I am so far behind on posting client projects photos. Today is the day to start the catch up process! Woo hoo! So here we go with one of my favorite kitchen before and afters. We started out with a very dated, very dark, very ...
Read More[caption id="attachment_7790" align="aligncenter" width="442"] Antique Sultanabad[/caption] HAND KNOTTED Hand-knotting is the most labor intensive of all. This type of weave takes a lot of time and skill. Quality is determined by the number of knots per square inch. The tighter the knot and more dense the carpet, the better the quality. Much training is required to learn to create these works of art. These rugs retain their value...
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I spent last week helping my sweet friend, Judy, finish a jaw-dropping duplex at the beach. We didn’t finish but got close enough to give you a sneak peak. Keep reading! There is a surprise announcement in a moment.
castle in the sand beach house
The houses are called “Castle in the Sand East”(the turquoise side) and “Castle In the Sand West”(the white side). Each side has 5000 sq ft heated and cooled, 1300 sq ft of covered balconies and a sun deck with private heated pool. Each side sleeps up to 26 guests. 9 bedrooms, 8 full baths and two half baths. Each master bedroom has it’s own private balcony facing the water. There are four per side!
How would you like to have a beach house like this?
castle in the sand beach house
castle in the sand beach house
Well…. wait for it…… IT CAN BE YOURS!!!
That’s right. At the end of this very long post, (hey, it’s hard to cover 10,000 sq ft of wonderful) I will give you a number to call and you can choose which side you would like to rent or heck… take the whole thing and you will have room for all of your best buds and most of their kids!
Actually, for those of you who head women’s ministries this is an ideal setting for a retreat.
I have been inspecting a lot of different job sites this week and thought I would let you see a little of what my week was like. In a word...
Read MoreSo thrilled to be included in this esteemed group of 100 Southern Makers, Don't wait to purchase tickets. It is a sell-out every year. [caption id="attachment_7783" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Cindy Barganier Textiles[/caption] 100 Alabama-based 'Southern Makers' worth supporting in 2015 AL.com...
Read MoreBefore and After posts are my very favorites. Today we’re talking Living Rooms.
Don’t you agree that seeing a room go from unused and unloved – because it is just not “you” – to something that makes you do the happy dance every time you walk by is something worth celebrating??? I do! And so does the sweet family who lives in this home. We have been slowly working our way through the house making each room a special place designed just for their family and I can’t even tell you how much fun we have had.
So…… I give you the Living Room…… BEFORE
The room was dark and oh so serious and did I mention never used? “Ain’t nobody got time for that.”
After much discussion with the owners I learned that what they really wanted was an adult space where they could close those double bi-fold doors to the den and actually have a conversation without Dora’s input. (You would have to have kids or grands to understand.) They wanted bright and happy and sophisticated. They wanted to be able to sit in a pleasant environment and watch the kids in the pool which is just beyond that big window that was BEHIND the sofa. (Think jump up and turn around at every scream. Not good.)
Sooooooooooooo, we did this.
While at Auburn this week for the Grisham-Trentham Lecture Series I learned something fascinating. Did you know that if you are planning to build in Australia or New Guinea that your best bet for a great design partner just might be a bird?? Yep. You heard me right. The Australian Bower Bird just might be the original decorator You really must watch this...
Read MoreWhen you hear, "they don't make it like they used do". This is what they mean. You must watch the video of the hidden treasures in this 200 year old cabinet. Exquisite. https://www.youtube.com/embed/MKikHxKeodA?rel=0 Happy Friday Friends! Cindy...
Read MoreI am humbled and super excited to receive word that Cindy Barganier Textiles made the cut and I am now an official member of Southern Makers 2015 ! 2015 marks the third year for what has become a much anticipated event at the historic Union Station in Montgomery, Alabama. [caption id="attachment_7609" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Southern Makers[/caption] Talked about by the likes of Garden & Gun and...
Read MoreScripture tells us that we are to weep when others weep and rejoice when others rejoice.
I did a lot of both yesterday. There are a lot of people hurting in this old world. Aren’t you glad we have friends to run to in our times of need?
There is also much happiness. Friends are adopting precious children, long-prayed-for weddings are in the planning phase
and at least one special friend just opened a jaw-dropping new shoppe. I was so happy to be one of the honored guest at the grand opening of Parish last night.