Time2Design Blog

A Stylish Laundry Room and a Special place for the Dog!

Above is a sneak peak at the Laundry Room designed and installed by Time2Design at the Denton Residence as part of the Jewels on the Bay Showhouse. The custom cabinetry, provided by Time2Design, is outfitted with a special polished chrome dog bone drawer pull, that adds a bit of whimsy to this amazing Laundry Room.

The Laundry Room space is a multi-purpose space and an important element in this room the Denton's dog, Lenny. This is Lenny's special place! {and the visiting grand-dog Violet}

Lenny and Violet {painting for Denton's / by Carmen}

ABC7 TV Debut / Carmen Christensen

As a new participant in the Jewels on The Bay ~ Boys & Girls Club Showhouse, I was honored to be asked to be interviewed on camera by Linda Carson, a legend in her own right. She is so lovely in person and I was touched to have been part of the segment that aired last on WWSB abc7. It was so fun and I look forward to many more on camera opportunities in the future...who knows, with practice maybe there could be a new design show on HGTV called "Time2Design with Carmen Christensen. {a girl can dream ~ just puttin it out there}

My Home, My Time2Design ~Guest Bathroom Towels

I have never been a fan of wall hung towel bars, you know the ones I mean. Everyone has the towel bar in their bathrooms that have the "just to look pretty" towels. You know who you are, and I have to admit I have been guilty of this myself in the past.

In my guest bathroom, in an effort to end this nonsense and to create a place for towels to hang when I have guests, I found this great towel rack that hangs from the hinges of the door. Space for four towels and gets them out of sight.

Chicken Basket Light

When I was creating my showhouse room, for the ASID Hoilday Splendor Payne Mansion Showhouse, I needed to find a way to create lighting in the space. We were told we could not drill, nail or make any modifications to the walls or ceilings. So it was a bit of a challenge to figure out a way to create light over the table area without hanging anything from the ceiling. After spending a short time with Jesse White at his place, Sarasota Architectural Salvage, I quickly spotted a really cool basket and, no pun intended, a light bulb went on in my head and I knew that this was going to be the perfect light fixture for my space. Only after creating the light fixture did I find out that in fact it is a basket used as a cage for chickens. {a true transformation of function} I used an adjustable black floor lamp base, added a light harp with lighting kit and connected the basket. And then by using an Edison Style light bulb it really gave the fixture that extra ambiance and style.

Happy 2012!

I am so thankful for all that 2011 taught us and here's to all that 2012 has planned for us! To you and yours a wish of blessings upon you as we welcome 2012.
Happy New Year!