Interior Design Insights
Expert tips, inspiration, and behind-the-scenes looks at our Sacramento design projects.
Larkspur Floodresistant Building Codes
Building code fireresistant mate. In Larkspur, flood-resistant building codes significantly influence interior design decisions to ensure safety and complian...
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Larkspur Vhfhsz Construction Standards
A modern house with large glass windows, a stone and wood exterior, an outdoor pool, and a driveway with a parked SUV, set in a wooded hillside at sunset In ...
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Mill Valley Title 24 Energy Code Impact on Interior Design
When I take on a remodel in Mill Valley, the first thing I consider is how the Title 24 Energy Code, especially its strict requirements for insulation, HVAC ...
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Designer Candle Trends 2024 to 2026: What Sacramento Interior Designers Are Specifying Now in Scent, Form, Color, and Holder Design
Discover the latest designer candle trends for 2024, emphasizing sustainability and artisanal craftsmanship to elevate your Sacramento home.
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Sandalwood Citrus Candle: A Mill Valley Designer's Guide to Pairing Warm Wood with Bright Citrus for Coastal California Interiors
Discover how sandalwood citrus candles are transforming interiors in Mill Valley and beyond in 2026, enhancing ambiance and design.
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Lists of Candle Scents: A Designer's Complete Guide to Fragrance Families, the Fragrance Wheel, Pink Sugar Oil, and Pairing Scents to Rooms
Discover the 2026 trend of candle scents, their impact on Sacramento interiors, and how to stylishly incorporate them into your home.
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10 Inch Taper Candles: A Designer's Complete Guide to Burn Time, Bulk Buying, Black, and Dripless Varieties
Discover the 2026 trend of 10 inch taper candles, exploring their role in enhancing ambiance and design in Sacramento interiors.
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Antique Fireplace Tiles: Identification, Restoration, Sourcing
Original Victorian, Arts and Crafts, and Art Deco fireplace tiles are still in circulation. Identifying authentic stock, restoring damaged tiles, and where to source replacements for missing pieces.
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Delft Tile Fireplace: Heritage Pattern, Modern Hearth
Delft tile — hand-painted blue-on-white Dutch ceramic — has been a fireplace surround tradition for 400 years. Authentic vs reproduction, where it belongs, and the installation reality.
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Modern Venetian Plaster: Real Marmorino vs Vendor Lookalikes
Venetian plaster is a centuries-old wall finish technique with real Italian lime-and-marble formulations. What separates authentic marmorino from acrylic-bound vendor products, and where the technique works in modern residential design.
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Lodge Style Homes: Great Camp Roots, Modern Reinterpretation
Lodge style — the Great Camps of the Adirondacks, the National Park rustic of the Rockies — has a specific architectural vocabulary. What translates to 2026 California foothill residential and what doesn't.
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Family Room Addition: Sequencing, Code, and the Real Cost in Sacramento Metro
Adding a family room to an existing home is one of the most-requested remodels in the Sacramento metro. The real cost, the real timeline, the code reality, and where most projects go off the rails.
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