SUMMER E-DESIGN SPECIAL

We have two days left in the school year.   I am looking forward to a laid back and fun summer.  

We have done quite a bit of traveling this year, so we will most likely be sticking close to home this summer.  With not much on the schedule, I am planning to continue working through the summer.  However, with three kids at home, my flexibility is pretty limited.  

I love working on e-designs and it offers me the flexibility of working from home 

and setting my own hours.  

I am offering a summer e-design special rate.  I will still be doing a limited about of local consultations.  If you are interested in booking an appointment,  you can contact me here.

Here are a few examples of my e-design work. 

SUMMER E-DESIGN RATES

Living Room/Dining Room/Kitchen/Bedroom/Office/Playroom:  $200

Bathroom/Foyer:  $150

E-design includes the following:

Suggested room layout (if necessary)

Suggested furniture, paint colors, lighting, window treatments, wall art and accessories

All sources for items and any special notes needed to complete the design will be included

50% deposit will be due upon booking the e-design.

The remaining 50% will be due upon delivery of the e-design.

Rates are good for all e-designs booked through the end of August, 2015. 

If you are interested in purchasing an e-design, please contact me here.

I will hopefully be back later this week to post some "after" pictures of a project I recently completed.
I love a good before and after post, don't you?

Have a great week!

DINING ROOM & OFFICE DESIGN

I recently completed designs for a dining room and office. 

The couple live in a beautiful home just a few years old. 

Their decor and paint colors are fairly neutral.  They were looking to liven things up a bit.

They had their eyes on a beautiful dining table and buffet. 

Other than that, they were open to ideas.

Here are my ideas...... 

For this design, I started with the rug. 

I love a good traditional rug that will last forever. 

They were open to mixing up the chairs.  

I also provided two lighting options.

I think the red lanterns would be perfect in this space.

Here are my ideas for the office.....

They sent me several different room layout options 

and wanted me to help them decide which one would work best.  

I settled on the one I thought would give them the best working space and optimal TV viewing.

They already had a desk/hutch and they wanted to add more desk space.

I suggested softening the windows with drapes.

I also recommended adding some colorful local maps and personal travel photographs. 

A nice upholstered swivel chair would be perfect for this space too.

This project is on hold for now, while they take their time making decisions.

I really enjoyed working on these designs and wanted to share them.

Other than squeezing in a little work, I have been in full summer mode; 

staying up late, sleeping in, spending time at the pool, soaking it all in.

I hate to think this way, but my oldest child only has six more summers 

until she graduates from high school.  Yikes!  

I don't want to look back on this time and wish I had been more present.

So forgive me if my posts are few and far between.

I hope you're having an amazing summer!

Thanks for stopping by.

FUN AND AFFORDABLE BATHROOM DESIGN

I recently put together a design for three girls who will be sharing a bathroom. YIKES!

We ended up going in a different direction, 

but I wanted to share the design because it's fun and affordable (under $300).  

I am also sharing all the sources.

Personalized Hand Towels:  West Elm $15 each 

Striped Tins: Ikea $3.99

Polk-a-Dot Tray: Ikea $5.99

Stainless Steel Mirror:  Ikea $4.99

Pom-Pom Bath Mat:  Pottery Barn $29.50

Wire Bins: Land of Nod $40 each

Shower Curtain: West Elm $31

Art Prints: Etsy $78
Frames: Target $18.99 for six

Paint Color: Benjamin Moore Tasty Apple

TOTAL COST:  $298.99

Now, that's my kind of makeover. 

A LITTLE BACKGROUND

I grew up on a farm, not sure if I've ever told you that, but I did.

Our closest neighbor was a half mile away.  

We had ponds, cows, wide open fields and tons of freedom.

As children, my brother, sister and I were very creative when it came to making our own fun.

We would fish, swing from vines, jump from hay bale to hay bale, 

and occasionally, even swim in the muddy ponds.

I came across this picture recently of me and best friend, Laura.

