Updated Living Room in Chestnut Hill

Kitchen...Before

Renovation project of a 1960's kitchen.

Kitchen... After

This is the updated, transformed, new kitchen.

Kitchen...Before

Eating area of the 1960's kitchen.

Kitchen...After

This is the transformed eating area.

Dining Room...Before

We transformed this space with stylish window treatments.

Dining Room...After

This dining room, which had bare windows, now looks elegant with new embroidered silk drapery panels. Sheer flat roman shades were added, which provide privacy as well as soften the large expanse of glass. This newly updated contemporary dining room is ready for entertaining and family gatherings.

Article Published in the Boston Globe

Window treatments are the least expensive way to transform a room. They can create an illusion. For instance, by installing draperies above the window frame the window will appear taller and the cieling higher. To make a small window look larger the window should be installed outside the frame of the window, thus exposing the entire window. Dressing a window gives a room a warm appeal, absorbs sounds, echos, provides privacy, acts as insulation, and eliminates reflections caused by artificial and natural light.

Kitchen Renovation... Before

This dark Mediterranean kitchen was in a Georgian colonial style home, located in Wellesley, MA.

Kitchen Renovation... After

We changed the dark cabinets to off-white painted cabinets. We installed a bow window to give more light to the space. The refrigerator was repositioned to the opposite wall because it was an overpowering focal point as you entered the kitchen. New granite countertops, and a new decorative tile backsplash were installed.

The home owner of this new kitchen stated that Monique: "is always professional, very attentive, timely, makes good choices, and always stays within our understood budget. She is pleasant to deal with! I highly recommend Monique as an outstanding interior decorator."

Shower...Before

This Victorian house had a 1980's bathroom, with a tub and shower unit.

Vanity...Before

This is the vanity in the 1980's bathroom.

Vanity...After

The new vanity is more appropriate for the era of the house. This vanity has a furniture look and is on legs. The same decorative boarder that was used in the shower was mounted on the wall as a frame for the mirror.

Shower...After

This is the completed tile stall shower with bench, frameless shower doors, and duel shower heads. This shower has a decorative tile border, and the shower floor is blue marble tile which coordinates with the vanity top.

This is a close up of the double vanity.

Vanity Marble Top...After

This is the blue marble countertop that matches the marble tiles in the shower floor.

Family Room Renovation...Before

Family Room Renovation... After

This is the adjoining family room to the Newton MA kitchen below.

Kitchen Renovation... Before

This house is in Newton MA. This house was built in 1980 by a builder. It's layout was not working for the family. The kitchen cabinets were replaced, and all of the hardware was updated. The flat unatractive window was replaced with an angular bay window. The refridgerator was moved to the other side of the island, in order to break through the den wall to make a kitchen/ family room combination. A hardwood floor was installed replacing the outdated linoleum. A new tile backsplash was designed, and the granite countertops replaced the formica ones. I got rid of the track lighting and put in recessed lighting. I replaced the popcorn cielings with a smooth finish.

Kitchen Renovation... After

The complete Newton MA kitchen. The cabintes are lighter, there is more lighting fom the window and new fixtures, and the kitchen is more functional.

Bathroom...Before

This is an all white bathroom with a Corian counter top and a ceramic tile floor.

Bathroom...After

New window treatments were added for decor as well as shutters for privacy. Ceramic wall tile was installed with a ceramic base molding at the bottom and a ceramic chairrail at the top of the wall.

Bathroom...After

The outdated vanity was replaced with a new painted vanity and a Costa Esmerelda granite top. A matching mosaic floor was also installed. The mosaic pattern was carried through as a border on the shower walls.