Denver Home of the Day

25 January 2016May 27, 2016Elizabeth Daigle

3410 Pecos Street, Denver CO 80211. | $1,099,995 | 4,153 sq. ft. | 3 beds, 5 baths

Old meets new with this restored victorian in Lohi. The first floor features restored and refinished beams, exposed brick and grey hardwood floors with modern day amenities of a double oven, gas range and an open, spacious living area. Two master suites and a third bedroom are located on the second floor. The third floor features a bonus room, perfect for entertaining and/or relaxing. On this level is a rooftop deck with spectacular views of the city.

Located at 3410 Pecos St., the location of this home is amazing. Close to Downtown, Highlands Square and major highways. Not to mention some of the city’s best restaurants – Linger, Lola, Avanti and Root Down.

Contact Elizabeth for a personal showing – (303)819-7371.

Listing curtosey of Brokers Guild-Cherry Creek LTD.

In addition to writing for Daigle’s Digs, Elizabeth works full-time as a Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Realty Downtown, LLC. Elizabeth’s expertise is in buying and selling a home, first time home buyers, luxury, and investment properties. Contact Elizabeth for any real estate needs. Cell 303-819.73.71. Work 720-314-8352.

18 January 2016May 27, 2016Elizabeth Daigle

On this day we remember Martin Luther King, Jr. A man who taught us courage, truth, compassion, humility, dignity, kindness and service through his example.

On this day we are reminded to do something kind, today and everyday. Small acts of kindness can have a big impact. Meet a frown with a smile, hug someone that may need it, be patient with all.

This holiday follows a weekend full of football and parties and I am reminded of this story about Larry Fitzgerald. He brings kindness into football, a sport that is not typically associated with kindness or compassion.

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day to all!

100 Ways to Happy Chic Your Life

11 January 2016May 27, 2016Elizabeth Daigle

For Christmas I received Jonathan Adler’s coffee table book, 100 Ways to Happy Chic Your Life. I love books like these because it often sparks some new ideas or offers a creative take on design. I thought I would periodically write about some of the 100 Ways to Happy Chic Your Life.

“It all starts with a conversation pit”.

I think it is only appropriate for the book to start in the living/family room. For me, the living room is often the pulse of the home. Adler puts it best, “Conversation pits are one of the greatest legacies of modernism. I am not the most feng-shui-iest, but these spaces have an energy – a siren call – that draws you in for a moment of relaxed fun: the sine qua non of good design.

Conversation pits are architectural features that involve built in seating often located in a sunken room:

As you can tell from the pictures or history of design, conversation pits were incredibly popular from 1950 to 1970’s. Although, I believe we do have our own modern take on a conversation pits now. Often minus the sunken room and built in furniture but the concept is still the same – it is where people gravitate to in the home to lounge and chat.

What do you think? Does the home start with a conversation pit?

8 January 2016May 27, 2016Elizabeth Daigle

FLOR just recently solved a tricky situation for me in my home. My dinning room table is round and HUGE and trying to find a rug for underneath proved difficult. To fit comfortably under the table it needed to be at least 9.5 by 10 feet, which is near impossible to find. The only option would be to have a rug custom made is incredibly expensive. That is until someone mentioned FLOR.

If you are new to FLOR, it a company that creates modular carpet tiles. The rug is delivered in multiple carpet tiles which you have to put together. This allows you to create a “custom” sized rug, which was perfect in my case. This new concept, modular carpet tiles, have some awesome perks.

You can create a rug with the perfect dimensions. If you need a unique sized rug, you can create it without spending a lot of money. For even harder dimensions, you may cut the FLOR pieces.

Not only can you get creative with size, you can also customize the design and look of your rug. Go as crazy as your creative heart desires.

FLOR tiles are easy to clean.
I can attest, FLOR rugs are very easy to put together.

If you live in Denver, there is a FLOR in Cherry Creek located on 2500 E 2nd Street. The employees are incredibly helpful and are able to assist with the vision for your new rug. In case you were wondering, I ended up purchasing the Mod Cow in black for under my dinning room table.

4 January 2016January 4, 2016Elizabeth Daigle

To create, we must destroy.

For the winter solstice, I did 108 sun salutations. Truth be told I did probably closer to 80 this time around but that is besides the point. The event started with this one quote that resonated with me, “to create, we must destroy”.

As the year came to a close, I realized that a lot of my old coping mechanisms crept in. When stress trickles in (or in some cases, the floodgates of stress open) our body has a natural flow on how to deal. It is what happens naturally and often we do not even think twice about it. Ultimately the only way to accomplish something different than what we have always created, is by DOING something different.

So here we are at the start of another year where everyone always sets out to complete resolutions. Lose weight, gain muscle, triple sales, find love… What is lost is that to accomplish these things, we must destroy what does not serve us or these goals. We must let go of habits, people, patterns, mindsets, beliefs that no longer serve us or our goals. It is often these things that sabotage our efforts at new goals.

I think Steve Jobs puts it nicely:

What will you destroy this year?

Modern Christmas Trees

21 December 2015December 21, 2015Elizabeth Daigle

If you are anything like my family, we switched over to a fake Christmas tree many years ago. One of us was semi allergic to the real deal and that was the end of a real tree. Although we always had a tree that looked real, I have seen many fake trees that look intentionally very fake. Some of the best looking fake Christmas trees are what I consider a play on the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree:

Restoration Hardware has a number of minimalist, modern Christmas trees.

A stark difference from the traditional Christmas tree we are used to but I actually love the look. Like everything, these trees have a place in a home but will evoke a different feel as a traditional tree. How do you feel about these trees? Would you have one in your home?