http://www.HalsteadStudio.com/honedstyle.asp Interior Design Honed Style Blog Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:16:44 PSTMon, 25 Mar 2013 13:16:44 PSTSusan@HalsteadStudio.com http://www.HalsteadStudio.com/honedstyle.asp?blogid=42March is National Water Conservation Month.  I attended a Miele-sponsored  National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) learning event at thThu, 21 Mar 2013 14:52:20 PSTsusan@halsteadstudio.com (Susan Halstead)Honed Style http://www.HalsteadStudio.com/honedstyle.asp?blogid=41When we moved into our Bellevue home we converted one of the upstairs bedrooms to serve as my office/design studio.  In lieu of art, I have hung Tue, 5 Feb 2013 10:17:39 PSTsusan@halsteadstudio.com (Susan Halstead)Inspirational http://www.HalsteadStudio.com/honedstyle.asp?blogid=40I am a designer, owner of Halstead Studio, a mother of an incredible teenager, a wife, caretaker of a menagerie of pets, amateur equestrian (emphasis Tue, 5 Feb 2013 10:11:58 PSTsusan@halsteadstudio.com (Susan Halstead)Honed Style http://www.HalsteadStudio.com/honedstyle.asp?blogid=39I talked with a potential client recently who wants a blue bathroom.   I haven’t seen or installed a lot of blue since relocating to the PacFri, 4 Jan 2013 11:25:05 PSTsusan@halsteadstudio.com (Susan Halstead)Inspirational http://www.HalsteadStudio.com/honedstyle.asp?blogid=38Here’s to a happy, health and prosperous New Year! If you would like help in transforming where you live into a home you love, please contact me.Sat, 29 Dec 2012 12:13:21 PSTsusan@halsteadstudio.com (Susan Halstead)Honed Style http://www.HalsteadStudio.com/honedstyle.asp?blogid=37This is the time of year we embellish our exteriors and interiors with all kinds of holiday décor.  Here are a few examples of varying styles thaFri, 21 Dec 2012 17:42:23 PSTsusan@halsteadstudio.com (Susan Halstead)Honed Style http://www.HalsteadStudio.com/honedstyle.asp?blogid=36I am way behind on posting photos of completed projects onto my website.  Here are a few before and after photos of a project completed earlier tSun, 2 Dec 2012 12:28:13 PSTsusan@halsteadstudios.com (Susan Halstead)Client Projects http://www.HalsteadStudio.com/honedstyle.asp?blogid=35I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend.  Just before the holiday I attended a function at Ferguson’s new showroom in Bellevue.&nbsMon, 26 Nov 2012 14:17:35 PSTsusan@halsteadstudio.com (Susan Halstead)Honed Style http://www.HalsteadStudio.com/honedstyle.asp?blogid=34I hope you have a wonderful holiday with good friends, family and delicious food. Courtesy of Pinterest If you would like help in transforming wWed, 14 Nov 2012 09:56:13 PSTsusan@halsteadstudio.com (Susan Halstead)Honed Style http://www.HalsteadStudio.com/honedstyle.asp?blogid=33Form should follow function and when designing a charging station in a kitchen or bedroom or home office, it is paramount that the technology can be cWed, 7 Nov 2012 19:58:16 PSTsusan@halsteadstudio.com (Susan Halstead)Inspirational http://www.HalsteadStudio.com/honedstyle.asp?blogid=32If I were asked to predict the Color of the Year, Oxblood would be it!  Interiors follow fashion and Oxblood is firmly entrenched in this fall’s Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:32:16 PSTsusan@halsteadstudio.com (Susan Halstead)Inspirational http://www.HalsteadStudio.com/honedstyle.asp?blogid=31I’m not into the scary type of Halloween décor but I love using natural elements to celebrate the season. Here are some of my favorites starting withTue, 23 Oct 2012 09:00:19 PSTsusan@halsteadstudio.com (Susan Halstead)Inspirational http://www.HalsteadStudio.com/honedstyle.asp?blogid=30House Beautiful’s color survey results were published in the September issue.  It was particularly interesting to see how color preferences Sat, 20 Oct 2012 17:09:49 PSTsusan@halsteadstudio.com (Susan Halstead)Inspirational http://www.HalsteadStudio.com/honedstyle.asp?blogid=29I was asked yesterday to provide a guideline for an HOA that specifies the percentage of square footage for the body, trim and accent colors. &nbMon, 15 Oct 2012 10:24:30 PSTsusan@halsteadstudio.com (Susan Halstead)Inspirational http://www.HalsteadStudio.com/honedstyle.asp?blogid=28Peggy Kahler, a new client, is moving her company, Cornerstone Mortgage Company, from a fairly new strip shopping center to an old Victorian building Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:13:57 PSTSusan@HalsteadStudio.com (Susan Halstead)Client Projects http://www.HalsteadStudio.com/honedstyle.asp?blogid=27I Am Back!My daughter and I moved to the Seattle-metro area in August of 2008 from Atlanta, GA.  