As an artist we talk about developing a signature style. This is a style of our art that makes it easy for other to recognize us and know it’s a Katie Leigh original. The more that I think about what my signature style is the more I see it spread into every area of my life. Like the other night when we caught the early shuttle back from a wedding in the mountains of California, the bride said to me “Katie, I[...]
You know that feeling when you walk into the kitchen and fresh baked cookies are coming out of the oven. You probably haven't even seen them yet but as soon as you entered you could feel the warmth from the oven and the smell of them danced in and out of your nose. It takes you back to your childhood or simply creates a warm and cozy feeling inside of you almost immediately. That's the power of including all 5 sense[...]
The gallery wall is one of my favorite design decisions. Mostly because I love art and I have too much of it–the woes of being an artist. But with a gallery wall, you get the chance to put more on display while also have the freedom to switch out art during different times of the year or simply because you've become bored with your home decor. While there are no real rules to creating a gallery wall, there are few[...]
In the dead of winter, when the world outside is just that, dead, having deep hues of greens throughout your home brings you back to life. But even in the Summer as the world opens up around you, there are so many joys to be had with the plants you've come to know in all corners of your home. Houseplants are a pick me up, a small reminder of magic happening everyday, and most importantly a breath of fresh air. I[...]
Often, one of the most awkward spaces of a home is the entry way. Whether it's from your front door or your garage these spaces weren't built to be lived in and therefore are seen as an afterthought. But when you really think about it, your entryway is the most used space in the house as you enter and exit your home, but even more important than that, they are the first impression of your space to the guests that a[...]
If I ask you what your childhood holidays were like are you transported back to Christmas morning, walking into the family room with stacks of presents under the tree? Maybe you find yourself around a dinner table with your parent's china, your grand parent's silver, and a centerpiece you created with leaves and pinecones from the backyard. Or perhaps you thought of halloween when the neighborhood kids got together[...]
I'm going to start this off in the worst way possible, but it's the God's honest truth so here goes...There is no right way to design a space. It makes this whole post seem a little unfruitful but I need to be straight with you. We look at homes that we like and think, man, if only I knew how to but something together that looked that good but when you look at the hundreds of design books that I do or study the home[...]
There's a reason it's called the family room, it's where the family gathers together. The Kitchen might be heart of the home, but the family room is the second heart (or in chakra speak, the high heart). This room is where all the cuddle sessions happy, where dinner parties end, and where you head to after a long day when you just need to sit back and relax. In every type of design we think that it's about looks[...]
The night we moved into our house, the guest bath leaked to the first floor. A day of moving through Colorado's biggest snowstorm of the year, our queen size box frames wouldn't fit up the stairs, the doorbell rang on its own, the front light turned itself on and off, the master bath didn't have hot water and now we had a pool in our kitchen from the upstairs bathroom. I cried myself to sleep that night sure we had[...]
I'm an old soul. I'm the one who kept all my grandmother's furniture not because I was attached to her memory (although, I'll admit that's part of it) but because it was built to last, it holds true to that 1950's way of life, and the wood color is not orange or pale. So when it came to getting to do our first ever real adult renovation (not just your DYI make it work project) I wanted to update our home to be a mod[...]