"Haute-Haute-Haute!"

haute adjective 

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1. fashionably elegant or high-class.
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4. Are you craving that "ba-bam" look for your room? Feeling in a quandary as to how to make your room feel stylish?  
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6. Even if you live in a condo, you can have a chic space with some unique flooring, dramatic color on the wall, and adding architectural details.  
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8. For a client, I achieved a similar look as above - I spray painted the back of plexiglass panels and hung them on the wall, since she could not paint walls of her rented home. (I will be posting the final reveal of the entire space as soon as it is done!)
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    Using some objects that are meant for one 

    purpose in a new and eye-catching way adds interest. Once, I actually used some unique, opaque garbage pails and a light kit to create hanging pendant lights that turned out lovely!

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2. The other day, in an antiques/second hand items shop, I found an old, weathered drafting cabinet that had niches for blueprints...but imagine using that for wine bottles? That is something you just cannot buy at a Crate and Barrel or other retail store. 
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Do we ever have good things up our sleeves for your space!

Modernly Traditional....

Shelly here....

I joke a lot about being a walking dichotomy. Kind of "Hippy-Conservative," or "Bohemian-Professional," if you will. What does that have to do with designing interiors, you ask?

Well, sometimes, the very best design started out as a "style" or theme idea, yet the outcome is space that has the traits of a couple of very different styles.

Are you confused by your attraction to traditional furniture but sleek white surfaces at the same time?  

Ah, my friend, that just described Laurie +Shelly! Our personal style preferences and natural inclinations are completely opposite, but they perfectly meld together to bring our natural gifts of creating spaces that marry together the best of characteristics.

That is super important because...we have the extraordinary ability to bring multiple distinct perspectives to a project. 

Yep..Daring to merge the impossible, and succeed!  

"Seeing Red"......

Traditional colors are timeless. A beautiful crimson red on walls and molding create a a sophisticated backdrop to a room!

Don't be afraid to use colors you love just because it is not with the "trend." Go with and ask for colors that create a mood, atmosphere or that enhance your personality.

We want to design a room for you that will simply last beyond the latest fad. 

Can you achieve this look in a tract home??  YOU BET! 

It is all about the details and custom touches that will mean the difference between a "subdivision look" and a "custom home look."

Laurie and I were just saying that one of the biggest complaints many people have is that they cannot sell their standard home at this time, but want that robust look of a custom home. They simply aren't getting it with the DYI coat of Home Depot paint and the knock-down texture the tract home came with. 

A monochromatic look with crown molding, new windows, area rugs, and "built ins" can transform a standard home into something stunning -- and can be done on a modest budget. 

A consultation with us can open your world to what is possible!

Bachelor Pad Makeovers...

A division of inhabit CREATIVE. INTERIORS. is MANifest Bachelor Pad Makeovers.

The other night there was a cable TV show touting a "Man Cave" design and my boyfriend said, "Hey Shelly, you would like this!" 

And it got me thinking.

Our mission is not to make rooms for men to escape into...our mission is to make previous "man dwellings" into spaces that don't repel the opposite sex; it is to make them stylish so a gal WANTS to enter that space!

But let me reiterate 
that this is not about discrimination -- we can take a single woman's home that is BLAH...and make it smokin', too, so to speak.

Interior Design seems to be so geared toward the female population, and we know there are guys out there that would love to have some SWAG in their house. But what about those that are clueless as to how to go about obtaining a pulled-together look?

If you know some poor guy that just bought a loft, or his first home, and it is obvious he lacks so style, why not tell him about the team of Shelly & Laurie at MANifest? 

We're looking to transform some drab into fab.

"Sentimental Journey"

Your Gramps in a suit and bowtie -- with his dog licking his face. THAT is a photo to be displayed and cherished.


A spinning top from your childhood. What a great conversation piece on your custom, gorgeous built-in shelves.

A bust you sculpted in a college ART 1A class. Beautifully showcased with buckets of irises on stacked colorful books.

Even if your interior design taste is formal, the most lasting impression is one that is personal!  A well put together room doesn't mean a perfectly "staged" or "decorated" room. We are on a journey with you to master a well-collected space. What I mean by that is...

Your room can and should host a collection of sentimental gems, and Laurie and I strive to weave them into YOUR design. Imagine your gorgeous new room -- with all the features you desire, but only better because we have not only successfully given you that one of a kind living room you have dreamed of, but one that looks as if you really LIVE in that space...not just house pretty, perfect decor.

So, look to your past to update your present!