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THERE’S NOTHING LIKE wallpaper to add drama to a space. So says Sacramento designer Kristine Renee of Design Alchemy, who recently employed three very different wallpapers in a model home at the Ro development in West Sac’s Bridge District. Each one illustrates a lesson in how to use wallpaper in impactful ways.—marybeth bizjak

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For the living room, she selected a handmade, textured product similar to papier-mâché to infuse color, character and life into the space. “I wanted something that looked like a mural or art piece,” she explains. ● PRO TIP: “A large-scale design in a small space provides a lot of visual impact.” ● PAPER: Kinship by Phillip Jeffries

In the principal bedroom, hand-dyed grasscloth with vertical metallic stripes adds texture and color. To get the most bang for her buck, Renee used the pricey paper on the bed wall only. ● PRO TIP: “Grasscloth is really popular right now.

It warms up the space and adds an organic feel.” ● PAPER: Longitude by Phillip Jeffries

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talking design SACRAMENTO INTERIOR DESIGNER Rebecca Plumb recently teamed up with a Long Beach designer friend to launch a podcast called Hot Young Designers Club. “There’s definitely some irony” to the name, says Plumb, principal of the firm Studio Plumb.

She and co-host Shaun Crha of Wrensted Interiors started the podcast as an extension of the IRL conversations they were already having about issues in their industry.

While geared toward other design professionals, the weekly pod offers would-be design clients an illuminating look at the business side of making houses beautiful.

“Not everybody understands the value of interior design and why it costs so much,” says Plumb, who hopes, among other things, to use the podcast to promote diversity. “There’s a lot of sameness in the design industry,” she notes. “We want to bring different perspectives and points of view.”—marybeth bizjak

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The front windows of the living room overlook the pool. “We get a beautiful view rather than looking out onto the street,” says homeowner Christina Valencia. Photo: Kat Alves

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ith vacations scratched and camps canceled, Kele Dobrinski and Christina Valencia are looking ahead to another long stretch of at-home time with their sons, Jack (7), Wyatt (4½) and Adler (2), and dog Murphy. It’s quite the juggling act with three young boys and a fast-growing business— Kele and Christina are the husband-and-wife team behind Colossus Mfg., a multidisciplinary design studio focused on reimagining residential and commercial spaces through branding, interiors and communications. Thankfully, their Land Park home is perfectly suited for both quality time and productivity. (The couple completely renovated it before moving in in 2016.) Here are the top three summertime hot spots in their swish Spanish home, the very first project by Colossus Mfg.

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When the couple moved from San Francisco in 2016, the idea of spending time around a cool, luscious swimming pool was something they most looked forward to. The only problem was that there were limited options for where to actually put a pool. “Being a corner lot, the majority of our usable outdoor space was toward the street,” says Valencia. “We looked at the big dirt lot outside of our living room window and thought, ‘Why not?’” These days, they find themselves out front expending energy in the pool or out back winding down around the fire pit on the regular.

Below: The backdrop for the backyard: Spanish-inspired tile and plentiful seating.

Photo: Kele Dobrinski Right: The pool, fenced in just to the right of the home’s main entrance. Photo: Create + Gather

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Kitchen There’s nothing like a massive kitchen island to draw people in like a magnet. “You will find us piled around our kitchen island every day of the week,” admits Valencia who, thanks to the open kitchen layout, is able to keep an eye on the boys even when whipping something up on the stovetop.

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Left: Open to the kitchen, the dining room features original exposed brick and a beamed redwood ceiling, which Kele and his father restored themselves. Photo: Kat Alves Below: Kele and Christina pondered what tile to add to the face of their kitchen island—they knew they wanted to make a bold statement. They ultimately chose a graphic black-and-white Spanish tile that helps ground the space in its Spanish roots while keeping the kitchen feeling fresh and fun. Photo: Kat Alves

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Office Located above the garage, Kele and Christina’s office is just a quick walk across the back patio and up a flight of stairs—so it’s kind of like leaving the house.

It’s here where they recently reimagined the branding, design and storytelling for Canon restaurant in East Sacramento, fleshed out a full rebrand of The Tower District (formerly the Greater Broadway District), helped create a new fast-casual burger joint concept (coming soon) and developed numerous residential remodels throughout the greater Sacramento area.

Top: A kitchenette and loads of natural light make the home office autonomous and inspirational. Photo: Kele Dobrinski Below: The Colossus Mfg. office includes an impressive, 18-foot-long old-growth Douglas fir desk countertop.

Coincidentally, the materials came from the rafters of the garage, over which the office resides. Murphy relaxes on the nearby sofa. Photo: Kat Alves

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e wanted practical. She wanted pretty. That more or less sums up the direction homeowners Chris and Bethany Reeder gave their interior designers as they embarked on a top-to-bottom renovation of their home, which sits on three picturesque acres in Loomis.

“Chris is meticulous and wanted everything done just right and for the finishings to be superfunctional,” says lead designer Angie Edwards of Folsom-based Design Shop Interiors. Bethany, an Alabama native who favors a classic look, “wanted guidance choosing timeless fixtures and furnishings that they wouldn’t tire of after a few years.” The full-scale makeover resulted in what Edwards describes as “a modern farmhouse with traditional touches.” Design Shop’s Whitney Fecteau, who managed the furniture plan for the project, incorporated lots of different wood tones and used fairly traditional lines in order to let the character of the home shine. “Angie gave me such a beautiful canvas to work with, and I wanted to honor it by keeping things simple,” Fecteau says.

Surrounding the stunning residence is a chicken coop, a garden and a wide front porch overlooking a creek running through the front yard. As far as Edwards is concerned, “It’s everything country living should be.”

The kitchen is a study in practicality, particularly in the choice of finishes.

The island is clad in hand-scraped white oak. “I wanted this specific type of surface because it can get beat up and will look even better with age,” says designer Angie Edwards. Durable quartzite with a leathered fi nish is used on the counters and backsplash. The solid bronze hardware on the cabinets was chosen because of its capacity to develop an attractive patina over time.

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Top: “I wanted to keep the furniture plan simple, incorporate lots of different wood tones and use fairly traditional lines,” says designer Whitney Fecteau, who styled the shelves with wares from the firm’s shop and antiques from Round Top, Texas. Bottom: The open-plan living space is flooded with light streaming through black-steel double-hung windows. “We wanted the windows to be the star of the show,” explains Edwards. “You don’t need much else in this space.”

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“It’s everything country living should be.”

Angie Edwards

Top left and right: The moody gray used in the powder room and mudroom (Farrow & Ball’s Down Pipe) contrasts dramatically with the white walls that dominate the majority of the house. “We wanted a little bit of character in those spaces, something with a lot of personality,” says Edwards. Bottom left: A simple farm table graces the entryway. Bottom right: The durable dining room table and slipcovered chairs make for easy living and entertaining.

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ALLI OKUMURA first became

enchanted with plants when decorating her home. “I realized that anytime there was something missing in a room, I would get a plant, and it would fill the space perfectly and tie the room together,” she explains. “In fact, I started collecting way too many houseplants. I had like 50 at one time.” Disenchanted with her public relations job, Okumura fantasized about opening a business dedicated not only to selling plants, but to bringing people together for unique experiences. “I’ve always been a people person, and I love connecting with strangers.” Last August, she turned her fervor into a brick-and-mortar reality with the opening of Propagate, a plant shop and events venue in midtown that hosts everything from intimate dinners to pop-ups and workshops with local makers. “It has been so much fun,” says Okumura. “I truly feel like I’m doing what I’m meant to be doing.”

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