Aug 07, 2023 | read more
What a difference color and texture can make! In this San Francisco home, we removed old wallpaper and replaced it with a green subway tile backsplash continued throughout the space to unify the kitchen and dining areas. Now they’re bright and stylish. Alternating chair backs play with materials and a connection to nature in a […]
Apr 17, 2023 | read more
You’ve probably heard of Instagram–the photography-based social media–and the trend of creating “Instagrammable moments”. It’s a way of creating an experience or feeling that’s easily captured in a single image. Today I’m suggesting another way to use Instagrammable moments – by creating spaces in your home that generate happiness. Whatever your Instagram moment, Kimball Starr […]
Feb 20, 2023 | read more
I just love a good before-and-after story, don’t you? Here’s a great one: A doctor wished to have a more glamorous feeling in her basic Oakland condo with good bones. She also wanted it to feel welcoming to people of any gender. Her beige Before space was plain and boxy. Voila! After my redesign to […]
May 18, 2020 | read more
Nothing is so instantly pleasing as looking at before-and-after photos. Today we’re talking about transforming a living and dining area so that the spaces flow into each other. My client’s San Francisco Bay Area condo has good bones, with strong Craftsman lines and gorgeous built-ins. We wanted to highlight those, creating a masculine, comfortable, modern […]
