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Here's an example of some of our client work.

Design direction · First vision · Client Sample · New Orleans

Two ways in to this live house.

Rather than hand you a single answer, we're showing two complete directions built on the same bones — same floors, same light, same guest. Both are jazz-rooted and neither is themed. Pick the one that sounds like the house you want to run.

01 Before — the house as it is today

The shared starting point for both options. Dark wood floors throughout, generous natural light, and fixed elements — kitchen cabinetry and countertop, bathroom shower units — that stay exactly where they are in either direction.

Before — Living room
Living room
Before — Bedroom · dark headboard
Bedroom · dark headboard
Before — Bedroom · sloped ceiling
Bedroom · sloped ceiling
Before — Kitchen
Kitchen
Before — Bathroom
Bathroom

02 The two directions, side by side

Option 1

Subtle Jazz Classic

Warm, character-driven, nostalgic — one deep statement wall per room and very little else.

  • Cream
  • Bottle green
  • Burgundy
  • Mustard
  • Aged brass
  • Dark wood

Option 2

Modern Jazz, Colorful & Joyful

Contemporary and energetic — light walls, curved sculptural furniture, color carried by the pieces themselves.

  • Cream
  • Coral
  • Turquoise
  • Golden yellow
  • Matte black
  • Dark wood

Option 1 — in full

Subtle Jazz Classic

The jazz reference arrives through mood and material — deep saturated color, aged brass, warm wood — never through decoration that names itself. One statement wall per room does the work; everything around it stays quiet.

Art is the single permitted flourish: a small, cleanly framed gallery wall of colorful illustrated posters, mid-century graphic in style, with a different subject in every room.

Palette into the real rooms

Option 1 — Living room

01 · Living room

Bottle green statement wall, mustard curved sofa in place of the gray, brass-legged round coffee table, sheer curtains, poster gallery wall.

See the room today Before — Living room
Option 1 — Bedroom — dark headboard

02 · Bedroom — dark headboard

Burgundy statement wall behind the existing dark bed frame. Cream bedding with a single burgundy cushion, aged brass table lamp, small poster grouping.

See the room today Before — Bedroom — dark headboard
Option 1 — Bedroom — sloped ceiling

03 · Bedroom — sloped ceiling

Bottle green on the flat wall, exposed beam left natural. Cream bedding, burgundy accent cushion, mustard throw, white globe lamp, heavy curtains.

See the room today Before — Bedroom — sloped ceiling
Option 1 — Bedroom — sleigh bed

04 · Bedroom — sleigh bed

Burgundy wall against the existing white sleigh bed and standing mirror. Cream linens, small burgundy cushion, one colorful trumpet poster.

Option 1 — Kitchen

05 · Kitchen

Cabinets, countertop and appliances untouched. Only the plain backsplash wall changes — patterned bottle-green tile — plus brass hardware, a brass pendant, and light styling.

See the room today Before — Kitchen

Option 2 — in full

Modern Jazz, Colorful & Joyful

The same cultural root read forward instead of back: Mardi Gras energy, street music, a boutique-hotel confidence. Walls stay light and the color arrives in curved, sculptural pieces you can actually sit on.

Up to two statement colors per room, always grounded by a matte black graphic accent — that discipline is what keeps it curated rather than busy.

Palette into the real rooms

Option 2 — Living room

01 · Living room

Cream walls left alone. A curved coral sofa replaces the gray, a bold blue-floral rug anchors the room, two-tier glass-and-wood table on brass legs, large poster wall.

See the room today Before — Living room
Option 2 — Bedroom

02 · Bedroom

Turquoise and coral pillows over white bedding, existing dark headboard kept, patterned blue rug, matte black lamp. The window AC stays and gets styled around rather than hidden.

See the room today Before — Bedroom
Option 2 — Kitchen

03 · Kitchen

Paint instead of tile: lower cabinets in coral-terracotta, uppers and walls left pale so the room stays bright. New matte black or colored-glass pendant. Countertop and appliances unchanged.

See the room today Before — Kitchen
Option 2 — Bathroom

04 · Bathroom

Soft turquoise walls around the existing glass capsule shower and wood vanity. Coral towels and accents, matte black mirror frame and fixtures, a rug that ties to the palette.

See the room today Before — Bathroom

A direction to react to — not a finished plan.

Both options are shown here as first vision. The renders illustrate mood, palette and material logic — not a fixed shopping list, and not a completed spec.

The redesign itself is quoted as a separate line item from the management fee, as set out in the main proposal.

Once you choose a direction, we develop it room by room across both units so the two stay visually consistent under the shared license.