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A Dining, Living, and Game Area for a Historic Heritage Hill Home
This week I visited some clients just a few blocks from my old house in Grand Rapids, Michigan! The hundred year old historic homes in this neighborhood are full of charm and character, and we had a tricky layout on our agenda! The main space we were tackling included a living room and dining room, however the living room had a long narrow footprint. The room likely had been split into two in the original floorplan, and at some point had been opened into a larger room. Below
Lauren Figueroa
Nov 63 min read


Choosing Bathroom Selections for a Virtual Client—all in Just One Hour!
Here's a great little example of the kind of thing we can tackle during a 1-Hour Virtual session . My client is working with a builder to...
Lauren Figueroa
Sep 282 min read


A Little Boy's Bedroom Design + Two More Kids Spaces
I had a great first designed in a day session last week after taking a little break this summer! The goal was to finish out three kids spaces: a bedroom for a two year old, a large open play area, and a second bedroom slash additional kids play room.
Lauren Figueroa
Sep 105 min read


Summer Recap + LFID Turns Ten 🥹
Friends, this summer was one for the books! You'll forgive my lack of posting when you hear about all the fun shenanigans I got up to...
Lauren Figueroa
Sep 37 min read


A Low-Buy Makeover: Reworking My Sun Porch for Less Than $150
Last week was the first week in a long while that I had some time and space alone in our house. After an appointment early in the week, I...
Lauren Figueroa
Jul 257 min read


This Primary Bedroom Design goes from "Blah" to "BAM!"
Hello dear friends! I'm back with another space in our Ridgemont Lake House project—which we actually installed last week! I'm so excited to photograph this space later this summer, but for now, let's continue working our way through the room designs.
Lauren Figueroa
Jun 184 min read


The Kids Bedroom Designs (slash Guest Rooms) in Our Ridgemont House Project
Hello dear friends! I'm back with another space in our Ridgemont Lake House project—which we actually installed last week! I'm so excited to photograph this space later this summer, but for now, let's continue working our way through the room designs.
Lauren Figueroa
May 284 min read


After 10 Years of a Mostly Empty Living Room, This Space is Getting Some COLOR!
As many of you parents may resonate with, my client this week shared how they'd lived in the house for ten years now, and with two young girls, time simply got away from them!
I hear this story a lot, and it's nothing to feel sad about—you focus on the things that matter to you MOST, and sometimes, house stuff just isn't at the top of the list.
With the girls now six and nine, and having decided that they would definitely be staying in this house since they bought it
Lauren Figueroa
Apr 305 min read


This Detroit Colonial Living Room Gets a Makeover with a Blast of Floral Wallpaper
This Designed in a Day session project comes to you from the city of Grosse Point, Michigan. My clients house was a very traditional...
Lauren Figueroa
Apr 234 min read


Twelve Foot Ceilings in a Lower Level? Yes Please! The Ridgemont House Lower Level Great Room Design
Hello dear friends! I'm back with another space in our Ridgemont Lake House project. If you're just joining now, over the last several...
Lauren Figueroa
Apr 167 min read


The Ridgemont House Upper Deck Design
I imagine this will be the place where my client's family spends the majority of the summer. Let's take a look at our client's deck design!
Lauren Figueroa
Apr 93 min read


A Simple but Important Space: Our Ridgemont Project Entryway Design
We're back with our overview of the Ridgemont House project! If you missed it, the last few week I've showcased our design plan for the...
Lauren Figueroa
Apr 23 min read


The Dining Room That's Not a Dining Room: Our Ridgemont House Sitting Room
Today we're taking a look at room originally used as a formal dining room. As you can see by the main floor layout below, we were not in...
Lauren Figueroa
Mar 264 min read


A Bold, Teal, Midcentury Inspired Home Office
My client wanted to lean into her love of MCM design in this particular room, and she especially wanted to have some bold teal elements...
Lauren Figueroa
Mar 194 min read


Ridgemont Lake House Project: Main Floor Great Room Furnishings Plan
We're back with design plan for the first area in the Ridgemont Lake Project. Today we'll be taking a look at the main floor great room.
Lauren Figueroa
Mar 123 min read


New Interior Design Project Alert: A Metro Detroit Lake House Gets All New Furnishings
For the last couple months, I've been busy working on an interior furnishings + decor design project for a local metro Detroit lake house. T
Lauren Figueroa
Mar 54 min read


A Modern Living Room Design for a Historic Detroit Home
You know I'm a sucker for a gorgeous historic home, and last week's Designed in a Day session location did not disappoint: A dreamy...
Lauren Figueroa
Feb 84 min read


A Virtual Bedroom Re-Design for a Day Session Client
Here's a quick little recap of last week's virtual session! This client and I had worked together via a couple consecutive Designed in a...
Lauren Figueroa
Jan 72 min read


The Holidays as Told by Photos
With the New Year comes reflection and thankfulness for the past year as well as looking forward with excitement to the year ahead. There's
Lauren Figueroa
Jan 21 min read


Five Staples Of Cozy Holiday Décor
When I moved into my first home and the holidays came around, I remember being thrilled to have my own place to fill with cozy Christmas...
Lauren Figueroa
Dec 5, 20244 min read
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