Okie A'la Mode Interior Design

For the past 2 months I have been working with a new Interior Design client and this past Sunday it finally was install day! Before we talk about this house I will share with you all a little of how and what I do. 

I specialize in using things you already have in your home in a new way while bringing in new items to make those items shine. Sure, I would love to start from the ground up but for most people (myself included) that is not realistic. I come in with fresh eyes and a plan to turn your house into a HOME.

I will meet you discuss your wants/needs and tour your home. Then I will come back with my design boards to present to you! You can see this families boards HERE If needed be I will make changes and once we decide we move forward with a plan. 

Once everything arrives and I have shopped for all your new stuff install day is here.... AND I kick you out of your home for 7+ hours! LOL

Let's see the BEFORES:

Living Room

 Home Office

 Hallway and might I add the client made this and I wanted to make sure to turn this into a focal piece!

 Guest room (and yes, I just caught them on a messy day)

 Now let's see the AFTER:
Literally by moving around the furniture in the office it looks TWICE as big! I kept it clean and simple while highlighting their memories. A rug helps ground the desk and gives it it's own space.

 They had a HUGE long hallway so I created a "landing" space. A little vignette of a place to sit, store and check yourself before you head out for the day!

 If you remember these painting created by the couple were just laying on top of the shelves in the office and I love personal touches so I gave them their very own gallery wall. Plus there is room to add on.......

 OMG first of all look at their cutie pie dog Wren! She looks like a model in the guest room! I wanted to completely change the look of this room and make it bright and inviting. The Aspens above the bed and the framed Rocky Mountains print on the wall play homage to our beautiful state.

 My clients love maps so I added touches of them throughout the house. I wanted a huge print to anchor this table....

 And also by adding these awesome metal bins under the table it gives it more depth... functional and stylish!

I am SO PROUD of this, in one of the bins I got vintage maps cu tin 1/2 and rolled to fill with. It looks so cool and also is a play off their love of maps! When this came together I was giddy with excitement!

If you remember their living room had a weird blank space and I needed to add height to the room so I found this awesome ladder shelf that was also a great price! On that bottom shelf I brought in more of those vintage maps to tie the rooms together with. 

 I love creating gallery wall, this makes the house feel like a home full of memories and it is also so chic!

 Look at how that new rug brightens the room and adds warmth! LOVE

 Lastly the dining room... we added modern curtains, those great Ikat prints to tie in the blues plus the huge fork and spoon!!! They did not have a dining room rug which is a must.... it perfectly completes the room!

Right before they came back I was like crap, what if they don't love it but they did! And in fact the next morning I got the sweetest text from them again telling me how in love with everything they are!


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Welcome to District 20....

I am going to give you a tour of something Matt and I are really proud of, the reason we moved to Denver........Matt to take over Farmers Insurance District 20! In fact the only thing he took over was the District itself......the location, office, design and staff Matt (and I) have started from scratch!!!

The office is located in Lakewood in the new trendy area called Belmar! (about 14 miles from where we live now) This area is filled with shopping, living, offices, Whole Foods, places to eat..... you name it! Our office is located on the 4th floor of a bank building!

Welcome............

This space when Matt found it was bare bones....all white, old carpet and brown cabinets and what he/we were able to do in 3 months is pretty cool!!!

 We picked out paint, flooring, counter tops, all furniture for each room, decor, office supplies.............

 And I got to design the front lobby and piece it together......... You will be shocked to know that most of the furniture in this room came from Target, rug included. The vintage prints we were able to purchase from Farmers.

 The blue is actually "Farmers Blue" the paint color they recommend online for their offices. It worked out great huh? Matt and I wanted this to be a contemporary office that would wow people! We want people to love the place they work.... because this is an extension of us.

This is really a piece of Matt's personality.....I filled this lamp with used golfballs.....and the silver vase next to it is filled with Golf Tee's! I will say he has pillaged some balls since for "office golf"! (shame shame)

 These 2 tables come together for a unique coffee table........ I like how it is a little "rustic" mixed into this contemporary office and the grey really fits in with all the brushed silver we have used!

I am proud of this......we are District 20 so I found these two at Home Goods as a modern take on our district number lettering! We stuck with Farmers colors by bringing in the Red!

Here is Matt doing his thing in the corner office......not bad views huh???

 His office is always a little messy but that is Matt......and he also has a flat screen TV mounted on a wall!

 Look at this view....... This is from Matt's office........

We have a really large room in the back that is our "Bull Pen"....when an agent is first starting and training you aren't usually able to run out and purchase/lease space so we offer 6+ office spaces! We already have 2 agents working in here! Matt and I picked out all this at Ikea!

 Here is our break room......it's nice to have the dishwasher, microwave and all that!!

Here is the conference/training room that Matt holds all District meetings........the TV is actually used as a computer screen for power point presentations!

 And Matt painted the entire training room with white board paint and trimmed it out to look professional! We love this aspect.....so much room to work!

 Back behind that wall is the copier, supplies, file cabinets....the usual you name it. And we were able to get granite on the counters in the supply room too!

 Here is my little slice of life........ Yup, you heard me.....I started Monday morning as Matt's Executive Assistant! I am getting use to a new routine and learning the ropes too!
We also have 4 personal offices housing 2 full time recruiters and 1 will have an Agency Business Consultant in it that we just hired today!!! I have been slowly decorating their offices also!

 Hope you all liked the tour!!! What do we do????
Recruit and hire new agents, train new agents, provide continued Ed for older agents, run promotions, ensure the district hits it's goals and I could go on and on!!!!!!