I strongly believe that decor should be functional, organizing can be beautiful, smart DIYs help stretch your budget, and an organized and stylish home can still be practical for life with kids.
If only interior decorating had occurred to me as a “job” a few years sooner, I may have taken a whole different direction in school. But instead, art, design, and organization are my creative outlets – the things that keep me up into the wee hours of the morning after my little boys have gone to bed.
These little boys…
I like to infuse a little style into all things! Whether its decorating a room or adding pretty labels to an organized space, I am passionate about making the world around me beautiful. Our home is not perfect and it’s not always clean {far from it, in fact}, but when I make a space pretty it motivates me to keep it pretty, and that’s the little extra boost I often need to put away the laundry rather than leaving it in piles.
I share my projects not because I expect everyone to love my personal style or to want to do projects just like mine, but in hopes of encouraging and inspiring others to find what makes them happy and to infuse their own style throughout their homes and lives.
I love pretty things, but I believe a home should be a reflection of the family that lives there, not just a collection of “stuff”! My husband and I share many common loves – art, music, photography, travel, and big cities – and you’ll see those elements reflected throughout our home. For a while now, I’ve described my style as a mix of Modern Metro with touches of Urban Funk, but when recently challenged to sum up my style in just three words, I settled on MODERN. GRAPHIC. FAMILY.
What the heck does that mean? You can read much more about our modern, graphic and family oriented style in the “My Home Style” post from a few years ago, or check out the current state of our home in this FULL HOME TOUR}
When I started this little blog, I could have never imagined how many of you would actually read it, let alone the fact that my projects would be featured in print nationally in Better Homes & Gardens and locally in 5280 Home. Blue i Style has also been featured on some of my favorite websites, including HGTV, Good Housekeeping, the Today Show, Woman’s Day, Parents, and Brit+Co! Talk about humbling!! Click here to view a more complete list of features.
On the home page and in the sidebar, you always find the most recent posts.
At any time, you can choose from the categories at the top of each page to find complete galleries of all of my projects.
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“If you love art and design so much, how did you end up in the law school?”
The short answer is that I’ve always been analytical {and my dad might say argumentative} and I enjoy research and writing, so law school was a good fit for me. But I also got my mom’s creative streak, and I might well have taken a different path if interior design had occurred to me sooner as a career option. {The longer answer can be found in my very first blog post.}
“Is there anything you don’t like to do?”
My answer is always the same – sleep! And that’s the truth. The projects you’ll find here on the blog often happen in the wee hours of the morning after everyone else is sound asleep.
“Can you come help me at my house?”
Yes! I’d love to work with you, and I offer a wide range of decorating and organizing services to clients in Denver and far beyond. You can read about the services I offer and see examples of some of my past client work here.
Thank you for taking the time to visit, and I look forward to hearing from you! Feel free to leave your comments or questions, or send me an email.