Abundant Life Partners Project | a Calming, Coastal Office

Whenever people hear what I do for a living, they often sigh and say, “I bet you just love your job!” And we do! One of the biggest reasons why we love what we do is because we literally have THE BEST clients. I know some of you are probably thinking “c’mon Anna, your just saying that.” But seriously, looking back at so many of the projects that we’ve done, from commercial to residential, interior styling to decluttering, everyone that we have worked with has been so kind and excited to work with us. What more could you ask for?

I say all this because our long-time friend and client, Meghan Freeman of Abundant Life Partners recently reached out to us about re-designing their office space only this time instead of doing a refresh, we would be helping to design an entirely new location. With her expanding practice, Meghan found herself quickly out-growing her old space. Luckily she found a space nearby that provides not only room to grow, but also the freedom and flexibility that she was seeking; as it boats a waiting room, 5 offices and a lounge. Wanting to carry over the peaceful, natural vibe that we had curated in her previous space, we got to work brainstorming a design plan for the new Abundant Life Partners headquarters!

BEFORE:

• Before we came in, this office defiantly had that “traditional Williamsburg” vibe with it’s brown putty walls and elaborate window treatments. Just as with the Waiting Room, we knew that we would want to give the walls and flooring a refresh!

Right off the waiting area, this front office needed to tie in with the aesthetic out there.

THE FUNCTIONAL NEEDS:

• SEATING: While aesthetically, we wanted to make this Lauren and Danielle’s office was a zen paradise, it was important for us not forget its actual purpose … to function as a counseling office! This meant providing seating that was both comfortable as well as professional.

While we brought A LOT of new furniture pieces into this project, we also re-purposed almost everything from the old Abundant Life Partners offices, including this gray sectional. To “jazz it up”, we added in this cool blanket, and plenty of comfy, textured pillows.

THE STYLISTIC WANTS:

• PEACEFUL, NATURAL VIBE: As you’ll see, each office in the Abundant Life Partners office space is a bit different but overall, they have a very peaceful, natural vibe. This is especially true for this front office, where we used a lot of grays, white, green, and natural wood tones. Being the holistic counseling practice that they are, it was important to Meghan to provide a peaceful space for both her clients and fellow counselors.

Meghan has often told me how her counselors and their clients often remark on how peaceful the aesthetics are. She caught Lauren taking some photos the other day to send to her family, saying “I can’t believe I get to work here?!”

I think one of my favorite things about this office is this moment happening right here with the desk. I just love how we were able to blend the wood tones with the handcrafted pottery, greenery and the photograph of the beach. Its just so soothing…

While we like to shop at stores like Target and World Market for a lot of our jobs, one thing that we’re starting to do more of this year is to bring in more and more pieces from local artists, antique stores, etc. The white vase excluded, all of the pottery in this office were found in local antique stores (the brown one made by a Norfolk artist!). I feel like these two pieces mixed in with everything else, add so much to this space!

I think people can tell from the design, how much fun we had putting this office together. It’s always such an honor receiving that phone call from a client, telling you how they would love to work with you again! With a similar love for that cool, California style, the design of the office space came together rather quickly. Click below to see photos of the entire Abundant Life Partners Office!

Interior Design: Making Room for Peace | Photography: We Are Luke & Ashley