LIVING ROOM/FOYER BEFORE AND AFTER

Well, well, well, summer seems to have come and almost gone.  

 While I was an absentee blogger, I did mange to squeeze in some design work.

I started a fun project back in the winter, 

and wrapped it up just in time for a big Memorial Day weekend party. 

The project entailed designing a casual living room for a young family.

This was a repeat client.  I shared the plans for their foyer here. 

When I photographed the finished living room, 

I was finally able to take some "after" photos of the foyer space too.

After a few minor revisions, our design plan looked like this......

This is what the room looked like when before we got started.....

And this is the finished product..... 

Another before shot...

And after...

This corner needed just a few minor updates.

An accordion sconce and some framed photos of local attractions.

The room lacked overhead lighting.

So we added matching lamps and a console to another corner of the room.

A floor lamp in the opposite corner of the room helps provide a little extra light.

One more look at the room before.

Quite a transformation, right!

This was the plan for the foyer and upstairs landing area.

It previously looked like this....

And now......

 They just recently had the banister painted black.  I love it!

We added a modern light to the foyer. 

My clients already had some amazing photos from their travels.  

We had a few enlarged and hung them on the wall in the stairway landing. 

We added some framed family photos to the upstairs landing. 

The wall color is BM Revere Pewter.  One of my all time favorites. 

 School starts next week.  I love summer and I love my kids, but I also love me some peace and quiet.  

I can't quite seem to gather my thoughts amongst all the chaos of three kids being home all summer. 

Starting next week, my thoughts shall be gathered. 

Which may translate into more blog posts. 

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!

EVERYTHING BUT THE HOUSE AND ROOM DESIGN BOARD GIVEAWAY

I am excited to offer a giveaway from Everything But The House, 

one of my go to shopping sites for myself and for clients. 

I have bought quite a few things from Everything But The House, 

including this, this, these, these and these. 

Once you set up an account with EBTH, you can easily follow items you are interested in.

Here are a few things I am currently following. 

Here are a few of my favorites that that have sold recently. 

Now, for the fun part.  In addition to a $30 credit to Everything But The House, 

I am offering a free room design board, using an item you choose from Everything But the House. 

Here is an example of a master bedroom design I recently completed.

I donated a one hour consultation and a free room design board to a silent auction for a local charity.

After meeting with the homeowners and getting a sense of their style, needs and wants, 

this is what I came up with.

You can enter the giveaway here.....

a Rafflecopter giveaway

UNLIKELY INSPIRATION

A few months ago, I was watching an NBA game with the boys.

Okay, let's get real, I was most likely reading Southern Living while they were watching the game.

While my boys were discussing the team fouls and rebounds, 

I couldn't help but focus on the sports announcer's outfit.

I did a double take and then asked to my husband to pause the TV so I could snap a picture. 

Now I'm no sports fanatic, but I do have two boys who are obsessed 

with basketball, baseball and football.  

So I see my fair share of sporting events on TV. 

However, it seems as though I have been living under a rock.   

Apparently the sports announcer, Craig Sager, is quite famous for his outlandish outfits.

I was intrigued. 

I did a little digging and came up with a few more Craig Sager ensembles. 

Since fashion isn't necessarily my thing, my thoughts immediately turned to interior design.

I used a few of my favorite Craig Sager outfits as inspiration 

for a little fabric/wallcovering pattern mixing.

Humor me, if you will........

(Oh, and if you love any of the fabrics/wallcoverings, I have included links to the sources below).

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While searching for my favorite Craig Sager suits, 

I discovered he is currently battling acute myeloid leukemia.  

My prayers go out to him and his family. 

I sure hope his is back in action and sporting some fabulous fashion very soon.