A designer combines an array of styles in her own Tacoma home Remodeling projects are challenging, but when interior designer Heidi Caillier renovated her personal home in Tacoma?a dilapidated 1910 Craftsman-style cottage?she faced a particularly tough set of circumstances.
On top of the fact that she was adjusting to a new town and her husband, Justin, was opening a new business, she was expecting twins.
And this was no quick, cosmetic fix. ?It was in disgusting condition,? Heidi says. ?It hadn?t been remodeled since some time in the 1960s, and it had been a rental for 30 years. The front porch was covered with AstroTurf, many of the shingles were falling off, the interior was covered with dark paneling, and it smelled bad. A real estate agent walked in behind us, looked around, and walked right back out again.?
Designer Heidi Caillier painted her Tacoma home with a color called Abalone by Benjamin Moore.

Inside, she painted the walls Simply White by Benjamin Moore. A Tilda chandelier by Arteriors hangs in the entry. The Moroccan rug is from Etsy and the designer created the custom runner on the stairs.

Many people would take the agent?s action as a bad sign. This couple, already expecting two sons, was ebullient. ?We were excited that there would be less competition,? Heidi says. Although they weren?t overjoyed about the rest, they weren?t completely disappointed either.
?I was looking for a blank slate, something I cou...