What does it truly mean to “shop local?” We talk about this all the time and the phrase is tossed about often.  But in fact, shopping local is crucial for boosting local economy.  Shopping local keeps money within our community, and also helps fuel our region’s tax base. Now that does not sound very exciting.  But what is exciting, is going into a local shop where every single item seems to be perfectly curated just for you.  You can feel the love that has been poured into each product that your local shop owner has chosen.  They painstakingly design, organize, and adorn their shops with goods to inspire you when enter and stroll about, or scroll the pages of their website. We truly admire and appreciate the incredible wealth of local businesses here in the St. Louis region. We hope that you will take the time to go visit them when when possible, or head to their websites to see what they have to offer. As a small business, we want to rally support for other local St. Louis businesses, like ourselves. Here are several of our favorites. Designer Jenny’s Recommendation: Not only do I love her curated collection of […]

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“Just Do What You Do…” – Homeowner Julie Portman A designer’s dream is when a client trusts their vision. Trust is believing the designer and jumping on board with their vision and advice. Especially when that vision involves happy color everywhere! This project is for a beautiful century-old Tudor home that is abundant in natural charm and graceful architecture. Such a fun palette to work with. As is usually the case with old homes, the bathrooms are outdated and need some 21st century Karr Bick talent and love.   The attic bathroom is for a young girl who is passionate about life and dance. She is excited for her charming little bathroom to be expanded and made cheerful with pink touches; pink cabinetry and pink penny dot tile on the wall behind the free-standing tub (which is everyone’s bathroom dream). All sitting cheerfully on grayish taupey flower porcelain tiles. The pink cabinetry will extend to a framed wainscot mirror that frames 3 precious wall sconces that hearken to historic industrial architectural days. It’s the bathroom every young girl wishes they had in their life.     The boy’s bathroom is for a young, energetic, hockey loving boy and will also […]

Join us while Janelle share’s her nursery journey for sweet baby Hazel Hazel’s nursery, 9 months or rather 8 years in the making. For as much as we had planned to have a baby I hadn’t actually put a lot of thought into the nursery until we got pregnant.  Designing her nursery ended up being a welcome distraction for our anxious hearts. Our guestroom was the only room in the house that we hadn’t touched. The walls were still the same white as they were when we moved in 10 years ago and the carpet was the same stained carpet. Initially we had planned on just painting the walls, ripping up the carpet and possibly doing a wainscot to change it into the nursery. However, while sitting on the bed talking about the space we were inspired by the shutters we had been storing. After leaning in the corner of the guest room for over a year we decided they would be perfect for the closet doors. With the shutters being our inspiration, we knew we wanted the space to feel whimsical and light and to be a space that could grow with her. The next step was figuring out […]

We love seeing the creative abilities of kids! During this time of “alternative learning” and longs days all home together, we don’t want our kiddos to leave their creative playfulness for schedules and school work.  When Jenny threw some graph paper at her kids yesterday as a last ditch effort to give them something to do and to be able to get some work done herself, she was shocked at the fun they had. Bonus…she was able to quite a bit done herself:) Click  here to download “Design Your Dream Room”. Post on our Facebook Page or Instagram so we can see what your little ones came up with! To see what the adults are designing these days check that out here. Download:  draw your dream room[1]    

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