. The right shade of green can make a room feel vibrant and exotic, but it can also have a relaxing characteristic. It is all about the hue.

I love the Holidays, and while I appreciate those who love to decorate for any and all seasons, I like a light touch when it comes to Holiday decorating. I tend to lean towards simple, natural materials like branches, live trees, and ornamentation that speaks to, well, nature.

My preference in table settings is to use natural elements such as flowers, greenery, and elements of wood, metal and of course ceramics. Read more about Tama's love for setting a table and creating a beautiful gathering.

In this post, Tama shares recent updates made to her home. “We have touched and replaced each surface at least once since 1998. The gallons of paint that we have used, my husband jokes, has reduced our interior square footage. He. may be right.”