Shannon Koski | Studio One Designs

Timeless, elegant, grand. These three words encapsulate the character of this beautiful new home designed by Shannon Koski, owner of Studio One Designs. She works from start to finish with her clients on new builds, helping them create their dream home. “We start with the house plans together and make changes with drafters or engineers and go from there until the very last day of movein,” says Shannon. Shannon has been doing design work on new builds, remodels, and commercial projects for over eight years and loves helping clients achieve results better than they imagined.

Homeowner Tammy Skogen approached Shannon about this project because she’d become overwhelmed in the process of home building and knew Shannon was the right fit because she had seen some of her previous work. “I was like, if she can take me on, I really need her,” says Tammy. “I didn’t even know how much I needed her until I had her. Once I had her, I was like, I won the lottery by having her.”

All in all, this home building project took nearly a year. The amount of details and amount of work that goes into a large project like this can be unappreciated, but that is what makes a designer so crucial. “There comes value in [having a designer.] You’re in the industry, and you know what you’re doing, know what to spend money on and what not to spend money on, where it counts and where it doesn’t,” expresses Shannon. Having a designer be an integral part of the process made the build smoother, more efficient, and the final result more spectacular than imagined.

Throughout the home, Shannon incorporated small details that come together into a grand design. “We incorporated so many x factors and at the time they seemed small but now walking in here it’s such a wow moment… it turned out spectacular,” she says. Everything, from the dimensions to the textures, were taken into account. “I tend to be a perfectionist, so it all matters to me, every light placement. If it’s not perfect, I won’t deal with it,” says Shannon.

Both Shannon and Tammy agree that the foyer is their favorite part of the house. “Every time I walk by it and turn the lights on in the evening, I’m like, this is just beautiful, I can’t believe it’s my house,” says Tammy. Shannon goes on to explain, “We took a space that wasn’t unusable, but it was necessary to get into the grandness of the windows and the space that was drawn, and I think we took that and made it a piece of art, so now not only is it not unusable, it’s the piece of art we love the most.”

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