Nashville Stage

Staging is not really our thing… but when a client is ready to sell a second home, our arm can be twisted.
In this case, we took all of the furniture that we were replacing in the new house, and used it to stage the old.

If I need to label the above photos “Before” and “After”, we have some serious thinking to do about a career change.

Alas, the house is a pretty little gem in East Nashville with a modern kitchen and bath, but enough oldy-newy mix to still feel charming.
Our strategy was to offer buyers a clear floor plan along with an idealized lifestyle vibe. Organic food in the pantry, party dress in the closet and a chic trench coat by the front door. That’s my life… isn’t it yours?!
Turnkey, indeed!

1507 Gartland Avenue, Nashville 37206

Before/After… everyone loves one, right?

We’re designing our way through Nathan and Stephanie Chapman’s house.  We completed the bedroom, now we’re going to race through the rest of the house to get ready for a splashy Christmas party.

The ideas for this room were a rambling collaboration with Stephanie.  She shares our love of design and always participates in the brainstorming and idea phases.  This time though, husband Nathan wanted to get.there.faster. Stephanie’s birthday was a week away, and he wanted the room complete before she came back from the beach a week later.  Operation Birthday Surprise was on.

So… we begin with a blank wall.  A blank wall, swathed in greige grasscloth, that is.  But that’s just the beginning.

For a little perspective, this wall is the feature wall in the family room… it’s open to the breakfast room and backs to the kitchen.

Once this lovely paper was up, our favorite fine artist, Brian Tull, had his canvas.  We wanted to add a hand-painted design on the wallpaper using a pearly, shimmer of ivory paint.

The custom design started as a classic, but oversized, damask.  When he sent over his first batch of ideas, he said he was inspired by an idea that was either very cool or very uncool. No middle ground.  He wanted the design the reflect the very musical homeowners.

So he modified the damask, and added a stylized guitar into the design.  If you look closely, you can see the shape and suggestion of a guitar… an instrument at the heart of this Nashville couple.  Decidedly very, very cool

Simultaneously, an entire wall of window treatments were in production.  Yard after yard of ivory linen.  The wall holds the Redo record for fastest production!  Our fabulous fabricator, Lisa Venable, and her nimble fingers sewed her little heart out.

The soft window panels were essential to the success of the room and the happiness of the birthday girl.  To get specific, they are 100% linen, lined and interlined, pinch-pleat headers and 1.5 widths, hung on wrought-iron with a classic finial.

While Brian finished the hand-painting, and the Venables installed the window-treatments, we hung lights, brought in accessories, both old and new, pillows, slipcovers, and knick-knacks, oh my!

Then, in true Chapman style, we got to be there to enjoy the birthday surprise.

The reveal video.

Toast of Music City

We are honored and thrilled to be finalists for Best Interior Decorator and Best Home Furnishings in The Tennessean’s Toast of Music City Poll!

We can’t thank you enough for your votes and continued support. We love what we do everyday!!
What an honor!

Music Row Model

The Rhythm at Music Row invited several local designers to create models for their new condo. Our team designed the space on a 850 sq.ft. studio space.
We wanted the space to be feminine and beautiful but with an edge.
We used LOTS of mirrors, industrial, yet glamorous lighting and playful fabrics.
We were very happy with the results and are happy to report the unit sold!