design dump: checkerboard

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Nov 11, 2010

checkerboard floors...yes, again.

some more scanned images of

classic checkerboard floors.

i don't care if they're

stained,

painted,

tiled,

or whatever!

I love them.

i think they are one of those

rare elements in interior design that can

effortlessly transition from

country

to modern

to classic elegance,

and always look good.

Jun 2, 2010

flattered jen's foyer

i met jen in high school.

we had a ton of classes together,
and really bonded by trying to make each other laugh.
(i still have some of the "poems"
that we wrote in "praise" of
our AP English teacher, mrs. aumueller, who was,
by our estimates, at least 124 years old.)
after high school, we kept in touch by sending
each other gag birthday gifts; the sillier the better.
the goal was simply to make each other laugh.
our communication really picked
up about 2 years ago when we discovered facebook.
i had posted several pictures of our treyburn remodel,
and jen was smitten by the foyer.

she asked if she could copy it.
i was *flattered*,
and of course i said yes!
we have since collaborated on a few other rooms in her house,
and enjoy bantering about design and her home, which
she is slowly transforming into a stunner.
jen is now the creative director for an interactive ad agency,
but i think she is harboring a secret fantasy
to be an interior designer.

one look at her home, and you will see why:

here is jen's version of "my" foyer...

doesn't it look incredible?

she also used the same paint colors---

raccoon hollow on the walls,

swiss coffee on the trim,

and onyx on the doors.

while the floors in our foyer were

walnut and maple, jens foyer features prefinished

oak in two different stains.

this saved her a lot of time and money,

but the end result is just as stunning as the

higher-end verison!

don't you love her collage on the wall,

and the accessories on the entry table?

the table, by the way, is ikea's stockholm sofa table.

the silver cups are vintage dog trophies.

(jen and her husband have two of the most spoiled pugs on the planet!)

just like in our foyer, jen carried the checkerboard
floors into the powder room.
this wallpaper was used to
add some color and whimsy.
here is a look at the original foyer
in my last house: