We are so excited to announce the expansion of our Tracy Lynn Studio family. Studio Designer Kelsey Roberts, just gave birth to a sweet baby girl last week and we are thrilled to share this news, along with some of the festivities surrounding her pregnancy as well as a special interior design project she has…

It’s almost Mother’s Day in San Diego, and most of us are thinking of once again about getting mom flowers and breakfast in bed (with a messy kitchen for her to clean up afterward, most likely).  At Tracy Lynn Studio, we like to do things a little bit differently. And since many of our interior…

In years past, our interior design team has frequented the Las Vegas Interior Design tradeshows, to source vendors and keep informed on trends, not to mention, have a little fun with the girls in Vegas. However this year, the Tracy Lynn Studio team decided to try something new and check out the illustrious Dallas Market….

We have been busy over the past several months not only working on interior design and build projects but also on evolving our brand. Style On A Shoestring is now Tracy Lynn Studio. Why would we change a perfectly good and well respected brand? Well, the name, Style On A Shoestring, was no longer a…

Our designer Shannon Weller added a few feet to her home — two precious baby feet! Grant Michael Weller was born to Shannon and husband Brian on March 17. This sweet bundle weighed almost 9 pounds and was 19.5 inches long. We wanted to share Shannon and Brian’s joy with you so we’ve posted below…

We don’t always do complete bathroom remodels — sometimes we go into a home because a client asks us to make little changes to update décor or make the home more functional. One of the things I often notice when I do this is lack of adequate bathroom lighting design. Most bathrooms have an overhead…

The technique known as wainscoting — paneling the lower half of a wall — is a lovely way to add texture, warmth and visual interest to a room. Wainscoting is often seen in dining rooms, libraries and other living areas in a home. We apply that same theory to bathrooms, but instead of wood, which…

It’s not unusual to walk into a home store and find people drooling over the luscious beds on display. Those beds always look like you could just crawl in and enjoy a comfy, cozy nap. We like to create that same environment for our clients’ bedrooms. Here are a few tips on how to achieve…

I was reminded recently when we installed a $30,000 chandelier for a client how much I enjoy that design element. Yes, a chandelier at that price point is way beyond what we normally suggest for clients, but even an inexpensive chandelier has many of the same qualities as this luxury version. The best part about…

It’s not enough to have a television in your family room these days! More and more we are being asked to create a home theater in a room especially for that purpose. And why not? It’s a fun way to relax with television shows, movies, gaming or even big-screen Internet use. Any room can work…

Have you ever seen a piece of furniture — perhaps in a magazine or a model home — that you absolutely loved…until you read the price tag? Us too! As designers, we are always coming across beautiful items we want to use in our clients’ décor but they don’t work with the budget. Or even…

Most of the time our clients call us before they begin their remodel or décor work. But other times, we are called in to correct a project that didn’t quite turn out the way the client expected. I was reminded of this when I visited a client recently who had used a local firm that…

We’ve been doing some amazing kitchen remodels over the last several months — including one we finished up just in time for the holidays. But we also realize not everyone wants or needs a full-scale remodel. Sometimes just a little “freshening” is all that’s necessary to give your home a new feel. For example, we…

It might be the holiday season but that doesn’t mean we aren’t doing our regular design work. And lately that work has been full of baby nurseries! We’ve talked before about how we approach nursery design — but what we didn’t discuss is what happens when that nursery is welcoming two or more bundles of joy….