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More than a Man Cave or media room, this Bellevue interior designer worked with her clients on a ‘female-friendly’ two story sports and entertainment space. An equestrian theme tells the story of competitive horse riding plus a serious bar area for all tastes. And the large flat-screen is the focus for sporting events like Super Bowl 2012.

It all comes together for the Super Bowl

According to Fox News, “The fairer sex make up more than 40 percent of the fan base of the NFL, MLB and Nascar. In fact, female viewership of most sports has been growing greatly over the last decade.” Need some pointers before the big game? Feel unprepared? Read this post from Jen Mueller, Talk Sporty to Me, and you’ll be ready on game day.

In this all season entertainment and sports pavilion, luxury interior designer, Faith Sheridan says you can swim, smoke cigars while playing poker, shoot pool and sample your favorite drink and BBQ too. If you want to see all of the space you can click here for more photos. Here are some favorites.

2 Story All Season Sports and Entertainment

Pull up your seat for the big game

Pick your favorite beverage and watch the Super Bowl at the bar

Take a half time break for poker and pool on the second floor

Contact Faith Sheridan Design Group for your ManCave media room design and more, 206.973.3743.

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So, you’ve sorted decorations and stored them for 2012. What about donations? Most important, what decorating dreams make up your Wish-List for 2012? A beautiful  interior requires motivation and discipline says this Seattle interior designer. You need 3 actions: cleanse, donate and target your decorating.

Entertain in Well Decorated Style

The cleanse and donate actions require an design audit with a critical eye. Just how long has that accent pillow, throw, lamp and so on been hanging around? Accessories are the jewelry in your rooms. Next, target the key decorative items you crave… a chair, lamps, vases, art. What is needed to add some dazzle to your room design?

Faith Sheridan Design Group has discovered SKYPE.

 Faith is having such a great time with Skype that her team is now offering Complimentary 30-Minute Design Sessions on Skype!*

Spend time with Faith discussing your design project and get great answers, solutions and professional guidance. We’ve gotten a great response and people really enjoy these Skype calls.

 Space is limited, so book your call now! Contact us to set up your Complimentary Skype Design Session and we’ll send you a link to download Skype.

*Please note, offer is for first time clients only.  See you soon!

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Did your kitchen finesse the big Thanksgiving dinner? Was it a 5 Star event?  This Seattle interior designer suggests 5 basic improvements that make holiday entertaining memorable events for your family and friends.  Christmas, New Year’s and the Super Bowl are right around the corner.  Gather your family, friends and neighbors and start cooking in your beautiful interior and put some of these improvements to use this season.

Faith’s 5 Favorite Improvements for Holiday Occasions

• A standard 30″ range can be limiting with a larger menu and crowd.  A portable induction burner supplements your standard range and is readily available. I like this one from Fagor.

A portable induction to add another burner

• Pull out your Crock Pot or slow cooker. From casseroles to roasts, these versatile appliances are work horses. I used this one from All-Clad for T-Day.

All Clad Crock Pot

• Large crowds = lots of ice.  Consider a portable ice maker and save space in your freezer. Major box stores have them readily available.

• Small, portable wine and beverage fridges or installed dual-zone models will serve the home entertainer in good stead. I love Sub Zero for the selection.

Small Sub Zero Wine Chiller

• Ultimate cool new thing for your island and kitchen, the Cool Drawer from Fisher Paykel. A refrigerator, freezer and wine cooling drawer all in one.

Fisher Paykel Cool Drawer

 

Please enjoy a Happy and Healthy Holiday Season with your family and friends. 

This holiday season, gather family and friends in your kitchen and surround them with aromas of your marinara sauce simmering in your kitchen on your range. Imagine the stories, laughter and toasts as folks savor your tasty appetizers.

At Faith Sheridan Design Group, we applaud and congratulate lovers of cooking and food this season.

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The news from the weather bureau forecast a Seattle winter like last year. Not so good! For this Seattle interior designer, it was an especially wet one with snow and ice. With this news, it’s time to take a look at your mudroom and prepare it for an onslaught of mud plus boots, shoes, hats, gloves, umbrellas and all the other paraphernalia that enters your transition area. Today’s mudroom is an organizational center for busy families sometimes combining pet areas, laundry and crafts. In a previous post, I shared 7 tips for designing a mudroom. You can read it here.

New inspirations are here.  See this image  from California Closets of a dream of a mudroom entrance. Plus, since we love our gadgets, it’s important to consider them in our planning.

Stunning California Closets Mudroom Organization Center

Our mudrooms invite clutter. As we hurry into our home, we quickly discard our stuff and soon the entryway is a mess.  Here’s some tips from Peter Walsh and California Closets. 

More tips to contain the clutter and chaos in the entry and mudroom:

• Create an “out-of-pockets drawer or container” that becomes a great place for extra change, keys, and a wallet.
• On top, set up a charging center for phones and iPods and a place for your purse so that you are never searching for these items when you are ready to leave.
• Tackle mail in the front entry by placing a small recycling bin on a shelf or in a cabinet. When you come in the door, junk mail immediately gets recycled, and only the important stuff makes its way into your home.

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Bathrooms? Yes, this Seattle interior designer creates them often. Why are bathrooms so important? We start our day in the bathroom with a stimulating shower or end the day in a relaxing bathtub. The bathroom supports our lifestyle. And when the important elements of our lives are in harmony we feel confident, rested and relaxed. The best bathrooms capitalize on the available space and are all about the details. The result ~ a perfect setting for daily bathroom activities with creature comforts for our particular tastes. I offer 10 tips for the perfect bathroom and this video with examples of bathrooms created by Faith Sheridan Design Group. 

10 Tips to a Luxurious Bathroom

1. Color Scheme ~ soft, pale colors offer a calm sensation; brighter tones invigorate and energize.
2. De-Clutter ~ organize the vanity and newly styled medicine cabinets to keep your counter free. Only keep towels, hand soap and a candle on the counter.
3. Simplify daily tasks ~ Many men shave in the shower-use a fogless mirror. Add an attractive shower organizer for the essentials.
4. Enhance the ambiance ~ scents, such a lavender, are soothing and relaxing; music delivered by devices for a wet environment get you going or calm you down.
5. Quality plumbing fixtures ~ get the right size water heater; add air jets to your tub; consider multiple shower heads and/or a handheld shower feature.
6. Don’t be ordinary ~ carefully examine every purchase and consider how it adds to your visual, sensory experience in your bath right down to the tissue holder!
7. Add luxury ~ don’t shiver in your bath as baths are all about being warm. Heated floors and towel warmers enhance.
8. Luxury hotel lessons ~ remember the thick towels, linen shower curtains, unique containers.
9. Accents ~ beautiful tiles add personalization; art hung on the wall adds color and sophistication.
10. Safety ~ today a grab bar adds a stylish detail that promotes safety too.

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