My Own Home
Moody Witchy Maximalism fine-tuned for my own energy
Rendering of primary bedroom
Primary bedroom
My office space! I love to be surrounded by cute and interesting trinkets and items. It helps me stay inspired while designing!
My desk is small but suits my needs for working through design ideas for my clients!
My bookcases! I love to display my books and decor here. They are full and I plan to add in another shelf in the very near future and rehome the lamp (which I did take the plastic off of!)
Our New Orleans kitsch themed Guest Room in its first phase- I am currently in the process of rearranging and redecorating it! Ft. the handsome Mr. Quincy.
Guest Room view continued
Our upstairs landing which we added a cabinet to in order to create a little bit of much needed laundry supply storage!
Our very maximalist living room!
Living Room
Living Room
My cozy reading chair
Our media console set up- the side panels are hiding our video game consoles! I love this cheeky trick!
Custom shelving that my partner built to house his DVD collection while still providing me space to decorate around them! This is V2.0 from our previous home which was all DVDs and no decor, so very heavy and overwhelming!
Our beautiful dining table!
Dining Room
Dining Room
Our VERY white kitchen. I am in the process of updating this space currently! Keep an eye out on my IG for the updates!
More kitchen and a hint of our altar at the top of the stairs!
Our cute little half bath on the main floor!
My partner's office!
His work space is designed to allow him to take breaks and rest in between working as needed.
My partner's office! You can see he loves books, video games, movies, and comics and more!
Our entry space. This copper red door color was my choice and I painted the door as soon as we had the keys to the home! It creates the perfect warmth for our entry space and is inviting to our guests!
Entry Space- the cinnamon broom above the door is a must for me. It helps protect us from unwanted negative energy entering our home.
Entry table- a cute and functional place to store keys and other quick drop things and it creates an inviting and lived in look when guests come over.
Entry space
Entry space with the cozy lamp we keep on at all times to avoid having the big overhead lights on!
My partner and I purchased our townhouse in May of 2023. I have been working on it ever since! Originally a white farmhouse style house with modern finishes, I have gone bit by bit to make it into the cozy moody space we dream of. My partner leans a bit more mid-century and modern in his style, while I tend to prefer more cottage-y and dark academia inspired elements. I blend these together throughout our space to create a comfortable and interesting aesthetic. I love using texture and simple patterns for depth while staying within a dark and muted color palette.
We are both playful types with lots of hobbies and interests, so I love including those things in the details and decor of our home. You’ll see everything from bones and taxidermy to cute stuffed animals, anime characters, and more scattered throughout our home.
My personal home project list is never ending as my maximalist style lends itself to new ways to fill out or personalize each space. The danger of being an interior designer is that I am constantly coming up with new ideas and concepts at all times and have a knack for hunting for the perfect item!
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Our home consists of 3 floors. It starts with an office and the garage on the first floor with a small but sweet entry space. The second floor is the living room, dining, and kitchen all in one open space with a nice pantry and half bath that is perfect for guests. And 2 bedrooms on the top floor, both with ensuite bathrooms, walk in closets, and a laundry closet on the landing.
While it sounds like a lot of space, I still find myself itching for at least one more closet! But don’t we all! I am so grateful for how well thought out our floorplan is and have done my best to maximize the functionality of each room to fit our needs best!
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My color scheme is fairly straightforward. Instead of sticking with one specific color or colorway throughout the house, I prefer to stick with a certain level of tone and depth in the colors we use throughout. The walls of the primary bedroom are a deep dark muted hunter green. We went with a similar depth of dark purple in the guest room, and our living room is a dark but soft mixture of blacks done in a faux limewash style finish, which I painted myself!
The furniture palette stays generally the same throughout each space, which is how I keep the rooms and house cohesive overall. We stick with dark warm woods and black leather or upholstered pieces. Or in the bedrooms we pull in additional texture with furs and linens to create softness.
In the places I want a bit of a lighter touch for contrast, I like soft neutral browns to compliment the blacks without creating too much stark contrast, like would come with bright whites.
The vibe is warm, cozy, soft, and textural, with a overarching tendency towards natural materials and details.
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Our furniture has been collected over time, but my favorite major brands to shop would definitely be Crate & Barrel (I loved them before I even worked there!), West Elm, Lulu & Georgia, and World Market. Creative Co-Op, which is a brand commonly found on Wayfair and Amazon, is another brand I love for their natural and handmade pieces to help add more character to the space.
The places I collect decor from are by far most commonly curiosity shops. We frequently travel the country and I hit up curiosity and antique shops every time to see what kind of new eclectic goodies I can find. And I love to collect art from local artists in the places we travel as well, so most of our wall art is hand made or prints by small business artists! I love supporting my communities!