This next featured space is such an inspiration. Maribeth, the creative talent behind Red Ribbon Studio in Minneapolis, transformed a bare bones, sad looking retail space (that just happened to be right next door to her favorite coffee shop) into a fresh, modern studio that any designer would be proud to own. I actually fell in love with Maribeth’s work because of her incredibly clean, smart perspective. She approaches photography in a sweet and honest way, so that the crispness of the image and the pure emotion of the day are always captured. It’s easy to see how the style of her photographs translates into the style of her studio space…
The remodeling of the studio seems to have been approached the same way that she approaches her work…giving life and color to an otherwise ordinary space. Here are the before images of the retail studio…
It’s incredible what a fresh coat of paint can do for a rather blah room. White porch paint was used on the wood floors, red stripes on the exterior. The ceiling medallions (shown in the first picture), though, are the shining star of the studio. Maribeth used the original tile grid as a support, tearing out the standard office tiles and replacing them with the Celiume Medallion Tiles. They are actually plastic but have that rich appearance of tin tiles…at a fraction of the cost (roughly $5 a piece).
All of the accents and décor were purchased through IKEA (the console for storing albums and prints and the curtain panels), Pottery Barn (the rug and the work table) and Dining Rooms Direct (the aluminum café style side chairs).
We are featuring a couple of Maribeth’s weddings over on Style Me Pretty today. If you’re looking for a fresh dose of wedding style, she is your girl!