Small Spaces | Laurie's Petite Home Tour - elsie green

Small Spaces | Laurie's Petite Home Tour

Recently, our Co-founder and Creative Director, Laurie, transitioned from a larger home in the Bay Area suburbs to smaller home in a bustling, hip neighborhood in Oakland.
Laurie Furber
Minimalistas - elsie green

Minimalistas

Laurie and Kelsey have each moved to smaller homes this year.  In the process of down-sizing, they've found a freedom in the ruthless editing that down-sizing requires. 
Laurie Furber
Curator Spotlight | Sepi - elsie green

Curator Spotlight | Sepi

Our featured curator for the month of May is Sepi, our marketing manager. Read along for her perspective on art and advice for those who are just beginning their collections.
Laurie Furber
How Matthew James Chooses Art for his Moody, Brooklyn Apartment - elsie green

How Matthew James Chooses Art for his Moody, Brooklyn Apartment

Art can enhance a space, elicit a certain reaction or memory and its typically one of the last touches added when finishing a room. Thats why the art Ive chosen for my Brooklyn apartment holds a special place in my heart. Each artwork hanging on my walls has helped transform the space I call home.
Laurie Furber

Every Style of Glassware You Need for Your At Home Bar

Your home bar glassware collection does not have to be plentiful to be complete. A combination of a few staple pieces that can be used for various drinks will do the trick. In other words, a short glass, a tall glass and a glass with a stem. 
Laurie Furber
Moroccan Baskets - elsie green

Moroccan Baskets

It's no secret that Moroccan baskets are one of our favorite Elsie essentials.
Laurie Furber
Simple Beauty - elsie green

Simple Beauty

Terra is an expert at creating simple, beautiful arrangements from foraged flowers and branches.  She heads outside with her clippers, comes back with an armful of greens, and goes to work.
Laurie Furber
A New Kind of Modern Farmhouse - elsie green

A New Kind of Modern Farmhouse

This house was the best kind of design project:  nice clients with beautiful taste who aren't afraid to take some risks.  We started working with Brian and Hilary Coate in the spring of 2019 to convert their California cottage into a modern farmhouse. 
Laurie Furber
Hand Work | The Art of the Block Print - elsie green

Hand Work | The Art of the Block Print

If you know Elsie Green, you know that we really only traffic in two patterns:  block prints and stripes.  Our love of block prints goes way back to our first trip to India more than 20 years ago where we saw the blocks hand carved and the fabrics hand printed by artisans who passed their techniques down through generations.   
Laurie Furber
New Modern Farmhouse | Master Bath - elsie green

New Modern Farmhouse | Master Bath

We pulled the color palette and high contrast from the bedroom into the master bath, and pushed it one step further with a beautiful botanical wallpaper.  
Laurie Furber
New Modern Farmhouse | Master Bedroom - elsie green

New Modern Farmhouse | Master Bedroom

We used some of the Coates' favorite New York City hotels as inspiration for the bedroom.  
Laurie Furber
New Modern Farmhouse | Kitchen - elsie green

New Modern Farmhouse | Kitchen

The kitchen was an exercise in flexibility.  We all wanted the kitchen to be defined by its own color palette, and to have some soul but the details changed as the room developed.   
Laurie Furber
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Welcome to the Elsie Green Podcast where our host Andie and her guests discuss design, travel, fashion, beauty and other beautiful things in life.