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Mountain Modern in Aspen: Commercial Interior Design at Isberian Co.

Aspen is one of my favorite places on earth. Last month, the Umansky clan hopped into our car (yes, Archie too!) and made the trek from Houston to Snowmass for all of July. It was glorious. The hiking, the sunshine, the lovely weather…all were made that much brighter in the Aspen breeze. Summers there are second-to-none and many of our Houston friends agree. Escaping the oppressive humidity of Texas, there were several Houstonians making Aspen their go-to summer retreats.

While relaxation was on the top of our to-do lists, this was still a working vacation. Each morning Michael and I would carry our laptops to the patio, working against the backdrop of snow-capped mountains and lush, green treetops. I even got out of my comfort zone a little bit with an Aspen commercial interior design project!

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Your Home Organization Questions Answered

Prepped with an organized studio library and helpful tips we’ve learned along the way, the Laura U design team and I have fully embraced our freshly tidied sourcing and design space. While Cathryn Linn of the Organizing Organization assisted us with an in-office project, her team really specializes in home organization. After receiving such great assistance and information throughout this process I had to sit down with Cathryn one more time to talk to her about best practices for organization in the home.

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Our Laura U Office Remodel Reveal!

With fun new projects and collaborations scheduled throughout 2019, I decided to make getting rid of clutter and improving productivity our first order of business. So, it was time to do a little remodeling in the Laura U office. The team needed more than one place to hold meetings and our inventory needed to find a permanent home. And as the team has grown since we first moved in, they needed more room to design and source for projects.

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Behind a beautiful wall covering – Q&A with Attalie Dexter

It never fails. From going to market, reading one of my favorite design blogs, or browsing on social media, I’m constantly introduced to amazing products and artists! Besides using newfound faves to create Classically Current interiors, our team loves to share pieces we’ve been obsessing over in our journal. Last November, our Obsessions blog post featured Attalie Dexter Home + Accessories. Shenay, one of our lead designers, stumbled upon this beautiful, authentic wall covering idea! Since then, we’ve set out to learn more about Attalie and her creative design process.

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Laura U Library Gets Organized
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A Professional Organizer Meets Laura U: The Purge Part 2

It’s hard to believe that spring is right around the corner and that means lots of spring cleaning and organizing. Luckily, we’ve gotten a jump start thanks to the help of Cathryn Linn from the Organizing Organization. Last month we began the process of organizing one of the most important spaces in the Laura U studio – the library. Would you believe we spent more than 4 days sorting and purging?!

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Office Organizing Tips from the Organizing Organization
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How We Are Organizing the Studio in 4 Steps

Last month, we resolved to do something big: organize the Laura U studio library. The library is a very important part of our office and probably one of the most-used spots in the entire studio. It houses all of our design samples, from silk wall coverings to hard woods. It’s a place of inspiration, but also a place that has gotten so cluttered, we’ve been reduced to large catch-all baskets and full shopping bags.

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