HUH? DESIGNS

Professional Interior Design & Furniture Design
Los Angeles | California

Your home should nourish your soul by letting you get started on the right foot in the morning and bringing you back to earth in the evening. Colors, textures, ergonomic touches, and unexpected design elements all lend to a Huh?-designed home. I have been designing homes and commercial properties for over fifteen years with an eye for functional design with a twist. I use color and textures to add warmth and excitement to rooms while also creating much-needed work, living, and storage space - all with an artistic feel.

When the budget only includes paint and a few tiles.

Working around anchor points, and making it work

From Common Contractor-Grade to Rich & Robust

CHALLENGE:
This space used to contain a 10x10 slab of concrete and some muddy grass surrounding it. You didn't want to come out here let alone hang out here all day. How can you turn a super small yard into a space you want to hang out all day in?

SOLUTION:
I've been lusting over Moroccan design for quite a while. The colors, the textures, the layers, the mystical design of it all. I've wanted to rework my patio for a while, but didn't have time or money. I had previously built-in my BBQ, built a shed, extended the concrete slab and tiled it with slate, built a platform deck and built a pergola. But, of course, it needed more. I wanted to add an extra room to my house, and this room was going to be outside. So after designing it with CAD, I then decided to just build it bit-by-bit as I had time and money. I started with the wall fountain, next moved on to the benches, then the fire table, a dining table, and finally - finished off with a hanging daybed, some tables and then decked it all out with plants and decor. My finished space - awesome! I spend almost every day and night out there - and LOVE IT!

Let them eat cake, um ice cream - and gelato too!

Furniture-inspired design, peaceful feel

From Painted Plywood to Gourmet Greatness

From 1960s to 2000s - bringing a kitchen up-to-date

Exit dark and dingy, enter funky fabulous

SERVICES

PROJECT INCEPTION

HUH? DESIGNS is the perfect solution for someone who wants the help of a professional interior designer without the hefty price tag that oftentimes comes along with one. Brooke Coe, owner of Huh?, works with each client to ensure that she’s delivering a solution that will work for them and the way they live in their home.

SCHEMATIC DESIGN

Her interior design focuses on offering a multi-functional design that is not only aesthetically pleasing but functionally useful and fun. This sentiment is echoed in her furniture design as well. She creates pieces that are unique to the owner’s space with a bit of whimsy and fun. Unless of course, it’s a tragically traditional piece you want, in which case – oh baby, it’s functional and tame and you’ll love it to bits.

THE INITIAL CONSULTATION IS FREE. During this meeting, you can expect some initial ideas and thoughts on a solution to your space. Brooke will discuss her approach with you and will follow up with a detailed proposal that is line-itemed so that you can select only the services you want.

The only truly unforgivable sin in life is
to be boring.
BE DIFFERENT

ABOUT
BROOKE COE

I started training in home improvement projects at the age of nine. My apprenticeship began on a part-time basis as a weekend daddy’s girl doing little projects to make some extra cash. Little projects like stripping furniture, re-roofing an 1820’s 3,500 SqFt house, building a barn, splitting logs for the cold winter months… and the list goes on and on. But it was my mom who gave me my eye for design. She always put a twist to everything she did making it fun and unusual, the way good design should be.

BROOKE COE:
CONSTRUCTION ARTIST / INTERIOR DESIGNER / OWNER OF HUH?

IN THE PRESS

Throughout my many years doing interior design, furniture construction, home renovations, and just plain loving power tools, I've been lucky enough to have the opportunity to share my thoughts and opinions on home improvement with others through the press.

See below and you just might figure out, "Ah! That's where I saw that crazy sawdust loving woman!"

The Higglytown Heroes have found their carpenter! | Aug 2005

Be Jane's Guide to Home Empowerment Book | Jan 2007

Better Homes & Gardens Do-It-Yourself Magazine | Oct-Dec 2006

CBS Morning Show, Memphis, TN | Mar 9, 2007

Lowe's Creative Ideas for Woodworkers Magazine | Autumn 2009

HGTV's Designing for the Sexes | Nov 2007 & Jun 2008

Discovery Channel's Monster House | Feb 27, 2006

Design Spotlight: Funky Eclectic Brooke Coe from Huh Designs | Aug 2011

Be Jane's Featured Jane of the Month | Oct 2005

Bessey Tools Featured Woodworker | Jul 2010

25 Professional Small Bathroom Design Tips | Feb 2020

WVIK Radio: About Books with Faye Clow | March 17, 2007

TESTIMONIALS

It's always better to hear people's experiences first hand. Here are a few of my happy customers letting me know they like me. They REALLY like me!

I don't know if I could express with words just how thankful I am to you for all your hard work in bringing my kitchen dreams to life. Our kitchen needed some major changes, but we didn't give you a big budget to work with, which required some real help on your part.

One thing that really sets you apart is that you are not just professional and knowledgeable......working with you was very easy and fun. Even though I had some ideas about what I wanted, it would have been very tough to finalize our plans without your design expertise on the front end, because we needed your guidance throughout the process. It was great to see our ideas come to life with design photos and was exciting for both of us, but it was especially helpful for my husband, as he really needed to see how the whole remodel would look before any work was started.

One of my favorite things about you is that everything was "no problem". This was really important once the demolition work started and issues were uncovered. Every issue that came up (as usually occurs during any remodel) was met with your thoughtful and creative "can do" attitude, which was so calming to both of us. Another wonderful thing we experienced was that you coordinated the work process so well that we were hardly ever without use of our kitchen (I still don't know you you did that?!?!). We were really expecting to have to eat out a a lot, but we really didn't need to, which relieved a lot of stress for our family.

Even though everyone always talks about their horror stories of their remodels, we don't have any (not even one)! You gave us everythingwe originally asked for, while still meeting (and mostly exceeding) all of your original commitments to us.

Thank you Brooke. We'll definitely be calling you for our next project!

- MB & AB, Torrance, CA

Nov 17, 2020
1 min

Want some insight into my introvert weirdo-ness?

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Nov 15, 2020
1 min

Hello old friends

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Nov 14, 2020
1 min

Who doesn't love a good makeover?

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