Journal

Behind the Design: How to Create a Destination Home
Jess Kaplan Jess Kaplan

Behind the Design: How to Create a Destination Home

As a design team, we spend a great deal of time focused on creating destination-based homes in resort towns, downtowns, and the suburbs. We look to our well-hone process as a guiding principle to create an expansive space that features both effortless functionality and a heightened sense of place.

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6 Lessons from Hotel Design that Enhance Home Design
Jess Kaplan Jess Kaplan

6 Lessons from Hotel Design that Enhance Home Design

After close to 2 decades of work designing award-winning boutique hotels, we’ve learned that creating a space that seamlessly weaves together esthetics, functionality, and emotions is an ask that both hotel guests and homeowners can agree on. And memorable hotel experiences offer tons of inspiration for home design.

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A Look at Our Favorite Summer Ready Designs
Jess Kaplan Jess Kaplan

A Look at Our Favorite Summer Ready Designs

As we welcome in those warmer, longer days, our clients are eager to better understand the latest trends in outdoor design and how to create a vibe that is both summer casual and comfortably sophisticated. In our latest Journal, we’re spotlighting a few of our favorite outdoor design projects to inspire your next backyard retreat.

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Announcing Reider + Co
Celeste Herron Celeste Herron

Announcing Reider + Co

Months in the making, we’re thrilled to finally introduce you to Reider + Co, a design studio focused on transforming your vision into a one-of-a-kind home that elevates your everyday life.

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7 Steps to Get the Home You’ve Always Dreamed Of
Celeste Herron Celeste Herron

7 Steps to Get the Home You’ve Always Dreamed Of

Designing the home of your dreams can be a lot to take on and think about. But with a well-honed process and a clear path forward, the experience can be a lot less stressful. In this month’s blog, I’m sharing my 7 steps to get the high-performance, high-style home you’ve always dreamed of.

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Celebrating International Women's Day
Celeste Herron Celeste Herron

Celebrating International Women's Day

Designing the home of your dreams can be a lot to take on and think about. But with a well-honed process and a clear path forward, the experience can be a lot less stressful. In this month’s blog, I’m sharing my 7 steps to get the high-performance, high-style home you’ve always dreamed of.

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The Power of Color in Design
Celeste Herron Celeste Herron

The Power of Color in Design

We are not one to shy away from using color in our design. In fact, we often lean into incorporating bold colors as a way to achieve a cohesive look rich with vibrant fabrics, paints and wallcoverings. So in this month’s blog we’re sharing our insights behind the power of color in design.

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Catching Up with Rachel: A 2022 Look Back
Celeste Herron Celeste Herron

Catching Up with Rachel: A 2022 Look Back

It’s hard to believe another year is about to come and go. And what an inspiring, exciting and busy 12 months it has been. In this month’s blog I’m taking a look back on our favorite, most impactful design moments of 2022.

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Our 2022 Holiday Gift Guide
Celeste Herron Celeste Herron

Our 2022 Holiday Gift Guide

Our Design Lover Gift Guide is back! From custom scented candles to design worthy houseplants, this year we've got all your gift giving and receiving needs covered.

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How to Design a Mountain Retreat
Celeste Herron Celeste Herron

How to Design a Mountain Retreat

As the winter season closes in on us, we’ve got our eyes and design focused on the ultimate ski retreat. We’re so excited to be currently working on a ski house design project in both New Hampshire and Maine. And although still in the early stages of the presentation process, we’ve already learned so much about what goes into designing a winter home that is durable, functional and sophisticated. In this month’s blog, we’re sharing a few ways to create that winter feel in our client’s mountain retreat.

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A "Catching Up with Rachel" Q&A
Celeste Herron Celeste Herron

A "Catching Up with Rachel" Q&A

Recently we caught up with Rachel to discuss all things design including her most challenging project, the impact that the last two years had on the industry, and what’s on her team’s radar for the rest of 2022. We also get a sneak peek at an exciting RRI expansion in the works.

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How Travel Inspires our Work
Celeste Herron Celeste Herron

How Travel Inspires our Work

For as long as I could remember, traveling has always been a great source of inspiration in the work I do. In fact, it was a trip to Bali with my mother that opened my eyes to the world of design and set me on the path I am on today. In this month’s blog, inspired by my recent trip to the Azores, we’re sharing a few ways that we are often inspired by our travel experiences, both near and far.

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For the Love of Art
Celeste Herron Celeste Herron

For the Love of Art

If you’re a loyal RRI follower you know that our love of art is not something we take lightly. In fact, it’s a huge component of the discovery stage of our process and essential to creating that one of a kind feel in our client’s homes. Here’s a behind the scenes look at how we approach and implement art in our residential and commercial design projects.

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Creating a Sense of Place
Celeste Herron Celeste Herron

Creating a Sense of Place

Creating a sense of place for our clients is all about bringing the reasons they feel connected to a location into the design. It’s a gentle balance between a home that they love and the perfect getaway spot. In our latest blog we’re shedding light on the 3 ways we look to create a sense of place in our client homes.

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It's All About the Process
Celeste Herron Celeste Herron

It's All About the Process

In our latest blog we’re talking about the most important element of our business - process! From information gathering and discovery to the presentation and reveal, every stage of our design process is vital to meeting our client’s goals, every time.

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3 Ways to Master the Art of Outdoor Entertaining
Celeste Herron Celeste Herron

3 Ways to Master the Art of Outdoor Entertaining

Home entertaining has evolved a lot over the last 2 years. The pandemic has taught us how to be more mindful of comfort and space when it comes to design. As we continually adapt and move forward in an “endemic” world we’re embracing some of the best ideas born from these last couple of years. That includes ways to make the most of the al fresco experience.

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Catching Up With Rachel
Celeste Herron Celeste Herron

Catching Up With Rachel

So many of you have asked what I’ve been up to these days. Well, here’s a quick update with everything you need to know (and more!) on the latest happenings in my world today and in the exciting months ahead.

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