BEFORE AND AFTER LAKE HOUSE

I have no idea where I left off.....it has certainly been a while :)

But let us not harp on my faults and get going on what I have been up to!

I think I have another post on the lake house to show you.....as I have said these clients downsized and then bought a lake house so much of the furniture that did not fit in the smaller home came with them.

My job was to blend it and give it a cohesive look.

In my humble opinion....I think I manage to do that.

In all honesty that is something that I really enjoy doing.....

This is the room that had a lot of left over furniture in it.

Notice the silk curtains on the RHS.  I did those for her many many years ago in her master bedroom.

They cost a pretty penny at that time so I suggested to build the room around them!  Beside these panels we had 2 more that were not being used.....

I found this chest in a storage closet along with the mirror!

I do love to shop the home.....

This was my vision.  Indoor/outdoor carpet [she has 2 big dogs!] Cover the bench with the Thibaut performance fabric.  Take some art and hang on the opposite side of the chest.  The pretty Brunschwig fabric for a lumbar on the bed.  AND....the best part was make a headboard and rails from the leftover the curtain fabric!

Was very excited about this part of the design!

New lamps and some accessories.....

Another table I had found in the storage closet....with the framed art the same size as the mirror on the other side!

I used her bedding and the roll pillow was hers!

Let's go back to the view with the tall dresser....

The ottoman had not been recovered at that time.....

Found the vintage chair and some original vintage art over it.

The bathroom got a new shower curtain but was not ready when I did my install...but I did find another ornate mirror and zhushed it up a little

And she is real pretty now for a basement guest room:)

Thoughts.....?  I loved shopping for this one and planning out how the room would look without re-inventing the wheel.

I hope I can catch up as I have a few more things to post.  Life gets hectic when you are a single girl with a full time job.  I can't imagine not working [OK maybe a little less] because I still have a passion for design!

We had some really hot weather in June which is weird for Atlanta but the last week has been in the mid 80's.  That is the perfect temperture in my opinion!

I did go to Nantucket in early June.  Funny story but my neighbor Anne who had this faux flower arrangement made.

She paid 2 arms and a leg for it.....I said "girl what funeral did you steal these from? "  Not to throw her entirely under the bus....she really was not very  happy with it.

So I took it apart and got it down to this!

 

She will not be happy that I posted this...hahaha.

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LAKE HOUSE BEFORE AND AFTER

That was a fun fashion post with my good friends!  Cindy, Mary Ann and Annie always bring it so if you did not go check out their inspiration on spring fashion you need to....

I realize I have not posted about my project on Lake Keowee!  The client is one of my besties sister and it was so much fun as I really tried to work with a lot of what she had.  They downsized in Charlotte and what did not fit in her old house she brought to the lake.

Next up was finding something to go on the gigantic wall behind the dining table!

This was before we order the new custom table and chairs.....

Below I also added a rug to warm things up.

I sent her a lot of ideas....wallpaper, a mural, a hand painted mural, shiplap, a large piece of art.....do I need to go on?

The last thing I sent her were these bird prints.  She said is was a "maybe"...and then "crickets"....

So I kept thinking but 6 months later she texted me and said the bird prints were a go....haha.

The day I arrived to get them hung and work on 2 bedrooms!

Laying them out for the installer....

And they look SO GOOD!  Everybody was happy!

The next area to tackle was the guest room!  

She had her curtain installers hang the hardware a long time ago....  We decided to keep the bed and lamps.  Blue was the theme so lets take a look at how it went!

Below was before the curtains and shams arrived.....

I ordered 2 new nightstands...

The curtains and shams came 2 days after I left so she sent me a few pictures.....

I love the check curtains so much!

And there you have it:)  We did not completely start over but the changes created a big impact...do you agree?

I have another bedroom to show you but it is time to walk Cami now and of course she takes priority!

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Sherika

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SPRING FASHION

So I got roped into a spring fashion post...and I don't mean that in a bad way....just a "put off until the last minute way" Ha Ha.

Spring in Georgia can last a month or 2 days.  No kidding......

If you want to wear cute linen jackets and light sweaters you better not save anything cause it will be 90 degrees before you know it.

The reason I like spring and summer clothes is that they are usually less expensive and I don't mind buying something trendy....as I will rarely keep it for a long time like I do with wool or nicer items.

Sunday I tried on so many outfits that by the end my hair was a mess and because I am not a type A personality I just went with it....

First up is this cute sundress which I pared with a thrifted mens suit jacket!  I probably won't get much wear out of it because it will be too hot for the jacket soon.....and you know...my old arms might scare somebody:)

Then I got a wild hair and decided to cut off some denim that I had gotten really cheap at Gap a few years ago!

I was being really "fashion designery" and decided to leave a big cuff....not sure what I was thinking but it seemed to dress them up a little:)

The jean jacket is old Target and I thrifted the stripe sweater.  I got the sneakers a while back!

I have had this shirt forever [Banana Republic] and it has little lemons on it which I adore....The sweater is from Quince and I got the sandals from TJ Maxx!

Love it with my navy thrifted jacket and stripe shirt....what is more classic right?  

I mean let's dress it up a little!  The stripe sleeveless top is from H&M and the shirt was thrifted.  The sandals are Dolce Vita

The top is from H&M...pretty recent and the shoes are also Dolce Vita.

Below are some past OOTD post that are still a current look in my opinion....look around in your closet...I bet you can recreate all of these looks!

Even on days when I am not seeing clients I still like to make my casual clothes a little presentable:)

Below are some basics that I put together for you!  I linked everything on my Like To Know It

You are in luck today because my good friends are joining me.....you are going to have plenty of inspiration!

Cindy Hattersley

Annie Diamond

Mary Ann Cunningham

So check out what they have to say about Spring Fashion!

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WEDDING DETAILS.....

I am stuck sitting in my office while my cleaning people are here....so I thought I would share a few things with you!

Last weekend I was invited to a beautiful wedding and it was pretty amazing!  I have to say that my client did not leave out any details!

I was in a bit of a dither about what to wear and I posted a dress on Instagram that I had ordered from Zara.  It was a stretchy little number and I was definitely thinking that it would be OK but then at the last minute I pilled out a vintage Saks overcoat which was right below the knee....

It turned out to be perfect!

I mean it was only 35.00....which is quite the steal!

Then a friend of mine offered me her vintage Chanel clutch and some earrings!  Boy was I nervous...I asked her if they were insured but she said not to worry....what?  Of course I worried!  The whole night I was checking the back of the earrings to make sure they were secure!

I was going to wear the open toe sandals but my closed toe shoes were actually more comfy so I went with them!  I had some vintage clip on shoe bows that I thought would make them a little more stylish...

These are my shoes and I found these bows on Etsy....I also found some on Amazon so get yourself some:)

I also dug out this velvet bow from probably 20 years ago because I was on a roll.....

Here is a pretty picture of the back of the brides dress....so pretty!

And the cake...

She draped the whole room in this fabric....I wish I had taken more pictures!  The band was exceptional!

And there you have it!

Before the wedding I zhushed a few things at her house....

She had this black chest at the end of a hallway....and I had it custom stenciled.....with a new larger rug!  It was a game changer.

And...I did a little accessorizing in her daughters bedroom....

Nightstand before.....

And after!

Last thing was adding some fresh flowers which always make a space shine!

Alrighty then....cleaners are done so I am off to walk Cami....

Shaycinderella

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