House Milk BEFORE: Living Space Redesign with Emily Henderson
Editor Jaime Derringer's family room and dining room get a colorful, fresh makeover from Emily Henderson.
Yep, I’ve gotten myself into another internet makeover/redesign. Actually this one has been going on behind the scenes for ALMOST A YEAR. This is real life design, not a 2-day TV makeover. Emily Henderson and I got to talking last year about my new house (which isn’t so new anymore). I told her that I brought some pieces to CA, then quickly purchased a few pieces for the space right when we moved in so we could entertain, but I wasn’t happy and needed help. The space is an open floor plan that has both a main living area and dining room. It’s a space that needed both division and cohesion. I’m not a designer, and I have no time (or talent… or vision!) to make this space what it needed to be. She agreed to take it on and approached the project like an e-design, since we don’t live in the same city but we’re close enough that her team can come down to San Diego and style and shoot the space when it’s complete. I owe her about a million high fives, because I am not an easy client. Being a design writer and editor, I’m fickle and picky… I change my mind depending on the day. My first request: no blue. Nothing against blue, it’s just not my thing. She uses blue in nearly all of her designs, so I thought she might tell me to hit the road, but she accepted the challenge and put me in direct contac...
Yep, I’ve gotten myself into another internet makeover/redesign. Actually this one has been going on behind the scenes for ALMOST A YEAR. This is real life design, not a 2-day TV makeover. Emily Henderson and I got to talking last year about my new house (which isn’t so new anymore). I told her that I brought some pieces to CA, then quickly purchased a few pieces for the space right when we moved in so we could entertain, but I wasn’t happy and needed help. The space is an open floor plan that has both a main living area and dining room. It’s a space that needed both division and cohesion. I’m not a designer, and I have no time (or talent… or vision!) to make this space what it needed to be. She agreed to take it on and approached the project like an e-design, since we don’t live in the same city but we’re close enough that her team can come down to San Diego and style and shoot the space when it’s complete. I owe her about a million high fives, because I am not an easy client. Being a design writer and editor, I’m fickle and picky… I change my mind depending on the day. My first request: no blue. Nothing against blue, it’s just not my thing. She uses blue in nearly all of her designs, so I thought she might tell me to hit the road, but she accepted the challenge and put me in direct contac...
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