Effortless layering, warmth, and a blending of eras are what interior designers Natasia Smith and Sandy Baisley bring to clients of their Boulder firm, Re-Find. Working with their in-house contractor, Tight Lines Construction, they start each project by addressing the history of a space and what a client needs from it. They also consider clients’ heirlooms and keepsakes to incorporate into every design. “We don't want them to have a space that feels impersonal,” Natasia says. When her husband, a billiards enthusiast, wanted a place where he could not only play pool but also entertain, work, and spend time with the couple’s three children, she and Sandy instantly started gathering inspiration.
Mixing Modern and Vintage
Located on the first floor of a 1920s addition to the client’s 1893 Boulder home, this space was part of a dated mother-in-law suite with a mountain wallpaper mural discovered during renovations. Its transformation began with a custom coffered ceiling in walnut and striking paint in Farrow and Ball’s Hague Blue. Moody yet inviting, this new vibe set the stage for furnishings and decor. Sandy and Natasia sourced an 1800s bench, a European leather sofa, mid-century chairs, and a 1970s-style tulip table. An oversized, 19th-century Turkish rug is unfurled beneath the room’s pièce de resistance: a Diamond Professional pool table, its original blue felt re-covered in a tan hue to better complement the room.
At the bar, intricate veins in the quartzite countertops play nicely against the copper sink. A freezer, refrigerator, and dishwasher have high-sheen cabinet fronts in the same color as the walls, with a mix of nickel and copper hardware. To preserve the room’s history, Natasia and Sandy kept the original fireplace brick after adding a Victorian-inspired gas insert; door hardware and the radiator are also original. Artwork throughout the room ranges from commissioned pieces to family mementos to Facebook Marketplace finds. “We’re always traveling, searching and collecting,” Sandy says. “We have an inventory of beautiful things that we pull from.”
Built for Strength and Beauty
The most important focus of the billiard room was ensuring adequate space around the professional-sized pool table. Tight Lines Construction “spent a lot of time working with the client to make sure he had enough room to play pool without any interference from the walls or furniture,” Sandy says. “He needed an unobstructed playing field.” The builders also strengthened support beneath the room to hold the heavy table. During the renovation, Tight Lines aspired to achieve Re-Find’s vision—the team installed a large piece of glass over the bar that typically would be cut into two pieces with a seam—and pay homage to the character of the space with details like molding that was custom milled to match what existed. “When you walk in here, you can tell it's been refreshed, but it doesn't feel like an odd, brand-new room,” Natasia says. “Tight Lines did a wonderful job honoring the history.”
Lived-In Luxury
Facing a firm deadline (the client was set to host the Boulder Historical Society’s annual gala), Re-Find and Tight Lines completed the billiard parlor within six months. From the dinette to the plush couch to the twin barstools, each nook invites family and friends to get comfortable while the pool table serves as the eye-catching anchor. It’s a luxurious room, to be sure—one that guests can’t help gravitating towards during dinner parties—but it’s also user-friendly. “We want our projects to be livable places,” Natasia says. “This is a joint entertaining space that’s enjoyed all the time.”
To learn more, visit Re-findSpaces.com and Tightlines.construction.
Project Credits
Interior design: Re-Find
Contractor: Tight Lines Construction
Billiard table: Secondhand from Diamond Professional
Lighting: Vintage, Rejuvenation
Local furnishings: Mikya Wodya Home, Modern Nomad Home
Rug: Etsy
Countertops: Honed blue lava quartzite from The Stone Collection in Denver
Sink: Copper Hoods
Art consultant: Kate Meyers