As Seen In
The studio in other people's words.
Riviera Orange County
Dynamic Women of Orange County
September 2026
Barely Beige Studio doesn't do safe or forgettable.
Nicole Sayer and Courtney Shondel on building a studio from two perspectives, and why they believe homes should be designed with the people who live in them, not retrofitted for them later. From a fully custom Laguna Beach estate to the newest cottage at Newport Beach's Lido House Marina.
Photography by Nick Shetterly.
VoyageLA
Inspiring Stories
August 2026
Sometimes it's about creating what doesn't exist yet.
The founders on originality, craftsmanship, and what happens when the piece a project needs has never been made before. On collaborating with the woodworkers, metal fabricators, plaster artists, stone specialists and upholsterers who turn an idea into something tangible.
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