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Stylish put-together mudroom that is family friendly

Checklist for Creating the Perfect Mudroom

Thinking about making your home more efficient with a mudroom? Read on for our checklist for mudroom must-haves! Click the photo to see more of this gorgeous home! We've talked about the importance of the entryway on here, but what about other entrances to a home? We're specifically thinking about the mudroom. Unlike the front entry, the mudroom is used primarily by the people who live there. It's one of those spaces that many newer homes have and older homes wish...

Bring your dog to work is our every day reality and we are so thankful for it!

Bring Your Dog to Work Week

For us, bring your dog to work week isn't just one measly week out of the year, it's an everyday thing! If you’ve been to our local store or stopped by our offices, then you can certainly recall being greeted by at least a couple of precious doggie faces and wagging tails. That’s because a huge part of our day to day life here at Obelisk Home and the Taylor Martin family involves our beloved pups by our sides. Our...

Our Favorite Rooms Inside Buckingham Palace

With the royal wedding still on all of our minds, we can't help but think about what it's like to live as royalty. Buckingham Palace is the Queen's official residence and a royal working place. The Palace is 830,000 square feet, has 775 rooms, including 52 royal and guest bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices and 78 bathrooms, according to the royal website. That's a lot of toilet bowl brushes! Lets take a look at some of our favorite rooms in...

The perfect green laundry room, at your service

Creating the Ultimate Laundry Room

Spaces dedicated to utilities and tasks don't often get the design attention they deserve. But with a little bit of planning and thoughtful design, these spaces can be efficient, inviting, and multipurpose. To design an efficient laundry room that saves you time and effort, think about the tasks involved: sorting clothes, washing, drying, and folding. We just finished a home where the laundry room sees a lot of action, so we've created the ultimate laundry room checklist for those...

High Point Market Recap

We've finally settled back into the daily routine of being back in Springfield after an exciting spring market! Going to High Point is always one of our favorite parts of the year. We get to shop for clients and the store, show our sister company, JKM Home, be inspired by the newest trends, and meet a lot of other talented designers. If you've been following us on Instagram, then you have an idea of how gorgeous the showrooms were...

Tips on how to make a warm and cozy basement

6 Ways To Make The Most of Your Finished Basement

Finishing your basement to meet your style and lifestyle creates extra living space (wonderful in a smaller home) and increases your home's value. We work on quite a few basements here at Obelisk Home, and we've come up with a few tips for those of you who are rethinking the function of your basement. Our Jared II Basement Remodel Project Divide the Function Most basements have an excess of unused space, this makes it important that you divide the function of your...

The perfect amount of shiplap used on this fireplace

The Great Shiplap Debate

The popularity of HGTV's Fixer Upper, Joanna Gaines, is undeniable. The woman has made shiplap a household term by featuring it prominently in her projects. She has inspired countless renovations across the country as people flock to the lumber yard to incorporate shiplapped walls into their own homes. But, like many great things that become over popularized, the shiplap trend seems to be setting sail. We get a lot of questions from clients about our thoughts on the trend...

4 Ways To Make Your Fresh Flowers Last Longer

It's finally starting to feel like spring and we couldn't be happier! Creating that spring feeling inside the home is something many of us do by purchasing fresh flowers and arranging them around the house. It's no secret that flowers can get costly, so we want to make the most of the money spent on them. Follow these helpful tips to prolong the life of your freshly cut flowers! Cut the Stems One of the most common mistakes people make after...

March Artwalk Featuring Susie Sharpe

This month we are excited to be welcoming Susie Sharpe as our March featured artist. From Susie: Growing up in Korea art was my first love and my path was set to become an artist. However, moving to the U.S. led me to pursue a career in medicine. Even as a practicing physician, I continued to study art. Both the art of healing and the art of creating are deeply meaningful to me. My artwork has been shown in numerous exhibits...

10 Beautiful Bathroom Ideas to Inspire Your Remodel

It's no question that your bathroom is the most personal space in your house, and it should be a beautiful and functional place that you enjoy. After all, it's where you start and end your day. To help inspire your own bathroom design project, we rounded up 12 beautiful bathrooms to help get the gears ticking! Photo by Marissa Cramer Interiors Consider going bold with a fun colored tile to brighten up your bathroom. This could be done by adding a...