The (not-so) AWFUL Office REveal!!!

TADA!

Gorgeous, right?

I know...I'm jealous, too. 

All the natural light, the bold and cheerful wall color, the crisp white furniture, the bright wall art that is actually hung up...the cozy reading papasan in the corner make my client feel so happy.

It makes me feel so happy, too.  And jealous.  Seriously.

The color on the walls in Benjamin Moore--ASH BLUE.  Isn't it amazing?

My client treated herself to a new Bedford Corner Desk from Pottery Barn.

She also bought this new Martha Stewart Living Craft Space Table from Home Decorators and the two Melanie Swivel Counter Stools in silver from Home Decorators Outlet on Manchester.  And she finally hung the file organizer on the wall...now it is functional.

She kept the dark wooden bookshelf in the same space it had originally been for two reasons.  One, it was in good condition and full of function (good form and function is a must!) and, two, it helps anchor and balance that wall with the brown reading papasan on the opposite wall.  As an added bonus, she bought bright and cheery storage boxes in pink, white, and orange to tie it into the cheerful wall art.  All of the art on the walls means something to my client...it helps tell the story of her life.  All of the art is original pieces by her two darling daughters and one is a personal favorite of hers from her best friend and incredible photographer, Heidi Drexler.  These little details DO matter and make a significant impact on the space as a whole.

Fancy photography, huh?

A fish eye lens makes for a lot of fun... thanks Heidi!!!

A little 

LOVE 

goes a 

lonnnnnggggggggg 

way!

Look what is in the July/August issue of House Beautiful!

You might remember reading about an email I received just a month ago from a client about her most current house "Design Dilemma"--she was BURIED IN BEIGE.  And, man, was she over it.  She was hoping to zhoozh up her living room with a new and fun color...but her only requirement was that the new color would showcase some pillows that she had recently had made for her couches and wingback chairs.  I assured her this would not be a problem...easy peasy, in fact. She wasn't as confident.  So, I chose a just few colors, but ultimately went for Benjamin Moore's "Florida Keys"...and the room was transformed beautifully.  My client was thrilled, as was I.  Design Dilemma solved...case closed.

And then I got this.

A new email and photo attachment from the same client....and it read:

In House Beautiful July/August issue....my living room color!!!!

Yes!!!  


LOVE the affirmation!  Isn't that primarily what everyone wants in life?...to be affirmed?


Thank you House Beautiful for affirming my client (and me!) that her living room color is just as GORGEOUS as we already knew it was.


Case closed...again.

Buried in Beige Design Dilemma Solved!!!

My friend, Benjamin Moore, came to the rescue again. 

This time Old Ben came through with a brilliant blue to bring out the the blue in the pillow that my client loves so much!  

"Florida Keys" is the name of this color we chose and, I must say, it is a pretty good descriptor.  If you have ever been to The Florida Keys...you know this color.  Vibrant, yet amazingly soothing.  

Now fast forward a day (maybe two) and I got an email entitled POP!!! from her on my phone.  When I opened the email this is what I saw...

LOVE. HER.

Apparently, my client does NOT mess around.  She got to work immediately...no joke.  What a thrill! Someone else out there is as crazy (in such an amazing way) as I am...just goes for it...shoving all the furniture into the center of a room...throwing plastic sheeting over it all...and gets the job done!  

A day after I received the plastic sheeting---room in progress photo--I got these next few photos.  Try not to laugh at the commentary she added to the BEFORE AND AFTER shots.  I laughed out loud when I saw her very sad son in the all beige room.  But, if you notice, in the newly painted room, he is sad no more!!!  The new blue has literally taken his blues away.

Next, we realized that the large expanse of the beige/buff/tan/bisque wall needed something more than just a new shade of color to make it become more of a focal point in the room.  After all, it would be holding this insanely giant TV that everyone would be sitting and staring at for hours on end.

This wall needed something custom built. 

It need this...


KaPOW... as my client so eloquently put it! 

As I mentioned before...color changes everything.  It is an easy fix.  It is fairly inexpensive.  And, it really has the power to transform the most boring of beige living rooms and bring them back to life.  Florida Keys was the WOW factor that my client was looking for...vibrant and soothing at the same time.  

Beige no more...phew!

Buried in BEIGE Design Dilemma Solved!  

Next Design Dilemma?   Old chairs in need of a face lift.