Oceanside Townhouse
Help! Everything is white – walls, ceiling, woodwork, cabinetry, and white drab carpet and it is intensified by the natural light at this Oceanside townhouse! The furniture is sagging and worn out. The windows are covered with old, beat up, dusty white Venetian blinds. The living space is small, compact and open to the kitchen, which of course is all white! The kitchen needs updating (hopefully before the refrigerator “konks out”), the furniture needs replacing, the floors squeak and need to be replaced, the windows need covering and the walls need color, but where and how do we begin?...
Read MoreAstoria Kitchen & Dining Room
A highly visible and recently “redone” stairway in cherry is lovely, but it no longer blends with the adjacent kitchen cabinets and French style dining room set. The finish on the kitchen cabinets is peeling, yellowed and beyond repair and the appliances need to be updated. The client has loved her kitchen, but it is time for a change and she is not sure what to do or how to begin. She dreams of cooking in a kitchen at the vacation condo in Hawaii with “self-closing” drawers and wonderful cooking appliances. As we began the planning phase, a number of challenges and problems surfaced: ...
Read MoreEliot Tower Condo
This brand new small, empty condo overlooking the West Hills of Portland was the “get-away” in the city for my clients. The challenge was to furnish the condo in such a way that someone walking in would say “Wow, that’s beautiful!” Like many couples, they had differing preferences, but their shared desire was to create a modern, stylish, “cool” space – “Artistic” in a word! Finding inspiration in a Japanese picture series owned by the client, a color palette was developed which transformed the “so-so” existing wall color into a soft and subtle background further enhancing the depth,...
Read MoreSkyline New Home
Relocating from Sante Fe to Portland was exciting but also came with challenges. The clients purchased a beautiful new home overlooking the city and were excited to decorate their home. Their desire was to arrive from Sante Fe and walk into their home with the new furniture already placed and waiting for them. The clients had many ideas but felt like they needed help with colors and textures as well as pulling the entire space together with decorative items. They also were having a difficult time visualizing the impact of furniture scale within the living spaces. The main challenge was...
Read MoreSE Portland Kitchen
This small 900 sq. ft. home built in the 1920’s was in need of a complete renovation. The original home lacked a garage and the kitchen was only 8’ by 12’ with no place for a full size refrigerator and very little storage. As a summer cottage for the client, a theme was established to create a restful and cheerful retreat reminiscent of summers spent on the Oregon coast. Grady Interiors consulted closely with the client, general contractor, and sub-contractors during the transformation. We created a functional, beautiful kitchen packed with storage and all new major appliances...
Read MoreNE Portland Kitchen
Grady Interiors was hired to help the client maintain the character and age of their home in the remodel of their kitchen. The clients were already working with the contractor, but were feeling overwhelmed and confused by the many choices available. Grady Interiors stepped in to offer assistance and direction throughout the project. Susan Grady consulted with the clients about the layout and architectural elements of the space; guided them in the lighting layout and selection of the lighting fixtures; created a color palette; selected all materials including countertops and flooring;...
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