Creating classical crown moulding profiles is going to be made easy for you in this post. I will be sharing my knowledge and sources, giving you the confidence the mouldings you create in your home will look beautiful. Let’s see what’s behind Door Number 1. The premise behind classical Crown moulding profiles. As I mentioned...
Sally and I are so excited to finally be able to share the dream bathroom we designed for this year’s DXV Design Panel! Drum roll, please… THE ASSIGNMENT A year ago, Wilson Kelsey Design was selected by DXV as one of four design firms from across the US and Canada to participate in this year’s...
Beautiful crown molding is a wonderful way to enhance the style and feel of your home. DIY’ers and readers who are currently in the design process take note! In this post, I am going to share with you, crown moulding details and specifications (and variations) of several of the crowns we designed for a French...
Creating simple classical moulding profiles should be easy. Right? That’s what I thought when I began this “little project” back in June. Little did I know… As I worked on the previous two classical moulding posts, I learned I had two misconceptions. My Misconceptions… Understanding/translating and interpreting the Classical Orders is like stepping into Rocky...
Knowing how to coordinate interior trim in your home is key to making your home beautiful. Just as we hear questions about proportion of interior trim, we hear questions about its proper application such as: How can I successfully vary my interior trim from room to room? Won’t my house look funny if every room...
Interior trim proportions are important; they give a room its sense of scale. We hear questions like the below often: How do I select the right size trim for my home? I’ve found crown molding, chair rail and base that I like. But are they the right proportion for the room? Every room is a...
Today I’d like to share with you three elements of a successful room makeover. The room needing a makeover began as a sort of bonus room at the top of a flight of stairs, near second floor bedrooms, but with a wonderful view of horse pastures through a large set of windows. What our client...
One of our clients asked me recently, “How do I hide a flat screen TV above a fireplace?” Given the layout of their room, there were no other good options. TV’s are so thin, ubiquitous and beautifully designed these days, that now we can locate them over the fireplace without design guilt. Years ago, TV’s...
Sally and I have been selected as one of four interior design firms from the US and Canada to be members of #DXVDesignPanel 2018 and will be posting periodic updates of our collaboration with DXV. Please follow us on our journey, starting here. Seriously, we are on Cloud Nine and are still wrapping our heads around...
Are you doing – or considering doing – what a client of ours is doing – upgrading their kitchen cabinets? Are you on a budget, too? If upgrading your kitchen cabinets and drawers with better storage, rather than removing and replacing them with new kitchen cabinets is on your TO DO list, I hope this...