Living Room REdo REveal

I have to say that this living room project was extra fun because I was lucky enough to have help from one of my best girlfriends.  Her real name is Billi Jo, but I call her Billi Zshuzsh...perfectly describing her sparkly personality! 

REcreating this living room was incredibly enjoyable thanks to my partner in zshuzshing!  Hope you enjoy the photos as much as we did creating them...

Before:


During:

After:

Before:

My client liked the rug and couch/love seat that was on the PINTEREST page I created for her...



...as well as the curtains I pinned.

The curtains were 15% off with another 20% off with my designer discount. I purchased the all the hardware from Bed, Bath, and Beyond on sale and with another 20% off coupon. (Remember, it's always the HUSTLE for me!)

After:

New:
couch and love seat, rug, linen curtains, curtain rods/hardware, pillows, console table, lamps...still need to purchased a large, round mirror for above the console.

REpurposed:
ottoman, side tables, art, photos, candle, floral

Mantel before:

Mantel after:

Added "S" and two silver lanterns with candles

Bookshelves before:

Left side:

Right side: 

Bookshelves after:

Added everything except books, candle sticks, bowls of decorative balls, letter S, and nesting doll

Up next?  

Powder Room REveal! 

Family Room and Powder Room REdo

Recently I had a client contact me to help her finish her newly constructed built in bookshelves in her family room.  She told me she did not have the time or the expertise to do this...she just did not have the "decorating gene"--something I have heard time and again from clients.  I happily agreed, but needed to see her space and style first.  When I arrived at our meeting, I was eagerly greeted with a long wish list...much more than just adding some finishing touches to her bookshelves.  She wanted a whole new feel to her space...it needed to be updated.  She also added her powder room to the list...it needed some personality.  Below are the before photos:

Family Room

Powder Room

Later that week, I sent my client a private board on Pinterest with some ideas of how to update her space.  She liked some and and eliminated others. Pinterest is a great way to share ideas and get a feel for what people like...and it's so easy.

After discussing a budget, I got busy shopping for her.  I sent her a handful of photos via texting as I was shopping to get a yay or nay from her on some items.  However, I did not do this with everything because I knew it would overwhelm her.  Here are a few shots I sent to her...and she made it super easy for me by responding quickly about what she did or did not like.

Rug and couch fabric were a yay...

Surprised her with this art...

This was a yay...

This was a nay... 

Yay...

It all fit...

Victory!

Stay tuned for the living room and powder room REveal!

Happy Fall!

Here are my FALL inspired planters...

I had the tall white birch sticks, glittery black twigs, and gold wheat plumes from last year. This year my friend, Sheri Ely, added the Indian corn, mini pumpkins, and bright red leaves. She did an incredible job giving my planters a fresh look!

I added four spiders to the fill the empty spaces where my hanging baskets used to be...and added a few new pillows to my rockers.

(Before)

(After)

Stay tuned in a few weeks as the planters transition into Thanksgiving with just a few tweaks.

Love where you sleep! A bedroom REdo....

A friend/client of mine recently moved into a new house...a blank slate...excitement and fear...a new beginning.

There is A LOT to REdo in this new space...but I keep reminding her that life is a marathon, NOT a sprint.  She is a "do-er"--as am I--so this is a hard motto to live by!

One of the spaces we decided she had to LOVE sooner than later was her new bedroom.  In a male dominated house, this is the only space that is truly her sanctuary, her girly space.

Here is a before photo of her master suite...awful brown walls and ceiling with black trim and doors...depressing!  The only girly thing about this room is the PINK tiled bathroom that is attached to her bedroom!  It is dated, but super cute in a retro way.

After a blink of an eye, she and her mom had the room transformed with just a few coats of paint in a soothing gray to the walls and a crisp white on the ceiling.  The two sets of non-working closet doors where pitched into the trash...and the wood floors were brought back to life with a quick refinishing!

Within a few months this is what her room has morphed into...looking amazing, but still not serene...a bit unfinished.

This window was one of the unfinished areas.  The sheers needed to be hemmed...the full length mirror needed to be, well, more full length and substantial, and the scale needed to be hidden...forever.

Looking better with the sheers hemmed, but the room still felt off balance.  It felt too heavy on the right side and needed more balance...

We decided to move the dresser from the right side of the room to the left and centered it under the problematic window area.  Bingo!  

Balance...and chaos on top of the dresser.

A little organization goes a long way...top of the dresser is clear and clean and peaceful.

Hunting for a better full length mirror was easy...HomeGoods to the rescue again!

Serene.

Balanced.

Peaceful...a place to call home.

Next up?  Her hall closet...serenity now!!!

Asian Inspired Bathroom REveal!

Ta Da!  

Here a close-up photo of the actual wallpaper in the bathroom!  

Stunning.

Blah.

Ta Da!

Love how the extra large mirror makes this small bathroom seem so much bigger! I also love the consistency in the accessorizing...all dark finishes on the mirror, the trashcan, the small vase, and the door.

Blah.

Ta Da!

Love the new flooring...crisp white penny tile...brightens everything and is more period to this old house!

Ta Da!

And....the most unexpected ZSHUZSH to the bathroom?  A pop of bright yellow on the ceiling surrounded by crisp white crown moulding!  

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!

Ta Da!

Finally, she added a simple lantern-style chandelier...to add to the Asian flair. It's all in the little details...and the ZSHUZSHING!

This project was so fun because it really reflected my client's personality. Classic, but with a flair.

Remember...a little ZSHUZSHING goes a lonnnngggg way!