Fox Hills Tualatin OR Furnishings Refresh
The Story
A New Chapter for a Forty-Year Home
A recently retired Fox Hills couple, a home they had built in the late eighties, and a new chapter ready to begin. Their first time working with a designer. Our job: honor what they had built and lived in, and help them step into the next phase with a home to match.
When this lovely couple came to us, they had just retired. Their home in Fox Hills, originally platted as the Fox Hill subdivision in the mid-1980s, had been theirs for nearly forty years, built from the ground up, lived in fully, and largely untouched since. They had never worked with a designer before. They were not looking to start over. They wanted to begin a new chapter in the home they already loved.
Their style leaned traditional, with decades of furniture and art they had chosen carefully and were not ready to part with. But they were also ready for something lighter. A move toward transitional in places. A way to brighten and update the rooms they used most without losing what made the home theirs.
The Design
We worked across four spaces: sitting room, dining room, family room, and home office. The dining room earned a Schumacher wallpaper that anchored it in pattern and color. We replaced the first-floor lighting with updated light fixtures, brightening the entire main level. A fresh paint plan in Sherwin Williams Dover reset the palette throughout. We layered in textiles, with beautiful new Surya rugs, and quality loveseats and sectional by American-made Rowe, and custom chosen accent chairs that bridged their traditional foundation with the lighter, more transitional direction they had been ready for.
The result is the kind of project we love most: a home that honors its history and welcomes what comes next. Traditional and transitional living side by side. Existing furniture given new context. New pieces earning their place. A home ready for the chapters ahead, including a brand new grand kiddo!
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Key Features
Schumacher wallpaper in the dining room — anchors the space with pattern and color
Sherwin-Williams "Dover" throughout — resets the palette and brightens the main level
Updated first-floor lighting — brings cohesion and warmth across the most-used spaces
Surya rugs — soften the seating areas with texture and a lighter palette
American-made Rowe loveseats and sectional — built for comfort and the long term
Custom accent chairs — bridge the traditional foundation with transitional softness
Existing furniture and art reimagined — kept what they loved, gave it new context
KEY VENDORS AND SOURCES
Rowe Furniture (custom furniture)
Schumacher (wallpaper in dining room)
York Wallcoverings (sisal wallcovering in office)
Surya (rugs and textiles)
Sherwin Williams (paint)
Tassi Wilder (specialty painter)
Photography: Crosby Dove
Why It Works:
By weaving lighter, transitional touches through a traditional foundation, the home feels brighter and more current without losing the personality the homeowners had built over four decades. The new pieces earn their place alongside what was already loved. Refreshed lighting, paint, and textiles let the home's existing strengths show through. The result is a space that honors its history and welcomes whatever comes next.
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“Everything exceeded our expectations: the color palette, the beautiful transitional style, and the functionality of each room. We especially loved how they blended updated furnishings and textures with our more traditional pieces to create a fresh, cohesive look with just the right amount of panache.”
