4.23.2013

Doorways Safehouse: The Finale {Before & After}

This is the final post about the Doorways Safehouse project!  The interior aspects of the process have been finished for a while but the exterior work will continue for a bit longer.  To see all of the posts about this project, click here.


I wanted to again thank everyone involved in this project, both up front and behind the scenes.  

Yuri Sagatov of Sagatov Design/Build was wonderful to work with. If you are looking for design build work in the Arlington/Falls Church/NOVA area, call them please.  They are amazing.


The designers - 

Heather Cichelli from Casa Mila Design
Anna Kucera from Gracious Living Design
Linda Kosovych from LSK Fine Arts and Design
Nicole Lanteri from On My Agenda
Jessica Centella and Kiera Kushlan Residents Understood
Kate Fallon at Studio K

Also, thank you to Washington Workplace for their work and donations in the large staff office, and Belfort Furniture for their furniture donations.  

Also, thank you to the Container Store for their Elfa closet systems for three bedroom closets.  Finally, a big thanks to my neighbors, Krista and Meghan, for each taking on a bathroom decorating project, and to everyone else who donated time and money to this effort.  It was amazing to see the community come together!

And, the Doorways staff who made this project such a joy to work on.  Caroline, Claudia, Susan, Heather and everyone else who was so supportive and receptive to our sometimes crazy ideas!  Thanks for hanging in there and believing in what we could do.

Finally, my partner in crime, Michelle Sagatov, of Fall Properties.  She is an amazing real estate agent if you are ever in need of one!  There were moments when I was swearing at her under my breath for getting me involved in this... but it was so worth it and I am forever grateful to her.  

And now for one last dose of before and after... including a few not-seen-before spaces.

Living Room - Nicole Lanteri from On My Agenda

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Bedroom 1 - Anna Kucera from Gracious Living Design

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Bedroom 2 - Kate Fallon at Studio K

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Playroom - Linda Kosovych from LSK Fine Arts and Design

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Dorm Room - Jessica Centella and Kiera Kushlan Residents Understood

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Bedroom 3 - Heather Cichelli from Casa Mila Design

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Basement Office - Melissa MacGregor (me!) of Spendalla Home Styling

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And some other renovated spaces not previously shown...

Upstairs Bathroom (my neighbor Krista picked and purchased the accessories!) 

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Laundry Room
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You may recognize the art from the original basement office pictures.  Doorways had a lot of nice artwork, many of which we were able to reuse in some of the common spaces, such as in the hallways...

This piece was originally in the living room.  It works just find in the hallway and it's nice to be able to reuse things that others have donated to the house over the years.  

This project was incredibly fun and so rewarding.  Thanks again to everyone!