So excited to show off the final reveal photos for our children's consignment boutique, Cloverdilly! And before you view the below images, just take a minute to remember that our client pulled this WHOLE place off by herself in less than 30 days! She is our hero. For a refresher: here are our behind-the-scenes posts for inspiration, before photos (SUCH a difference!), space planning, furnishings, and schematic design. You can also see the final reveal photos on our website. R

We've been talking about our work for a children's clothing boutique in NW Portland. Today we show the Schematic design! But what does Schematic design mean? If you've followed along with this series, you'll remember how we got here. (If you want to catch up or are just joining, here are the posts for inspiration, before photos, space planning and furniture sourcing.) For Wise Design, our work is done in several stages: 1. Conceptual This phase includes inspiration images or

We love love love designing for kids. Hands down children's spaces are the most creative, sweet, daring and just plain fun! For our children's consignment boutique, we knew that we needed to source a general hanging + shelf system to display the store's inventory. We also needed to find baskets and bins to hold & display accessories. IRL, budgets are everything. We can look at custom-made, gold-plated, antique, one-of-a-kind whatever all day long but often, that's just not wh

If you're just joining in, we've been talking about our design process for a new children's consignment boutique in NW Portland. We've looked at inspiration images and photos of the suite in its current state (what we call 'as-builts.') Now it's space plan time! Inspiration Photo: Mapamundi Shop Before Photos of Cloverdilly Kids Space Where should everything go? This is a fun puzzle we've all played: from your childhood bedroom to first apartment, we've all shoved furniture a

Last week we talked about our design inspiration for a new children's boutique opening in less than 30 days (yikes!) After getting the keys for her new store, our client went on a fieldtrip to take photos: Ok. So far so good! Love the light and the height of those side windows. Great opportunity with the covered breezeway to move inventory outside and attract people to the store. With the Oregon rain, you need cover! Nice big wall for shelves, racks & display. Paint will go a

Besides being designers, we at Wise Design have several things in common: we all have a love for historic architecture, we're all blondes (not planned!) and we're all moms. Tamara has a son, I have a daughter and Annie has us all beat with two sons and one daughter. Being mom-designers has unintentionally been a huge asset in terms of understanding the realities of everyday living. We know when a client wants durable, they mean *durable.* We've also been there: the sleep-de