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Mom and I have been busy working on a local yoga studio that's near and dear to our hearts, right in the little old town part of our city.  Mom has shavasanahed there for many years, me dabbling in and out of remedial classes.  This studio needs a facelift, so we're presenting our ideas to the owner today


We always joked that it was 'the inner sanctum' and now, we're about to make it that way for real.


The entrance opens smack dab into a steep stairway up to the 'inner sanctum'.  Using the above inspiration picture, we strive to make the studio more welcoming and honoring the far east roots of yoga.  We're thinking...

The industrial rafters in the upper lobby present an older and colder feeling so we want to add soft lines and textiles to create the serene experience that people pay for when joining this studio. 

And some warm woods to bring in an element of nature the yoga strives to bring you back to.

What do you to to re-center yourself?  Do you do yoga?

In other news, our friend Emily A. Clark has done a two-day feature on 'summer style' featuring ourselves and our fellow bloggers doing the One Room Challenge.  Check out our summer style favorite!

-Bethany

If you are looking for help with your home, we'd love to work with you! Contact us for a listing of our services and prices. Nancy and Bethany

Client Challenge - mixing different styles

Here is a recent client plan we put together for a family who lives out of town. This client has a plethora of tastes: from country oak, to coastal to traditional to contemporary- a challenge we met by developing a cohesive plan using neutrals with accent colors that flowed from room to room.  Replacing out dated window treatments with layers and textures, adding a fireplace and built-ins, repurposing some pieces by painting them black, and updating ceiling fixtures by adding chandeliers.   

 We suggested several furniture arrangements as well as wall groupings from their vast art collection. We believe in the trifecta of accessorizing, as Bethany posted here, and updated their flooring, rugs, lighting and accent chairs.  Here are two very happy designers with their package ready to ship to their client out of town!

When she received it she called with such excitement about our plans that we really are riding this tidalwave of love for our new found passion: Powell Brower Home. Hopefully we'll have some finished rooms to show you in the near future!  But for now, we are pumping out these design plans.. Next one is a master bathroom.

xo Nancy and Bethany