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Trullbrook Residence Powder Bathroom // sarah sherman samuel

Trullbrook Residence Powder Bath

I’m back at the Trullbrook Residence with their final bathroom design and even though it’s the smallest of the 4, it’s definitely not short on style. For the wallpaper I turned to my fellow marble pattern lover Rebecca Atwood and we created a custom color of one of her patterns. I chose three pantone colors to create […]

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chairish curated sale

This weekend I was highlighted over on one of my go to sites for sourcing vintage furniture, Chairish. If you’re on the mailing list you probably already saw the feature but I wanted to highlight a few of my favorite pics from the sale! We curated a bunch of unique pieces inspired by the room I designed […]

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real-talk-childcare

real talk, real moms: childcare

The #realmomseries continues and this week we are all talking about childcare. We touched on childcare in our working topic, a while back and as Archer keeps growing and changing so has our childcare situation although not that much (see what our childcare situation looked like when Archie was less than a year, here). We still have […]

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a-frame bathroom inspiration

I recently shared some of our plans for the bathroom at the A-frame and while the work is underway, I wanted to give you a behind the scenes look at some of the inspiration behind the soon to be finished space. First, I wanted to make the A-frame our ultimate getaway from the city. I […]

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Color Stories: Green & Blush

I’m starting a new series that will highlight my favorite color pairings and share some recent inspiration I’ve been loving. First up, green and blush… a duo that can do no wrong. Image 1 by Jeannette // Image 2 by Émilie & Clémence // Image 3 by Hannah Klemm  // Image 4 by José Hevia I’ve also […]

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nursery nook in master bedroom closet // sarah sherman samuel

master bedroom / nursery nook makeover

Last week I introduced you to my Nursery/Master Bedroom project for Max & Margaux Wanger and I’m thrilled to share the full final tour. Margaux and Max were expecting their second child and reached out to me to help them transform their master bedroom into a finished space for them as well as carve out […]

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disney with a toddler

I can’t believe it but our little Archie is 2! This year we skipped doing a party (last year’s epic Johnny Cash Bash was enough to last us two years) and instead celebrated with a day at Disneyland. Before having kids I swore I wouldn’t take them to any of the Disney Parks until they […]

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kids bathroom // trullbrook // sarah sherman samuel

Trullbrook Kids Bath

I’ve got another bathroom design coming at you for the Trullbook Residence. This one is the upstairs guest bath or what we are calling the kids bath. In this room the layout will stay the same, but we will be gutting it and replacing all the finishes. The plan in here is to bring the decor […]

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gender neutral small space nursery design // sarah sherman samuel

Master Bedroom + Small Space Nursery

One of my favorite photographers Max Wanger and his wife Margaux were expecting their second child (spoiler: she arrived last week and she is ADORABLE) when they turned to me to help them make a new room for baby while also giving their master bedroom an overhaul. The main issue was a shortage on space. They have a two […]

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mandy moore home renovation // design team // sarah sherman samuel and emily farnham

introducing the Moore project

You may have noticed I haven’t been posting quite as much as usual lately, but I promise it is because I have been crazy busy behind the scenes. All that behind the scenes hustling will soon be a ton of new beautiful content here; some I’ve started to share (like the Trullbrook Project), one I just […]

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SSS room at the Christopher Kennedy Compound

It’s Modernism Week this week in Palm Springs and the entire city is a flutter with design events, architectural tours, lectures, and parties. I was so thrilled to be a part of it this year by designing one of the rooms for the Christopher Kennedy Compound Show House, which has been coined the “#1 must see […]

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Homemade Pizza Party Giveaway

  There is something about the winter months that makes me want Pizza for dinner even more than I usually do, which lets face it, is a lot. Who doesn’t like Pizza? It’s a comforting circle of cheesy bread love, plus the topping options are endless. One step better than going out for your favorite slice […]

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a-frame kitchen progress + hardware round-up

 I’ve got some A-frame progress you guys(!), some very construction dust filled progress, but we are one step closer to a finished kitchen, so I will take it. If you’ve been following along, you already know that we went with Ikea cabinet bases but then chose Semi-handmade doors and drawer fronts for our A-frame kitchen. […]

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Trullbrook Residence Master Bath

It may seem I am bathroom crazy over here at the moment but we have three more bathrooms to talk about on the Trullbrook project and this one is hands down my favorite! The master bath. It has a neutral color palette but is far from boring with special touches and every detail considered. But […]

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real talk, real moms favorite books

The real mom series is hitting the books today! You might remember I shared my carefully edited list of favorite books a while back. And if you don’t make sure to head to the post RIGHT HERE to see my all time top children’s books that Archie and I both narrowed down to. I am […]

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fur and lace // sarah sherman samuel

date night downtown

One of our resolutions this year is to have more date-nights. We have been epically failing (only going on about 4 total in the almost 2 years of Archer’s life) and it has taken its toll from time to time. Before Archie we were positive we would be one of the couples to take regular nights […]

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