WILLOW WICK PROJECT REVEAL

The day has finally come that my Willow Wick project for some real estate investors is finished! If you've been following along, you've seen where I started, the progress, and now the reveal. As I always say, it's a little underwhelming without furnishings, but one day they will let me stage! One day...

And because my business is two-fold: (1) designer for investors who flip properties, and (2) designer for clients who are designing their personal homes, I want to make it clear that we make design decisions on these flip properties based on budget and the ability to make a profit when the project is finished, therefore I design differently for these projects than I do for my personal clients. We don't invest in some of the design details and finishes we normally would because we leave some updates up to the lucky person who buys the home :)

WILLOW WICK REVEAL

STATS

price - $479,000

sq. ft. - 3,000

4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms

 2 car garage

located in Sandy, Utah 

exterior

Paint Colors: Brick - Farrow & Ball Manor Gray, Hardie Board - Farrow & Ball Pavilion Gray, Trim - basic white, Front Door - basic black

Paint: Walls - Martha Stewart Popcorn, Trim - pure white

Lighting: Visual Comfort Classic Ring Chandelier - purchase via Circa Lighting 

Flooring: Du Chateau White Oil Vinyl Deluxe

Great Room/Living Room

Tile: 2" Carrara Hexagon (from Container's Direct)

kitchen

Cabinets: Color is Pure White that was standard with cabinet company - Canyon Craft Cabinets

Countertop: Carrara Marble

Lighting: Visual Comfort Boston Library Light - purchase via Circa Lighting

Master Bathroom

Shower Tile: Arizona Tile HL Pumice 3x6 tile with Mapei Warm Gray Grout

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Vanity Paint Color: Farrow & Ball Downpipe

Floor Tile: 12x12 Carrara Marble Tile

Countertop: Carrara Marble 

Lighting: Visual Comfort Bryant Sconce via Circa Lighting 

Mirrors: Gatco Jewel Rectangular Mirrors via Wayfair 

backyard

And the nice flat backyard and patio for those of you who are interested in the home for yourself or a friend.

The photos I used were taken for the MLS (real estate listing site) and they didn't get a good picture of the upstairs bathroom, so I will have to take a picture of that and share it with you later this week. 

Remember, if you are interested in this home please feel free to contact me! Or if you are looking for a remodeled home in Salt Lake County - send me an email. I always have a couple I'm working on. (In fact I have one in the Avenues, in Sugarhouse, and one in Highland Park if you are looking).

WILLOW WICK PROJECT UPDATE - BEHIND THE SCENES OF A REMODEL

My investor project in Sandy, UT is coming right along! Every time I go to the house I am both thrilled with the progress and sometimes surprised with the mistakes, but all-in-all it's going pretty well.

The master bathroom is going to be my favorite room in the home with this v-groove paneling and Farrow & Ball Downpipe painted vanity.

For those of you in the business or remodeling you will feel my pain on this one - they installed the hardware without even asking anyone on the project if this is what we wanted!! I was hoping to do a brass and lucite hardware but now that the holes are drilled and the size is impossible to find, I am stuck with this hardware. Very disappointing, although this hardware is just fine. When I have a vision in my head and it doesn't get realized, it is disappointing. 

They also started to install a faux marble on the floor when we had specified Carrara marble, so once that was pulled up, we laid the Carrara and it's looking very nice. 

I opted for a simple banister to go with the v-groove and "farmhouse" feel of the home. The light wood floor was being installed on my last visit, so I will take a picture and show you as soon as it is finished - it is going to look so fresh in the home when it is all done!

I love the scale and size of the fireplace in the room. I was hoping for a slab surround on the fireplace, but we needed something ready and in-stock for project timing and deadline so I opted for this 2" Carrara Hexagon from Container's Direct. Once it's grouted and all of the edges finished, I think it's going to look even better. I am hoping to stage this home - it will be stunning with the right furnishings.

This is a quick snapshot of the upstairs hall bath shower. On the top I chose to do a simple border below the chair rail. I think it will be a nice little pop of color and detail that will always be showing behind the shower curtain.

And here is a picture of the Carrara marble countertop in the same bathroom with a large scratch on it! Aagh! Luckily it can be buffed out and refinished, but it's the little things like this that frustrate me. Obviously someone did not observe the very large sign that was taped to the countertop that said "DO NOT PLACE ANY OBJECTS ON THE COUNTERTOPS!"

The lighting in this home is also a favorite, and I can't wait to share the pictures once it all gets installed. My patience has definitely been tried on this project, but even though my design preferences aren't always being realized, at least the work is good and they make sure to make what they can right. We always make sure we are selling a high-quality home, and that really is the most important. So I can't have my lucite and brass knobs - I will live :)

My Lighting Choices for this home:

Visual Comfort Classic Ring Chandelier

For the entry I chose this Classic Ring Chandelier from Visual Comfort, available here. The finish I chose is polished nickel, so use your imagination :) We needed a big light to fill the space in the vaulted ceiling entry and even though this light pushed my lighting budget over, it is going to be worth it. The first impression needs to be the best, right?!

Visual Comfort Bryant Sconce

The ever wonderful and classic go-to sconce, the Bryant Sconce! Three of these sconces will be flanking the walls of the master bathroom. You can find these lights here.

Visual Comfort Boston 2 Arm Sconce

Two of these fantastic library sconces are going in the kitchen. We didn't have the ceiling height we needed for pendants, so I opted for these lights over the sink and window seat in the kitchen. I can't wait to see these installed. This is another go-to light and I highly recommend all three of these lights for any project. High quality, great style, and timeless. Find this light here.

And I was super excited about this pivoting mirror and the price. Two of these will be in the master bathroom and if you are looking for bathroom mirrors, look no further! Now, I haven't seen these in person yet, but the reviews are good and the price even better.

Gatco Jeweled Pivoting Mirror

You can purchase this mirror for only $86.31 via Wayfair. Super happy about this find! 

This project is slated to be finished in a month. Keep in touch to see the finished product, and if you know anyone looking for a nice family home in a great neighborhood in Salt Lake County don't hesitate to contact me for more information! I would love to have this home go to a cute family with great taste :)

PROJECT SNAPSHOTS: WANDER LANE

entry @ wander ln. - circa lighting chandelier

As the year ends, so have a lot of my projects! My Wander Lane project was one where I was hired to help with the building of the home. The Fox Group was the contractor on the project, and had started building the home as a spec home but sold it to my client before many of the finishes had been chosen...and that's where I came in. The layout, wainscot and floors were done, (not painted or stained) and my client and I designed and chose the rest as we collaborated with The Fox Group. 

Because I didn't help with the furnishing of the home, I can only show a handful of the photos that aren't furnished. I hope you can get a feel for the home with these few photos, and I hope to get a few more photos to show you. All photography is done by the talented Scott Davis.

kitchen w/handmade tile backsplash, visual comfort lanterns, honed black granite countertops

wainscoting and west elm pendants lead to the master bath

visual comfort sconces, client's mirrors, limestone countertop, custom cabinetry, benjamin moore gray owl paint, thassos marble tile wainscot

visual comfort sconces, gray wainscot room, herringbone floors, carrara marble fireplace surround

More photos to come soon!