Colleen's Picks
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A carefully curated selection of HOME DÉCOR ITEMS WRITTEN AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY COLLEEN COLEMAN OF CMC DESIGN STUDIO LLC
Warm Thoughts, New Beginnings and a Bright Future
Colleen Coleman is the Principal of CMC Design Studio LLC located in Saratoga Springs. With certifications in Kitchen & Bath Design, Aging in Place and True Color Expert, her curated design extends into all areas of her field including new construction, historical and major renovations. Her passion is in designing & customizing hand-crafted cabinets for all areas of the residential market.
Oh, it was so marvelous to see the ball drop into 2021! I think just for a moment, we all felt a sense of relief and sincere joy! We most definitely have better days ahead. In retrospect, there were many lessons learned, resilience in patience and humility, and countless acts of neighbor helping neighbor that will keep our memories of the past year guarded from many other experiences we would rather forget. I want to thank each and every reader for all your local shopping, confidence in ordering out or dining in with our community restaurants and being the Saratoga Community to each other that we all cherished throughout 2020! Each and everyone of you, yes YOU, have made Saratoga Springs a better place to live! As we move into 2021, I thought keeping our eyes on the things that brings warmth, offer new beginnings and center on a bright future would be a great way to start off the new year! So, let’s get to it!
At GRANITE AND MARBLE WORKS, you will find an absolutely spectacular Agate Gemstone slab. Made of large agate pieces arranged together, these individual stones form a joint new beginning! Look carefully, the color magnifies the narrative around trending colors of balance and natural harmony, the stability of the agate pieces secured in one another…just as we have done for each other. I love that this stone is so reflective of who we are as a community. What a magnificent statement for your kitchen island or a bar backsplash…I can even see it as a focal point behind a freestanding tub! Talk about drawing you into nature, soothing away all your worries of the day! Another great offering is the Leathered Blue Mare or sometimes called “Blue Sea” Quartzite with dramatic veining and coloring! The leathered finish is more of a matte finish with a slight sense of texture as you run your hand across the face of the slab. It allows you to feel, really feel, the stone and all its veining. This adds a sense of warmth to what we normally would think of as a cold stone. For a kitchen, I pair a leathered top on the island or in the Butler’s pantry with a more polished option on the main countertop surfaces. The subtle variances add so much character along with the different tactile experiences in the same space!
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