We were pretty inseparable as kids. 

Our moms were best friends and so we basically grew up together.

 She lived on a farm too and we always had tons of fun.

On this particular afternoon,

Laura and I transformed the back of my dad's grain truck into our own little living room. 

Even then I liked to decorate.

Notice we have a phone, a fern, a makeshift sofa, pillows, a table and a centerpiece.

All the makings of a great design!

That's me on the left, with the lovely purple pleather jacket and silly looking pigtails.

Oh, and apparently, at some point, I wanted to be a professional dancer and a supermodel. 

Yep, that's a glamour shot, circa 1991. 

I'm not even sure how this happened. 

One minute I was walking around the mall with my aunt, 

and the next thing I knew, 

I looked like I belonged on a street corner - good times.

I think it's safe to say that I can give up on both of those dreams...

While my days of decorating the back of grain truck are over too,
I sure am glad I followed one of my dreams and am now decorating real rooms.

Speaking of decorating, I've been working on updating the new tabs at the top
and the decorating services I offer, can be found under "Services".
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or are interested in working together.

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

2013 kind of snuck up on me.
When the kids are off school, there seems to be no rhyme or reason to our days.
No complaints here.
I did my annual purging and organizing, 

watched way too many movies, 

went on a little blogging hiatus,

and I stayed in my PJs for days on end. 

Not my normal productive routine, but it sure felt good to ease into 2013.

Party's over, folks!  Back to reality.

Before I get going with 2013, I thought I would take a moment to re-cap 2012.

JANUARY

I finally tackled our master closet makeover and learned a few lessons along the way.

FEBRUARY

I had to pleasure of working with a few new clients 

on a bedroom makeover and a family room re-vamp.

I welcomed a ghost into our house.

MARCH

I added some (yet to be sewn) valances to our master bathroom.

APRIL

We took a little Spring Break trip to Islamorada, Florida.

We had a crew take over our house to film a local commercial.

I revealed some "after" photos from one of my design projects.

We bid farewell to our year old sectional and replaced it with a traditional sofa.

MAY

I added some glam to a gallery wall in the master bedroom.

I took a paintbrush to this tufted ottoman.

I added more blue to our home.  This time in the mudroom.

We spent tons of quality time enjoying the outdoors.

JUNE

I revealed more design project updates, here and here.

I helped an e-design client with the family room in their brand new house.

JULY

As Michelle so eloquently put it, I spent time with some strangers 

I met on the internet (at the Haven conference).

I finally settled on a rug for the foyer.

I continued my obsession with Rub N' Buff and a pimped out a sunburst mirror.

We made our sixth trip the ER with our youngest child.

We sadly said goodbye to our beloved 13 year old dog, Charlie.

I showed the newest changes in our constantly evolving family room.

I finished up a design project.

AUGUST

I wrapped up two more design projects, here and here.

We sent those crazy kids of ours back to school. 

I finally got around to showing you the back porch.

I introduced the newest member of our family, our mini golden doodle, Willee!

SEPTEMBER

I lucked out and found the perfect lamp for our family room, for only $5!

I re-capped a trip we took in August to Michigan.

OCTOBER

I got busy organizing my boys' closet. 

I officially started my "green" collection, which has grown quite a bit as of recently. 

NOVEMBER

I re-capped my little guy's 6th birthday party.

I got a crazy idea to switch up two rooms in the house, which resulted in the creation of "The Nook".

The big switch also allowed us to create a new dining room, 

which came with a whole new set of problems.

I also finally got around to having the $10 thrift store chair reupholstered.

I made a few updates to our master bedroom.

DECEMBER

I hosted a birthday party/cooking class at my home.

I did a little "pair" shopping and got to hang out with a great friend.

I cozied up a corner in the new dining room.

And lastly, I shared a few Christmas scenes around our house, here and here.

WOW, longest post EVER!! 

If you are still with me after all that, as we say in the south, "Bless Your Heart".

Bring it on, 2013!!