Pretty Pillows

A while back I shared this design board:



My e-decorating client didn't love the gold, so we did some minor tweaks and this is the final design:



I'm revisiting this room, because I sewed the pillows for the room and I wanted to share with you:





I'm going to push hard for "afters" of this project :)

ps - wow my floors look red. Although they are reddish.. they aren't THAT red. I do have dreams of getting them refinished...... someday.

I don't usually do this...

I don't usually do this, but I wanted to tell you guys about a new flash sale site that I came across. No, they aren't paying me or even asking me to endorse.. in case you are curious. But it's a new concept and I think it's really cool so I thought I'd share.

In short, celebs curate their own sales. There are some great designers who are on the list such as Windsor Smith, Martyn Lawrence-Bullard (guilty pleasure), Project Nursery, Cynthia Rowley, and a lot of others.

Here is an example.. Liz Lange (the maternity gal at Target) just posted these bracelets:



And what I love about this flash sale site are the quotes:

Liz Lange: "These bangles have a 70's vintage vibe to me. J'adore the mix of skins with gold (I am a gold girl). I want to wear one of these on the same wrist as the 1980's man's size gold Rolex (it used to belong to our father) that I wear everyday."

All I know is I cannot wait for Windsor's sale.

The site is called Open Sky. Click here to join:

Project Shots

I debated whether or not I wanted to post pictures of this project. It was a unique circumstance... this client had hired and was working with another designer but unfortunately there was poor business being practiced so he had to move on. He hired me to finish up the job.. because of this, I'm only posting snippets of the work I did.

(Please keep in mind these spaces aren't really styled... they aren't going in my portfolio, just here on the blog)

This is his media/game room. A HUGE open space with a large sectional and a pool table.







These stools are upholstered in faux ostrich leather.. aren't they cool?


I had a local nursery create two SUPER large terrariums for his dining room. I really love how they turned out and they are still alive.. success! (We got the art from One Kings Lane)


My favorite room of the project was his daughter's room. The only thing the previous designer did in this room was pick the paint, so it was a blank canvas for me... fun!! The daughter is currently in college and doesn't live with him, so the room also functions as a guest room. (this room isn't quite finished/styled, which is why it looks a bit bare).



The X benches are from Ballard (and I JUST realized they are going the wrong way.. LOL! The guest bedroom had just been used and I didn't notice as I was taking pics.. oops).



I adore these botanicals. They are actual pressed flowers/leaves!








This dresser is one of my favorite pieces.. isn't it awesome?! It's vintage and I found it on eBay and we had it sprayed in white satin lacquer.