Detailed architectural floor plan, two levels shown.

Transforming a Historic Marysville Building into a Modern Live-Work Space

When The King’s Accountant, a full-service accounting firm in Marysville, CA, set out to expand, they weren’t just looking for more office space—they wanted a seamless blend of work and home, modern function, and historic charm. Having previously worked with Sonja Skvarla Design Studio on their executive office redesign, they knew they wanted to extend […]

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Modern kitchen with green cabinets and bar seating.

A Family Home Transformed: A Grandchild-Friendly Refresh with Timeless Elegance

Every home holds a story, and this one—built by the homeowner’s own hands over four decades ago—is a testament to craftsmanship, love, and family. The challenge? Refreshing the space to honor its history while infusing it with warmth, functionality, and a grandchild-friendly touch. The result is a transformation that feels both fresh and deeply personal.

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Abandoned, damaged room with peeling paint, ripe for renovation

Wise to the flip

Flip Definition via the Oxford Dictionary 1. Turn over with a sudden, sharp movement 2. Move, push or throw (something) with a sudden, sharp movement Sudden and sharp. Not two words people ever use with me when talking about their home. I’ve never heard anyone aspire to a sudden and sharp renovation in their home.

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Empty space

I’m selling a number of things in my home. Tables, chairs, lamps and various housewares. I have no plans to replace them at this moment. I’m creating empty space. Is this an interior designer, decor extraordinaire telling you to remove things? Oh yes. It is. First, less is more and all that. Cluttered spaces overstimulate

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I Think in Pictures

I think in pictures. I thought there was only one way to think. Thinking was that loud running monologue. The voice inside my head. Feelings came from my body, my heart, my throat, my chest, my gut. Luscious and intriguing experiences. But thoughts spoke to me in the oft annoying narrative. Yammering on and trying

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House In Transition

Not Just 2020 It’s likely a considerable understatement that the last couple of years have been doozies. I don’t know about you, but for me it started years before the panini thing. 2018 and 2019 were chaotic whirlwinds of business and panic and fear. We will save those stories for another day, but those years

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Stuck?

The truth is I’m not a talented enough photographer or writer or artist to really encapsulate the soulfulness that I can feel. Articulating soulfulness is a challenge. I’m up to the task of practice… I am sensitive though. I can feel the energy in rooms, objects and people. I have ideas about how a room

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Beautiful things

I’d like to introduce you to beautiful things. Do you know about this? Have you heard of beautiful things? Beautiful things are not loud. They don’t compete for your attention. So beautiful things often get hidden beneath the loud things. Beautiful things are soft and patient.  I’d like to remind you of beautiful things. Give

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