BEFORE AND AFTER: LIVING ROOM EVOLUTION!

THIS HOUSE BELONGS TO A WONDERFUL COUPLE WITH GREAT TASTE AND THEIR ADORABLE TWO KIDS. WE DO PROJECTS HERE AND THERE...... AND LIKE MOST PEOPLE, IT'S ONE PHASE AT A TIME... SO THE HOUSE IS CONSTANTLY EVOLVING!! IT'S A REALLY FUN PROCESS WATCHING EACH STAGE.

IN PHASE 1, WE STARTED THE ROOM WITH THE SOFA AND CLUB CHAIRS...IN PHASE 2 WE ADDED THE RUG AND TV CABINET.

BEFORE

TODAY WE ARE FOCUSING ON GIVING THE LIVING ROOM SOME LIFE. MY CUSTOMER WANTED TO LIGHTEN UP THE DARK SOFA. WHILE ITS REALLY PRACTICAL FOR KIDS, SHE WANTED MORE CONTRAST AND COLOR. WE ALSO ADDED ROMAN SHADES.

AFTER

BEFORE

 

AFTER

 

 

 STARK RUG
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QUADRILLE COUTURE
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FLIP THE PILLOWS OVER AND HAVE THE MITERED LOOK!!

 

 BEFORE

AFTER ...SUZANNE KASLER FOR VISUAL COMFORT

BEFORE AND AFTER: VIRGINIA BEACH POOL HOUSE

ITS HARD TO JUSTIFY CALLING IT WORK WHEN I GET TO COME TO THIS HOUSE....AND THIS IS JUST THE POOL HOUSE! THE GROUNDS AND VIEWS ARE TRULY SPECTACULAR. VIRGINIA BEACH'S NORTH END HAS SOME BEAUTIFUL OLD HOMES AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM.

THANK GOD FOR LILY PULITZER AND TRINA TURK FOR THEIR FABRIC LINES.....AND ABSOLUTE PERFECT "GO TO" WHEN MY CLIENT REQUESTED A TURQUOISE AND TANGERINE COLOR SCHEME. EVERY FABRIC (EXCEPT FOR THE EURO SHAMS) IS INDOOR / OUTDOOR. MY CLIENT FOUND THESE ADORABLE TURQUOISE LAMPS AND THE PAINTING WAS PULLED FROM ANOTHER ROOM IN THE MAIN HOUSE.

 THE TV CONSOLE WAS REVITALIZED AFTER THE HOMEOWNER HAD IT HIGH GLOSS LACQUERED TO MATCH OUR COLOR SCHEME.

THIS CONSOLE BELOW WAS JUST DELIVERED THIS MORNING! STILL NEED SOMETHING ON THE WALL BUT LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS CONSOLE!!

AND HERE ARE THE BEFORE PICS!

HIGH POINT HANGOVER!!

YES IT WAS A GREAT TRIP AND I AM DRAINED! ABSOLUTELY HANDS DOWN BEAUTIFUL STUFF TO LOOK AT IN HIGH POINT. HERE ARE SOME OF MY PERSONAL FAVORITES........



THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING VENDORS FOR YOUR FABULOUS LOOKS!!
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FRAMING ALTERNATIVE: ACRYLIC!!!

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I HUNG A NEW PAINTING OF MINE IN MY KITCHEN. THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT BOTHERED ME ABOUT IT AND THEN I REALIZED WHAT IT WAS......... MY HOUSE LACKED ART COVERED WITH GLASS. I WAS KINDA SICK OF ALL THE DULL CANVAS SURFACES.
 THEN THE LIGHT BULB WENT OFF! I DECIDED TO GET AN ACRYLIC BOX MADE FOR MY PAINTING-CONTEMPORARY AND DIFFERENT! AND YES, OILS CAN BE COVERED-THEY DON'T NEED TO BREATHE LIKE WE ONCE THOUGHT!....
I JUST SOLD MY 3RD ACRYLIC BOXED PAINTING AND SHIPPING THIS ONE OFF TO IT'S NEW HOME.....HERE IT IS AFTER I SCREWED THE ACRYLIC BOX INTO THE CANVAS.....

AND HERE'S ITS NEW HOME!

THIS ANOTHER PAINTING THAT HAS SOLD....ENJOYING IT A FEW MORE DAYS BEFORE I HAVE TO LET GO!!

AND HERE WAS THE PAINTING THAT STARTED THE WHOLE ACRYLIC BOX FRAMING ALTERNATIVE!

BEAUTIFUL HOMES OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

IT'S WHERE I GREW UP AND WHERE I GET INSPIRED. AND IT'S WHERE WE WENT THIS WEEKEND FOR MY COUSIN'S WEDDING. SUNNY DAY, LOW HUMIDITY, AND LOW 80'S FOR THE HIGH.....PERFECT!
GREAT DAY FOR A LITTLE JOY RIDE AND INCONSPICUOUSLY SNAP AWAY!! THESE HOMES ARE WHY I LOVE DRIVING AROUND RICHMOND.....AND THE BEAUTY OF THEM GREATLY INFLUENCED MY CAREER PATH....HOPE YOU LOVE AS MUCH AS I DO!!