Category Archives: Design & Decor

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boys…

Have you been to Kid Stuff in Bozeman?  Gently used fine clothing and gear for kids?  Not only does Kirsten own and operate Kid Stuff, she is also the fabulous interior designer behind Habitat Interiors serving clients from Bozeman & Big Sky to the New York metropolitan area as well as being mom to these...

Share

View full post »

Wall HeART Wednesday ~ Child’s Play

One thing I really wish we did we we built our home was create a playroom for our twins…a designated area where they could play, do art, make a mess and at the end of the day, all I would have to do is shut the door!  I still find myself tiptoe-ing through their rooms,...

Share

View full post »

The Savvy Photographer ~ Studio Tour

I am so honored to have the boutique studio featured on The Savvy Photographer Blog today! The Savvy Photographer Blog, launched August 1, 2009, by photographer Marsha Misfud as a blog that would inspire other photographers, had over five hundred thousand people visit in the first year.  Today, the Savvy blog is the talk of...

Share

View full post »

Wall HeART Wednesday ~ in the nursery

Pregnant.  With twins.  So much to look forward to.  Milestones, memories and the making of family traditions.  But first, came the nursery.  Their first room.  The one they would come HOME to.  Decorating Sam & Larissa’s nursery was one of my favorite decorating projects ever.  Just the idea that in this room, my babies will...

Share

View full post »

Wall HeART Wednesday ~ Staircases with WOW!

Does your home have a staircase?  If so, what is decorating the walls?  If you answered “nothing”, then you are missing a fabulous opportunity!  I can’t even begin to tell you how many homes I have entered where there is nothing decorating the staircase walls!  I am pleased to say that I have had clients...

Share

View full post »

Wall HeART Wednesday!

“Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving.  What you have caught on film is captured forever…it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.” ~ Aaron Siskind I love beautiful spaces, interior design and of course photography…both portraiture and fine art, and have been meaning for quite some time now to...

Share

View full post »

The Boutique Studio ~ A Grand Opening Celebration!

Nothing like a few setbacks to make a Grand Opening celebration all the sweeter!  I had originally intended on a Spring opening…you know…just before the busy season.  Yes, that would have been perfect.  But God had other plans.  As if 400% snowfall at 6,100 ft. weren’t enough…I dropped everything for months (namely my business), when...

Share

View full post »

In the HEART of Livingston

Susann Saarel “Windows of the Heart” Fine Art Portraiture has a new home!  I know, I know… I just officially opened the “boutique salon” in Livingston in April, but for those who’ve dropped in…you know it was a gem, but a tiny gem.  Very tiny.  It was perfect for client consultations and product display with...

Share

View full post »

Gardiner Family Reunion

There’s just something about family reunions that I love.  Grown brothers & sisters with families of their own reconnecting.  Cousins playing.  Grandparents doting on their newest great-grandchild.  When four generations of the T-M family with ages ranging from 10 months to 75 years, gathered for a few days this month at the Stone House in...

Share

View full post »

Family…bringing your walls to life.

Several years ago, I was hired to photograph a Bozeman architect at one of his newly designed properties on a huge parcel of land. As I toured his client’s impeccably decorated home scouting for light and locations, one thing struck me…there was not a single family photo anywhere. Not on the wall, not on a...

Share

View full post »

f a c e b o o k
t w i t t e r
R e c o m m e n d e d   L i n k s