Oregon Home | 21 HEYLEN THIENES KNEW the instant she saw the home of her Bend clients that she would have something to bring to the project. The cute, classic Pacific Northwest, builder-grade home located between Bend and Mt. Bachelor was fresh and new — and very, very gray. “That’s not really who they are,” says Thienes, the designer behind the Bend-based interior design firm Tricorn Black. “They really needed those subtle details that fulfill a desire for more without making it feel like it’s too much.” Balance was the key to making this blank slate of a home into a haven of personality for a couple with a newborn who needed it all — stat. He’s an introvert; she’s an extrovert. He prefers minimalism; she’s a maximalist all the way. They both love color — rich, saturated colors and even gem tones that go against the prevailing design aesthetic in Oregon’s High Desert. And they needed it in 1,500 square feet. “Everything was happening for them all at once,” Thienes explains. Thienes started by getting to know them and their needs for this next stage of life. She quickly determined that everything was going to have to do double-duty for the smaller space, and she put together a furnishing plan that worked with some of the larger pieces the couple had brought to the home and had decided to keep. “A side table had to also be a stool, a coffee table had to have storage, a sofa had to be a fold-out for guests,” Thienes says. A balance of saturated color, neutrals and wood textures makes the spaces liveable for people with different personalities and needs.
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