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Elegant In Austin | The Study

If you've been around the blog a while, you likely recognize the 'Elegant In Austin' series.  This project turned out amazing and my precious clients were a joy to work with!  This space has been completed for a while, but life truly got in the way of photographing it and putting it out here in the blogosphere. 

If you've missed this series, you can see some more of the spaces in this gorgeous Austin home here, here and here. 

This study sits just off the family room through two grand pocket doors.  Like our door color?  I love it!  After I selected this color for my client I immediately had to have it in my own home too. I blogged about a little ol' pregnant nesting meltdown ;-) request in a previous post here.

We did this study in an inky, high gloss peacock blue.  It is gorgeous in person!!!  High gloss is not easy to photograph!

We found this amazing macassar ebony and ostrich leather inlay desk that was just perfect for the space.  This desk is used as more of an in-and-out working space for her husband.  There are two more pocket doors on the left wall of the space enclosing a small built-in office workstation that houses the computer, printer, papers etc.  It's nice to have it enclosed so that you can just close those doors and still have a pretty study without seeing all of your daily clutter. 



 We framed vintage sheet music for our art.  My client picked the songs :-)

 I love the chair with the oval cut out back we found!

We had a custom sofa made for one of her previous homes and so while drawing up the plans for this home, we planned the study dimensions around it.  Deer eat, literally, right outside of that window in the front yard, and this comfy sofa is the perfect perch to watch them.

The stunning Catherine sconce by Visual Comfort & Co.

 

I hope that you had a very blessed Easter.  He is risen!
I'm going to try to be better about blogging :-/  Instagram sure has made it easy to just throw unedited content out there!  If you'd like to see more of my project progress pics mixed in with the mundane minutia of my life ;-) follow me @mariaebeck.  Wow, that's a ringing endorsement huh?! ha!
I hope you're having a great week!

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Sneak Peek

I have finally gotten around to photographing the rest of one of my Austin projects.  I've featured some of the spaces before in an 'Elegant in Austin' series here, here and here.  Also, let's not forget Blake's bath (which is in this home) that has made it's rounds on Pinterest and made momma proud!

It's a little embarrassing how much time I have let pass before I took pictures of this fun and beautiful project. Life truly got in the way this time.  I had a baby and then she had a baby and now here we are 18 months later, sheesh! 

 

Well, nonetheless, it's a gorgeous home and it deserves to be seen.

 

Soooo...I'll be back soon with lot's more to look at :-)

 

I hope you're having a great week!

500 Likes

What a fun milestone! :-)  M. E. Beck Design, Inc.'s Facebook page has reached 500 likes. 

 

Thanks for all of your support for this little ol' company of mine.

A Tiny Bath Remodel



Well, happy new year!  I can't believe it is already 2013!!!  There are lots of fun projects cooking right now at M. E. Beck Design and I will have lots to show you this year :-)
So, I gave you a little sneak peek of this bathroom.  It is a teensy little space off of a children's playroom. 
Check out the 'before' below. 
I actually really liked the original calacatta marble top but we were unable to salvage it, and it was the wrong size anyway.

So here is the new space!

We designed a completely custom vanity that was a better proportion for the skinny depth of the space.  I thought I was never going to find a base that would work in here!  That's the problem when you envision something before you actually find it.  There are lots of these plumbing style bases on the market but not in the size we needed, oh no, that would just be too convenient now wouldn't it?!  We ended up having to custom make it.

The coved corners on the custom carrara marble top not only offer an interesting detail but they also help with maneuvering around the tight quarters.

In this image you can see how the shower looked 'before'.

We had some space above the shower available and so we raised the shower ceiling.  This made the biggest difference in the shower.  The shower ceiling was previously at about 6 1/2', and as you can imagine, felt way too close to your head when standing in the shower.

We also widened the opening as much as we could and fitted it with frameless glass.  A wonderful and cleaner improvement!

I used mini subway tiles on the vertical surfaces, which feels appropriate for a mini-person's bath :-)  We re-tiled the entire space with a fun and forgiving octagon and dot floor and a new mini-subway wainscot.

In this angle you can see a better view of our custom carrara marble top with the coved corner detail.  Love.

We opted for some vintage inspired chrome plumbing hardware to compliment the vintage inspired space.

The lighting in this bath posed a particularly challenging situation.  As you can see in the before images, there was just a hollywood bar light.  We had to keep the junction box in the same location where it was previously because it was mounted in a completely solid concrete wall, and that was what our budget allowed.  So I decided a picture light fit the space really well and eliminated our problem of trying to find a light that fit just between the mirror and didn't bump the ceiling.  I think that it is charming.  I love the vintage details on the arms.

We wrapped the wainscot around the entire space, which is wonderful for wee ones and cleanability.  We also got a new toilet, as the previous one was brown :-/  What were our ancestors thinking?

I hope that you have enjoyed seeing this sweet little space for some sweet little kiddos.

I have so many fun things that I am working on right now that are keeping me busy busy, but everything is just mid-progress.  Hmmm...
Maybe a phone photo dump is in order?

I hope you are getting a happy and healthy start to the new year :-)  Are you a resolution person?  I'm not.  However, I did tell my husband I want to be more organized.  Isn't that everyone's wish?!