Sarah from Difference Design Lab's Profile

This house is composed of a lot of inexpensive and practical elements. I love the use of plywood between the floors, shelving, and built-in sofa (I love that you can get formaldehyde-free plywood too). The bathroom that's a wet-room is so functional for cleaning. You can just hose the whole thing down. The windows in the kitchen instead of upper cabinetry are just beautiful! Overall, I think this house does a great job bringing the outdoors in. I really enjoyed this post. Thank you!

I adore the translation of the farmhouse and barn into a modern living space! I posted about this a weeks back actually:

http://difference-design.blogspot.com/

Loved seeing the before photos. They really helped accentuate the peaceful calm throughout the renovation. Nice work!

Thank you for sharing these highlights! We really look forward to the MA (Modern Atlanta) Home Tour each June. This year AIA is a partner which we have been told will bring the quality of the projects to another level. From what I can see in this post, we have much to be excited about!

Keep the comments coming! I love packing advice and truly appreciate all of these fantastic suggestions!

Benjamin Moore Intrigue looks like a cool grey: http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/intrigue

The color in the photo has a lot of blue in it. I don't think it's just the blue sky reflecting onto the wall from the office window?! Maybe the photo was altered in Photoshop?

Thank you for the article. It is always nice to be reminded to take baby steps when working on a big project like your home. The other thing I have learned to except is that I will never be done with my house. It's partly because I am creative and like projects, but it's also because there is SO much fantastic stuff out there and SO many great ideas on sites like Apartment Therapy!

All of these colors are fun, but I am stuck in 2009 I guess? I just adore that vintage mustardy yellow. It goes SO well as an accent with a monochromatic pallete. One of the houses I'm working will have accents of this pantone yellow on the exterior with base colors in white and dark grey. LOVE that combo! However, this hot orange/red could fit right in too with the grey and white. :) I just think the yellow reads more classic- think yellow wellington boots or an old rain parka and somehow I feel the orange/red is more trendy?! I am a lover of orange, but maybe I'm just a bit worn out by it? It has been the thing for a while, no? Maybe it's an Atlanta thing?

For most of my life I've been attracted to bright hughes in my living space, mixing and matching them all together in one room. I felt bright periwinkle walls with a chartreuse armoire and bright yellow accent lamps made for a happy space. I still find bright colors playful, but for me and my clients, I prefer to stick with muted, more neutral tones (at least with the shell of a room - walls, floor, ceiling, countertops) and add a pop of color as an accent whether it's in a comfy chair, a rug, throw pillows (especially if we want to change the look of the room for each season) or pendant lamps. My favorite accent color right now is vintage yellow! It looks SO great with grays, white, black, and chocolate! And, it translates so well between seasons. I even started a Pinterest page focusing just on vintage yellow:

http://pinterest.com/sarboa/vintage-yellow/

And I agree, you can put colors in your living space that you might not necessarily wear. Vintage yellow is DEFINITELY an example of that!

This was a fun throw-back post for me. THANKS!

Adore the little pops of patterns!

What an incredibly inspiring space! Thank you for sharing some of the process photos.

Agreed! Post more pics!