Terreeia and I are in Rome, and today we get on a 6 day cruise to Barcelona.
AI told us about a ‘shopping street just minutes from our hotel’ (it was actually a 25 minute walk in 30 degree heat) and it turned into quite the trek.
Thankfully, I found a cute lunch spot minutes before Terreeia could divorce me 😉
Right after we sat down, in came two sweet dogs (with their owners!). They hopped up on the seat and settled in for a nap.
Who votes for that kind of consideration back home?
Speaking of sweet… if there’s ONE thing that delights me and eDesign department the most, it’s this:
Getting notes from clients letting us know how delighted they are with how their project turned out.
It’s super rewarding, knowing we’re helping them love their home more every single day.
Thing is, we don’t often get to show off the beautiful afters, because when their project is done, busy life goes on.
Getting great pictures of a room is more work than you might think.
You’ve got to clear your life out of the room (piles of mail and a stack of backpacks and dog toys is all very relatable, but doesn’t make great photos).
And you’ve got to style the room up for the photo to look good.
While I often provide my clients with styling ideas, that layer takes time at the end of a project.
Then you need to know how to get a good shot. Things line up funny in the camera lens, angles are hard to manage. Light and shadow is really tricky.
🔥 📸 Hot tip for photographing a room:
Hold your camera at belly button level and line up the sides of the frame with the walls to get a straight on shot without weird angles.
Some of our clients do get it right, that’s why I’m sharing a round up of some of the most stunning transformations (with some minor edits).
A stunning timeless marble bathroom
Here’s the before of a beautiful bathroom created by Tomesena with my Create a Classic Bathroom eDesign consultation.
And here’s the stunning after! A calacatta gold marble bathroom with a gorgeous wood stained vanity and free standing tub. I added the art and styling for her in AI.
Incredible transformation Tomesena!
A beach house makeover
My client Ginna has a charming beach house. She wanted to tweak the fresh blue and green colour palette slightly to relate to her new area rug and create better flow. Here’s the before:
We helped her soften the colour to better relate to her decor in the living room and kitchen. I added some ivory drapes to soften the window. So pretty!
And we suggested some patterned pillows to guide the new palette for her sunroom to flow with these rooms.
She did such a lovely job putting it all together!
A Fresh Guest Room Wall Colour
My client Shana wanted a fresh wall colour for her cozy guest room. She had some charming textiles picked out and we suggested a few options to coordinate. Here’s the before:
Here’s the option she went with:
And here’s the pretty after!
Beautiful job, Shana!
A cozy open layout
We received this note from a client wanting a cozy paint colour update for their open layout and built ins to look good with their new green sectional and flow well with the kitchen:
“I thought you might appreciate a few before and afters! Thanks for your help with paint colors. It is so warm and inviting now and the bookcases are a showstopper!”
-Mark and Jessica
Here is the before:
And the handsome custom look after!
Lovely work putting it together Mark and Jessica!
A classic warm wood kitchen
My client Charlotte used our Create a Classic Kitchen eDesign package to get help with her kitchen update.
She wanted to keep the pretty wood stained cabinets and mainly needed help with new paint, countertops, backsplash and decorative lighting.
She was also planning to replace the tile floor with wood.
Here is the before:
And here’s the stunning after!
(I had AI add the styling with blue and white ginger jars because they look so amazing with rich wood):
Such a beautiful transformation!
If walking into stunning rooms like these excites you…
And you want to avoid the disappointment of the new paint colour being close, but not perfect…
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These look fabulous! I’m looking around my own warm, balanced room, with lots of colors that harmonize together, and feel like I’ve learned so much from you. I just bought your Mood Board module to learn even more!
Just one note: it makes my heart hurt a little when AI is used to add decorating when something like Photoshop could do the same thing without wasting so much energy. The blues are so great with cherry – such a good tip! It honestly makes me want a cherry kitchen one day.
Thank you, that’s such a thoughtful comment and I’m so happy to hear your room is feeling more harmonious!
And I hear you on AI. In this case, though, it wasn’t replacing creativity or design work, it was simply helping us visualize possibilities quickly for teaching purposes. What would have taken many hours to mock up in Photoshop can now happen in minutes, which makes it possible to create and share far more educational content.
OOOOOO, Italian gelato. The real thing! I had my first gelato in 1978. It was a revelation. LOVE Italy and the friendly Italian people. Enjoy.
These are all gorgeous, but I actually gasped at Ginna’s beach house living room transformation. It’s so soft and welcoming now!
Gorgeous re-dos as always. You are my design hero!!🌸
The first after of the bathroom is a complete remodel or another room because the cabinets from one photo to the next, are different.
Yes, she was lucky enough to be able to renovate the bathroom. Nice!
We used AI to add the styling and sometimes it adjusts other elements but it’s the same bathroom! Maria
Wow! Each of these is amazing! The Beach House lighter palette is very appealing, and the use of lamps didn’t escape me 😉 It would be interesting to see the Guest House color drenched as your team suggested. As a home-owner I’m hesitant to unify the trim and wall colour, but in a guest room it could be fun. Well done, as always!