Meet design’s new category: Resimercial
If you haven’t done the math, take our word for it: Residential plus commercial equals resimercial, or interior design for commercial spaces that embraces the qualities of the home. It’s a trend that’s poised to change the industry for designers and manufacturers...
Taking Your Renovation One Room at a Time
Renovating Room by Room After stretching to buy a home, many buyers find themselves with little left over to fix the place up. But with a little planning and lots of patience, it’s possible to find the time and money for all those home improvements. As one homeowner...
Trust an Interior Designer to Get a Space That’s Just Right
We have all experienced the happiness, and often the sense of intense relief, when we find that “just right” fit, whether it’s a suit, a pair of shoes or a home. When all of our expectations and hopes and requirements come together, it can feel nothing short of...
Area Rugs: Don’t take them for granted in your design
We apologize. Over the years, we’ve discussed so much: floor coverings like laminate, cork and linoleum. We’ve also talked about the fabulous options available to liven up your walls, from new colorful paint to artwork. We’re not shy about the power of good lighting,...
It’s time we talk about your pool.
Now, seriously, who doesn’t love a pool? Just the mere thought of lounging poolside while soaking up the sun’s calming rays brings a satisfied smile to most faces. Us Californians happen to be lucky enough to live in a climate that is perfect for constructing a pool...
Designing the Bathroom: An Entryway to the Soul?
Whether or not we are consciously aware of it, if we really want to know what’s going on inside someone’s mind at that moment, odds are favorable that their bathroom is one of the top three rooms to reveal it all. Don’t get us wrong: we’re not talking about snooping...
Fine Dining Rooms: Imagination To Inspiration
The dining room can be an odd duck. In some homes, it is the place where – without fail – the entire family convenes for a great meal sprinkled with lively conversation about the day ahead, or the one that just ended. It is the common site of parties, reunions and...
Changing the Way You View Your Laundry Room
What does your laundry room look like right now? Truly, that question was not meant to scare or shame you. But it’s no secret that many laundry rooms throughout American homes resemble the aftermath of a hurricane. Or at least a Category One something. And who can...
Make Room For Baby: Designing the Nursery
This year, so many of us seem to be excited about new changes on the horizon. We’re looking forward to showing the world what we have to offer in both our personal and professional lives. All that beautiful buzz got us to thinking about the beauty of newness. And what...
Great News in Storage for 2018!
It’s the new year. We hope you enjoyed a safe and fun celebration as you brought in 2018. Not sure about you, but at Eileen Gould Design & Construction, we’re raring to get the new year going. Perhaps as you sweep up rogue confetti and put away the new gifts,...