It was just a few weeks before school was scheduTue, 26 Jun 2012 18:11:57 PSTsusan@halsteadstudio.com (Susan Halstead)Honed Style http://www.HalsteadStudio.com/honedstyle.asp?blogid=26We design our homes based on how we live, our values, personal preferences and styles.  “How we live” reflects our lifestyles – and when our famiTue, 24 Apr 2012 17:08:56 PSTsusan@halsteadstudio.com (Susan Halstead)Inspirational http://www.HalsteadStudio.com/honedstyle.asp?blogid=25I am taking this opportunity to promote HeART of the Horse.  It is a fundraising event benefiting Save A Forgotten Equine, S.A.F.E.  I learnTue, 17 Apr 2012 13:43:21 PSTsusan@halsteadstudio.com (Susan Halstead)Inspirational http://www.HalsteadStudio.com/honedstyle.asp?blogid=24I had the pleasure of working with Tom Black, owner of Tom Black Tile Contractor, on a recent master bath project.  Tom had worked with my cTue, 10 Apr 2012 10:35:41 PSTsusan@halsteadstudio.com (Susan Halstead)Honed Style http://www.HalsteadStudio.com/honedstyle.asp?blogid=23Yesterday in the Pacific Northwest we had a taste of Spring-like weather!   Based on today, it was just a tease but it still inspired me to Tue, 3 Apr 2012 19:15:00 PSTsusan@halsteadstudio.com (Susan Halstead)Inspirational http://www.HalsteadStudio.com/honedstyle.asp?blogid=22As I mentioned in an earlier posting, my Kirkland condo client really liked the result of his guest bath update and wanted to replicate it in the mastTue, 27 Mar 2012 15:47:30 PSTsusan@halsteadstudio.com (Susan Halstead)Client Projects http://www.HalsteadStudio.com/honedstyle.asp?blogid=21Last week I had the opportunity to attend a Lunch and Learn at LUWA, http://www.luwadistributing.com.   LUWA is the Northwest’s premier homeTue, 20 Mar 2012 12:33:58 PSTsusan@halsteadstudio.com (Susan Halstead)Honed Style http://www.HalsteadStudio.com/honedstyle.asp?blogid=20In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day …. Seeing green! Green-lacquered kitchen design by Miles Redd  Breakfast room designed Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:49:57 PSTsusan@halsteadstudio.com (Susan Halstead)Inspirational http://www.HalsteadStudio.com/honedstyle.asp?blogid=19We have finished updating the guest bathroom in my client’s condo in Kirkland.  The client wanted to replace the lighting, plumbing, sink, mirrorTue, 6 Mar 2012 10:52:31 PSTsusan@halsteadstudio.com (Susan Halstead)Client Projects http://www.HalsteadStudio.com/honedstyle.asp?blogid=17Pantone just announced Tangerine Tango as the 2012 Color of the Year! It’s a very stimulating color; I thought it might be fun to look atTue, 28 Feb 2012 17:06:14 PSTsusan@halsteadstudio.com (Susan Halstead)Inspirational http://www.HalsteadStudio.com/honedstyle.asp?blogid=16NKBA’s 2012 Kitchen and Bath Report was released this week.  The report is based on a survey of the NKBA member designers.   Here are sTue, 21 Feb 2012 08:31:51 PSTsusan@halsteadstudio.com (Susan Halstead)Inspirational http://www.HalsteadStudio.com/honedstyle.asp?blogid=15Enjoy the Valentine-inspiring images! Elle Décor Miles Redd Elle Décor Bungalow 5 Taboret Side Table Elle DéTue, 14 Feb 2012 10:52:46 PSTsusan@halsteadstudio.com (Susan Halstead)Inspirational http://www.HalsteadStudio.com/honedstyle.asp?blogid=14I have been collaborating with a client for several months as she furnishes her living and dining areas.  She enjoys a mid-century modern aesthetTue, 7 Feb 2012 09:29:11 PSTsusan@halsteadstudio.com (Susan Halstead)Client Projects http://www.HalsteadStudio.com/honedstyle.asp?blogid=12I have a client who wants to paint 2 bedrooms.  Sounds pretty straightforward, right?  Choosing the wall and ceiling paints was easy.  Mon, 1 Aug 2011 19:14:15 PSTsusan@halsteadstudio.com (Susan Halstead)Client Projects http://www.HalsteadStudio.com/honedstyle.asp?blogid=11I am working with a new client who wants to update his guest bathroom.  The condo was constructed during the 1990s and the bathroom shows very liTue, 5 Jul 2011 13:25:49 PSTSusan@HalsteadStudio.com (Susan Halstead)Client Projects http://www.HalsteadStudio.com/honedstyle.asp?blogid=10This is my first blog and I’ve thought endlessly on what should be my first topic.  Most of my larger projects are bathrooms and kitchens and witFri, 3 Jun 2011 14:00:03 PSTsusan@halsteadstudio.com (Susan Halstead)Client Projects