Apparently A LOT of you are READY for a ZSHUZSH!

Right after my last post, Who is READY for a little ZSHUZSH?, I received a handful of emails from friends, clients, and strangers replying that they needed a little help in the "zshuzshing" department!  Here is just one of them...try not to laugh...this client ALWAYS cracks me up!

I have 3 or 4 or 10 projects I want to do this spring. Andy says I can pick one... can you come over and help me?  Please. 

These are the projects I've narrowed it down to...

1.. Entry (Beige walls, needs wainscoting, BLAH)

2.  Change Light fixtures everywhere... EVERYWHERE.  

3.  Our bedroom

I'm leaning towards the entry.... your new entry is stunning.  

Do you have certain days that work better than others?  

Thanks

Meghan

But before I could even respond  to her, I received ANOTHER email from her that cracked me up even more!  Here it is...

And now I need this on my list....My downstairs basement is Webster Orange which is beginning to offend Dillon (11)..... so I'd really be doing it for Dillon.  For the kids... And Andy... he's on the KIRKWOOD school board for God's sake.. we have to change the bathroom.

I shouldn't have looked at your blog.

Love that she is inspired by my blogs...and we already have a date to start working on the "zshuzshing" of her house.

Thanks to all of you who have read my blogs...you keep my busy, laughing, and HAPPY!

Emily's SEWING room!

Two years ago, my daughter, Emily, started to take sewing lessons at The Fabric Nosherie, a darling shop owned by Shannon Robinson in downtown Webster Groves.  She was immediately smitten with her new hobby and, to be totally honest, I was smitten for her!  Every month, Emily would go to her Sewing Club...she was originally in  Bobbins, but has since graduated to Spools (isn't that so cute?!?)...and she fell more and more in LOVE with sewing!  

Quickly, I realized that fabric was overtaking our dining room...and that I may need to "create" a dedicated sewing space for Emily.  

Here is the space that I decided to transform into Emily's sewing room.  This space is at the bottom of our basement stairs and has been many things.  In the past 10 years, it has been a "wrapping room"...a mini "play room"...the "record player room" and, finally,  "the treadmill room!" (By the way, for those who truly know me, you are laughing and know the treadmill room was the least used of all the options!)  The awkwardly shaped room was tiny and difficult to figure out how to place furniture.  You can see that below one entire wall is all closets, which is great for storage, but not for furniture placement.

This doorway leads into the REAL playroom.

This is the space where the treadmill once was...it is really the only space that can hold furniture.  The closet you see is my "wrapping closet" and it holds all things that go under that category...gift wrap, glitter, ribbon, scissors...and it is awesome!

I knew I need an inspiration piece to get me started on REdoing this room, so I headed to HomeGoods...and this is what I found.  This shelving unit was perfect with the six baskets to hold all of Emily's fabric. 

BUT, what made it even better was that it was DAMAGED!  Score!  

I asked for a discount due to the crack on the top of it and VOILA!  I received a huge discount and paid only $40!  This was such a steal considering the six baskets alone would cost more than that to buy!

I took it home and REpainted it white...and I was well on my way to REdoing this unused space and creating Emily's sewing room!

Stay turned for Emily's SEWING ROOM REveal!