Welcome to the Shine Design Journal
Every beautiful space starts with a spark—an idea, a material, a story worth telling.
This is where we share those stories—from design inspiration and behind-the-scenes moments to project reveals and the trends we’re loving.
We’re so glad you’re here. Whether you're a longtime client or just getting to know Shine, we hope these glimpses into our world leave you inspired.
Center Street Guest House {Living Room}
The Center Street Guest House had been used as overflow student housing for many years, but our client had something a little different in mind when they approached us about this project. The goal was to update the home in a way that would bring new life and purpose to the property as a short-term guest house for guest lecturers, professors, and other campus guests.
The house in the state we were presented was drab and dark, but still fair condition. A perfect candidate for investing time and resources in. One of the challenges was that our budget included everything to finish out — all the way down to dishes and linens. While we looked to short-term rentals for inspiration, we knew the durability needed to be in line with a hospitality environment to make maintenance in line with being part of the University’s hotel system. Check out these blog posts on the Living Room and Kitchen to see some of the before pictures and our design process.
Center Street Guest House {Kitchen}
One of our project opportunities {Center St. Guest House} was located on the campus of Harding University - a mid-century home from the 1960's that was organized with individual rooms for very specific purposes. There was no room that functioned for more than one purpose. There was a formal sitting room, the formal dining room, the living room, kitchen, bedrooms, and bathrooms. We are not ones to flippantly say "let's take down this wall, this wall, and this wall" to create an open concept house because we strongly believe there are thoughtful ways to open up the space.
Short Term Vacation Rental: The Dogwood House
how do you make something both your own & open your home to guests?
The answer for this project was to approach it with the thought of hospitality and creating an extension of the open home that exemplifies this family. This vacation rental was a fun project taken on in the Fall of last year…the goal was to create an approachable short-term rental property that would also feel like home to the owners when using the property for personal stays and family visits.