West Elm Home Styling: A Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Office.

Here's another project that began earlier last year. I was asked to decorate an office. There is only one employee at there (he works remotely for a business in another state) but he needed a space that is warm and inviting for the rare occasion that he does have visitors.  He wanted the space to be modern and masculine. I actually love the final product...the Souk Rug is one of my favorite West Elm items and the Restoration Hardware sofa was my client's only suggestion so we used both! For this project I did space planning, renderings {see two here}, a furniture and art spec list, paint selection {it was off-yellow before}, handled scheduling of paint contractors and art installation. Because of both of our crazy schedules, it's been hard to find the right time to complete the final task of styling the space and taking pictures. We finally did it before I head out of town {more on that later}! 

cozy! texture! metal + leather :)

 who doesn't need a succulent?

 gotta have a little "chesterfield" action in any office.     

 lots of WE goodies on these shelves...agate bookends and textured spheres are legit. 

 

 crate and barrel really nails it with their art selection. 

 the conference room is earthy and simple.

 i can't find the "before" pics but behind those curtains is a very big eye-sore of an electric panel. 

 i love the emmerson collection from WE. it's green, y'all. 

 a little waiting area action. 

i hope you enjoyed! 

West Elm Home Styling: A St. Johns, FL Residence.

Through my position this past year at West Elm, I was able to meet some pretty incredible people. My client interactions with families like the Coopers, were such an uplifting part of my days there. I spent some time with them today to photograph some further progress we've made since their dining room before & after was published on Front & Main.

 new demi-lune table in the short hall before the master bedroom

 master bedroom has been painted, and there's new furniture, bedding, and window treatments

 new studio chairs around the eat-in kitchen table

 the seating area in the entry now has the bestmirrorEVER. 

to see more from their home go: here. 

A Perfectly Project: Little Gentleman's Nursery - Before & After

I had the honor of decorating the nursery for a couple who is very dear to me. I've known the mother since we were 7 years old! They contacted me about creating a space that their son could grow into. The goal was to have a fun, functional room that has an air of sophistication:)

Here are the "before" pics when the room was a guest bedroom:

I came up with a concept board to get us started. Sometimes I sketch a concept, sometimes I make a digital mood board. Either way, I enjoy creating something that shows a client everything in my mind so that we can fine tune the direction we want to go. 

Without further adieu here are the "afters": 

Dark green walls, an antique dresser turned into changing table, a custom cornice (made by the parents!) - all add a "manly" look, while the graphic patterns make the room fun for a little one:)

These Florida Gator fans mean business. And now baby Charles is the coolest mini-Gator-fan ever. His parents had their old light customized to include their son's name! 

While antiquing for myself, I found this awesome vintage gator toy at Rusted Market in San Marco. I just COULD NOT leave without it. 

The portable book shelf was another fantastic find at Rusted Market, while a custom wreath by Charle's Aunt welcomes visitors to the room. 

It's all in the details. I love the sheets we found at Serena & Lily and the colorful jacquard chevron fabric we used to create a custom crib skirt.  

Lola says "but I was here first! where's my nursery?!"

We made a mobile from West Elm's wooden spheres by painting them and 

hanging them from the ceiling.

I hope you enjoyed this one! 

xo Tay

Florida Times Union Feature & ASID Event.

Home Styling through West Elm was featured last week in Jacksonville's local paper and I was happy {understatement} to be interviewed for the story. Two of my projects were shared in the article! You can read it online here.

Lots more is in the works, excited to share more pictures of completed projects {through WE and Perfectly Taylor'd} with you soon. 

By the way, if you are a design professional, student, or interested in pursuing Interior Design as a profession, please join me this Thursday at 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. for the next chapter meeting for ASID. It will be held at West Elm at the St. John's Town Center. I'm cooking up some pretty cute decorations for it ;) 

xoxo! - Taylor

Front & Main Feature.

Good news! A project I recently completed as a Home Stylist for West Elm is featured on Front & Main today!

Head over to check out the before & afters. Be sure to show some love in the comments:)

I think my favorite part of the entire project was meeting the family and getting to work with them on every detail over the past several months. They are truly a joy to know!

xo Taylor