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Why You Should Hire a Designer When You Feel Burned Out
As part of our Three-Step Design Process, we are taking you on a tour through projects that are currently in progress. It will be a fun look into who we’re working with, what made them want to hire a designer and how we are working with our clients to help solve some key design challenges that will improve their daily experience. Plus, you’ll get a glimpse at some of our designs before they’re completed!
Step One: Consultation + Intake

“Building a new home is a huge investment and involves a flood of critical decision making, which easily burns out homeowners.”

Q: WHO ARE THE CLIENTS AND WHAT IS THEIR SCOPE OF WORK?
These clients are a super cool young couple with a young daughter who recently finished building a stunning modern home in Seattle. Our clients tapped Pulp to furnish their entire new home and select hardware and lighting to take the design to the next level.
Q: WHY DID THE CLIENT DECIDE TO HIRE AN INTERIOR DESIGNER RATHER THAN TAKING THE PROJECT ON THEMSELVES?
We love getting in on projects before the build breaks ground, but were happy that these clients brought us on before construction finished. Building a new home is a huge investment and involves a flood of critical decision making, which easily burns out homeowners. This was the first home this couple really invested in and made theirs, so they wanted the experts to come in and do their thing when it came to interior design– a really good call to make, especially when you want to end up a home you truly love!

Step Two: The Design Phase
Here’s where we took everything we learned from our clients at our consultation and intake process and put all that information and our creativity to work for our clients. We started really getting to know who they are, their vision of their home and how they tend to “do life” in each room. Then we started by gathering inspiration from our clients in the form of a Pinterest board and began to collaborate on the design between our offices.

Q: WHAT IS THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THE NEW DESIGN?
Through our Splendid Living approach, we discovered that our clients entertain large groups often, especially during the summer and football season. They were also looking for a clean, sleek and sophisticated look that elevated the overall design. The design inspiration behind this project was unique because we were working with a very modern home and creating a design that felt luxurious and a bit glamorous, while still fitting in with the style of the architecture. These clients like neutrals but weren’t afraid of punches of color– oh how we love that in a client!
Q: WHAT WAS A UNIQUE DESIGN CHALLENGE AND HOW IS PULP SOLVING THE PROBLEM?
This house has great square footage for Seattle. The rooms are spacious, but have unique shapes in terms of possible furniture layouts. Our clients really wanted a sectional in their living room, but this wasn’t exactly idea due to the layout. We wanted to give them a space that felt just as cozy and comfortable, so we designed up a storm to create a room they would love just as much, sans sectional.
Step Three: Installation + Execution

“These clients like neutrals but weren’t afraid of punches of color– oh how we love that in a client!”


“This was the first home this couple really invested in and made theirs, so they wanted the experts to come in and do their thing when it came to interior design.”

We have installed phase one and two of this project and cannot wait to see the finished result. Everyone’s jaws dropped after the wallcovering above was installed in our clients’ guest bath. They are absolutely in love with this home so far and are just as excited as us with the result.
For professional interior design services, contact Pulp Design Studios℠.
Eye Spy New Weekend Favorites
EYE SPY
We spy our Eye of Ra throw in Coco Kelley’s Shopping Small gift guide! Not only are we obsessed with the throw in her home, but we love that she featured small businesses! If you’ve had you eyes on this throw, check out her gift guide for a chance to win one!
SHAKE IT
Did a bagel seasoning make our weekly favorites list? It did. Our offices can’t seem to get enough of this magical mixture from Trader Joe’s!
SQUEAKY CLEAN
We find ourselves referring back to this oldie but goodie blog post for one of our favorite homemade green cleaning recipes! Toxic chemicals seem to be in everything, so we love knowing exactly what we’re spraying around the home!
GET PRETTY
The week wouldn’t be finished without a new beauty and self care favorite to add to the list. There’s no problem Oribe’s Dry Texturizing Spray can’t fix! This spray is a must if you’re going for the edited and intentional messy do look… a classic!
NOURISH
Health is essential to productivity, happiness and a sickness-free holiday season! The Collagen Protein from Bulletproof is a must to stay ultra-healthy all year round.
We’re wishing you a splendid weekend!
Last Minute Gifts
The Holiday Playlist You’ll Be Listening To All Season
‘Tis the season for holiday parties which means another killer Pulp playlist is in order. We all know how fast things can turn cheesy when it comes to seasonal decor and sounds, so we curated a list of our favorite holiday music that you will actually enjoy listening to! Perfect for decorating the tree, toasting to a new year or unwrapping gifts with your nearest and dearest.
We love curating experiences for our interior design clients — sometimes that means putting together a hip playlist for those very important holiday party needs!
For professional interior design services, contact Pulp Design Studios℠.
The Ultimate Family-Friendly Kitchen Has These 11 Items
We are always immersed in projects for our interior design clients who love to use their kitchens and dining rooms. Whether they love to entertain guests or just need a durable, family-friendly kitchen, we are constantly creating smart and beautiful solutions to our clients’ needs. These spaces are especially popular during peak entertaining seasons, like the holidays, so we pulled together the essentials for a family-friendly kitchen, inspired by our Fearless Style project. See the essentials…
Family-Friendly Kitchen Essentials


