Golden Girls Kitchen

Sometimes my job is very funny. As an interior designer my goal is to make environments for people that are functional and beautiful. But what happens when a client doesn't want to be updated and loves what they already have? Well, sometimes my job is just making it happen. I searched high and low for the perfect "Golden Girls" fabric and I finally found it. And believe me it wasn't easy. The client needed new window treatments because her were sun rotted, not because they were out of style. Her kitchen was and is still is a perfect time capsule of 1987. I hope you can tell the before from the after.
And just so you know she was so pleased and happy, she told me, "It is like I have a brand new kitchen!" All said and done I am happy if my client is happy.

Yes those are pink verticals

Tulip wallpaper to work with

Notice the pink outdoor kitchen

Chrome Craft dining set on casters

New shaped cornice with banding and window cushion

Pink Grout

Slider door

Thank you for being a friend!

A Fine Mess

A couple of hours ago I walked into the bathroom to find toilet paper piled on to the floor. I asked my youngest Meebs to clean it up. I got the girls ready for bed and tucked them in. Once they were settled I started to pick up the girls things and walked back into the bathroom. This is what I found to my surprise.

Swags and Jabots Ala Meebs

 It is the most delightful swagging of toilet paper I have seen since high school!

Simpler Life

I came across this quote a few weeks ago and it does sum up my life at this point. The more I slow down and enjoy the small things put in front of me the more peace and joy I have. The trick is not just laying my peace and joy aside when life's obstacles come at me.

She turns away from luxury and ease to the plainer home, the simpler life, the humbler surroundings- without a murmur.                         J.R. Miller

Halloween 2011

The girls are in bed, after a very exciting night of candy pillaging. Mom is tired but has a big smile on her face. We went trick or treating in our neighborhood and then met up with some friends from church. Meebs was a cross between a black cat and a fairy and The Bird was Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz. Here are some before shots.

 

Pumpkin Patch 2011

 Today the girls and I went and selected our pumpkins at a local church. They had a great time running up and down the aisles looking at all the different shapes and sizes.  Meebs was quite distracted and enjoyed picking up acorns. The Bird was very concerned about the imperfections and the flat sides of the pumpkins. With a little guidance and after about an hour I think we got it just right. Here is some of the fun!

The Bird Reads- The Movie

Tonight, while doing our homework I was able to get some footage of The Bird reading! Click on the link below.

Reading at School

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The Bird's Box

I wanted to share with you, what The Bird has been up to at school. She is beginning to read and it is very exciting. Everyday I see her progressing and she is not intimidated at all to try to read. Last month she had to design and decorate a box that she will keep all of the little books she makes at school. The box will be stored at home, in her reading nook, that she helped me create in the living room. The Bird spent one week working on the box and took her time painting, cutting and gluing. I supplied scrap booking materials, stickers, paper, glitter and paint and she ran with it. The results? Nothing short of artistic perfection.

Getting Started

Painting Layer by Layer

Top of Reading Steamer Trunk

Travel Stickers and Paper Scraps

Old Time Girls

Luggage Tag

Finishing Touches

Reading Nook