Studio Blog
Welcome to the Tracy Lynn Studio Blog! Please enjoy our interior design blog entries and get a behind the scenes look at our San Diego interior design projects. Discover the latest trends and find out more about the world of interior design. Be Inspired!
April 2nd
San Diego Home Theater: Lights, Camera … Action!
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…
March 26th
One-of-a-Kind Furniture? It’s Our Custom!
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…
January 25th
“Oops!” How to Avoid These Interior Design Mistakes
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…
December 27th
Before & After Kitchen Remodel: Tap the Refresh Button
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…
December 16th
Baby, Baby! Designing for Multiples
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….
December 8th
3D Interior Design: See Your New Room in 3D!
Would you like to do some remodeling in your home but you’re concerned about what it will look like? Well, of course you are! And you should be — after all, you want the results to be exactly what you pictured in your mind. That’s why we use a variety of tools to help you…
November 25th
Make Your Walls Talk Using Wood & Stone Interior Design
We are always looking for ways to think outside the box and bring visual interest to your home, whether it’s through creative use of accessories, furniture or wall treatments. For walls, we can always turn to the zillions of paint colors and wallpaper patterns available, but another option has recently become really popular too: adding…
November 14th
San Diego Kitchen Remodeling: Kitschy Kitchens
Some new clients recently asked us to “think outside the box” for their San Diego kitchen remodeling. “We don’t want the same kitchen everyone else has,” they said. Every one of the kitchen remodel designs we do at Tracy Lynn Studio are personalized, but these clients weren’t just looking for a distinctive granite countertop or…
November 1st
Make Your Room Pop
If you follow our work at Style on a Shoestring, you’ve probably noticed we lean toward neutral designs with “pops” of color. Why? A couple of reasons. One, the main neutral palette provides flexibility over time as the client’s tastes or styles change. But two, and this is what we especially love, is because a…
October 25th
Belly Up to the Barre
We like to tell you about what we are doing “new” for our clients, and one of those popular new things lately is a ballet barre. We thought this would be a cute addition to a little girl’s room we redecorated, but once adults saw it they wanted one for their home gym too. Unless…
October 19th
Pumpkins and Spiders and Gourds, Oh My!
This weekend is the big Harvest Festival at the Del Mar Fairgrounds (visit www.HarvestFestival.com for more info). If you like to decorate your home for autumn and winter holidays, this is a great place to go for original arts and crafts. Why do I bring this up? Well, I’m known at Tracy Lynn Studio for…
September 28th
Choosing The Right Carpet to Really Floor You
With so many options in hard flooring these days, it’s easy to forget how luxurious carpet can be in your home. When you choose the right carpet, you add warmth and comfort, and sometimes even a design element, to a room. Here are carpet selection tips on choosing the right carpet for your needs. • A…
September 21st
Music Room Ideas: Create Your Own Music Room
One of the many reasons to hire an interior designer is when you are doing a specialty room that might have you a bit challenged such as a home music room. We are always up for a good challenge at Tracy Lynn Studio! For example, we’ve recently been asked to design music rooms for clients…
September 12th
Meet Carmen!
We were privileged a few months ago to hire a new design assistant, Carmen Kuhlken, who we know is going to be an interior design superstar. Here in her own words is Carmen’s personal introduction: “Design is in my blood — my parents are landscape architects plus my mom owns a bead shop and my brother…
September 1st
What’s New in the Kitchen, Part 2 – Kitchen Addition Ideas
In our last post, “What’s New in the Kitchen, Part 1,” we gave you innovative kitchen cabinet organization tips. So for Part 2 we want to focus on new gadgets for your kitchen. Here are 10 of Tracy Lynn Studio’s designer and client favorite kitchen addition ideas. • The kitchen work station. Sure, the kitchen is…