Design wood. Never heard of it until a few months ago when this client's husband arrived on site with a truck full. Have you ever heard of it? I think it is a great business idea if you are looking for one since apparently it is no longer on the market. Keith says that it used to come in all sizes...
Read MoreI had a great time last week when Jean Allsop came to town. Jean is the acclaimed photographer of the book 30A Style written and published by Lynn Nesmith. She is also a magazine scout and spent the day photographing several of my projects. [gallery type="slideshow" columns="1" ids="7034,7030,7029"] Photo shoots are always exciting but they are also a bit nerve -wracking for me;...
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I just started on a renovation plan for a kitchen design and thought I would share the process as my thoughts are forming. This is the original layout but I will be making a lot of changes to this footprint and would love your feedback along the way.
Almost everything is changing. This is the list I am working from:
1. Don’t need study. Would rather use this space as combination laundry/pantry area
2. Entrance hall is boring. (stairs go down, not up)
3. Not crazy about kitchen layout. Don’t like any appliances in island. (Sink and DW are there now. Often entertain 30-35 people so need flexibility)
I will let you glance at my re-work and then walk you through it.
[caption id="attachment_6141" align="aligncenter" width="338"] words of wisdom[/caption] Granted, I don't have a shy bone in my body but there is something about "putting yourself out there" in a big, vulnerable way that makes me a bit weak in the knees. Like going on YouTube and having a video camera stuck right in my wrinkles, wisdom lines. And hearing my voice...
Read MoreI know, this is nothin' but a big ole tease but here's something for you to look forward to. :) Sweet Mary, at it again. Can you say RAINY day move-in? Yep, builder is not finished. Yep, we're movin' in anyway. What a GORGEOUS space this is. I just love it when a plan comes together. Don't you? Coming together...
Read MoreI can hardly wait to see how this kitchen turns out. The featured wall looked like this a few weeks ago: But I am adding painted beams in the vaulted section with stained planks between the beams which will join a stained plank range hood as the "picture frame" for the focal point backsplash. Here are the tile selections: Happy dance, happy dance, hap,...
Read MoreIf you read my review for Steve Mouzon's new book you know that I now understand myself better than ever before. I don't want to be branded which to me reads predictable. I want to be REMARKABLE at what I do!! That has me so excited I can hardly stand it. Do you ever struggle to explain to others what you...
Read MoreWhat a great day we have had! It started out with a photo shoot (more about that soon!). We literally ran from the shoot to another city to set up the law office we have been talking about for months. Miracle Man ( the man can hang anything that will stand still) immediately set to work on my prize possessions- two windows...
Read MoreAugust was our fabric debut month on the Florida panhandle and The Writer and I had a blast! Here we are clowning it up with the Karen, Cassidy and Lindsay the Lovely Ladies of Lovelace Interiors in Destin. They are so cute. Get a move on girls. We have houses to finish! Moving on down the coast I got to work with this cutie...
Read MoreThere are several projects that have progressed quite nicely since our last visit. Each involved steps that you might relate to. The first, a master bedroom renovation, involved finding just the right bed to create the romantic get-away that these two deserved. We started out with this one. But it was too expensive. Then we moved over to this one. But we couldn't get it in...
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