- Black Pendant Light (available to Pulp clients) | 2. White Marble Pull | 3. Benjamin Moore Santorini Blue 1634 Paint | 4. Sidewalk Chalk | 5. Devine Coal Chalkboard Paint | 6. Powder Coat | 7. Lyon All Welded Steel Seat Stool | 8. Boom Sculpture | 9. Printed Bowl | 10. Rickey Cocktail Shaker | 11. Acacia Wood Cutting Board
Tour this fearless and bold family-friendly home and see the feature in Better Homes & Gardens!
For professional interior design services, contact Pulp Design Studios℠.
The Ultimate Holiday Party
5 Stunning Items That Will Have You Clicking “Add To Cart”
It’s Friday which means it’s time to share another round of our most-loved items.
SPLURGE
We’ve never seen a more stunning incense burner than Censer by Apparatus Studio. In fact, we never knew we’d love an incense burner so much, but really… what designer could resist?
INDULGE
Bibliotheque from Byredo is the smell of luxury encapsulated in an ultra-chic candle design. This candle brings a heavenly smell to your home and make a beautify accent due to it’s smart product design.
REFRESH
The weekend is the perfect time to test out a new recipe, whether it be a gourmet dinner or homemade beauty elixir. If you’re looking for the perfect way to spend your Saturday afternoon, check out this Coconut Oil Sugar Scrub recipe by New Leaf Wellness!
GET PLAYFUL
These fun playing cards designed by MoMA have landed on our personal stocking stuffer wish list! Any unique take on a standard item is a favorite.
JET SET
It feels like we are always traveling, so we have our fair share of favorites when it comes to jetsetting essentials. Check out the Leather Charger Roll Up by Mark and Graham for a stylish travel accessories to keep you organized!
Have a splendid weekend!
Home Wherever You Go
An Inside Look at an Interior Designer Pop-Up Shop Event
It’s been a month (gasp!) since our pop-up shop and preview party with The Mine. It’s safe to say that we are still living through the photos of a night full of celebration, shopping and champagne toasts as we launched our latest collection of home goods, Kismet Lounge, into the retail world.

Tapping into a few of our favorite interior styles this year, like dimensional furniture and human forms, we created a showroom-style design exuding texture and luxury from every angle to live in our Seattle studio during the pop-up. After all, it wouldn’t be a designer party without a coveted curation to set the scene.




Our entire studio was filled with shopable product highlighting our Kismet Lounge collection of entertaining and gift goods. We designed the studio to illustrate the versatility of the collection, giving our party-goers a taste of each item as the perfect gift, barware accessory or elevated tabletop finish.



Local designers, media and our friends and family in the Pacific Northwest were invited to our Seattle studio to be the first to shop our Kismet Lounge collection, ahead of the weekend-long pop up that followed. Pulp loves a good party, especially when interior design, product design and champagne are all involved. It’s always an unforgettable time when our team can come together to celebrate hard work and pretty things!

Stay tuned for our next pop-up event… Pulp parties are not to be missed, take our word for it!
Party pictures have you swooning? Shop the Kismet Lounge collection!
For professional interior design services, contact Pulp Design Studios℠.





