Photos: clockwise from top left: Tile selection process. 1930′s street light from New Orleans before being cleaned up and given a new life. Color palette options. Getting an idea of how a dining room light will look.
I haven’t had much time to spend here the past few weeks. Or at least not as much time as I would like. As dorky as it sounds, I miss being here. I’ve found something I love and am pretty excited about that. I love it even more when you comment and email me stuff too. That really makes my day. My only issue, I’m not a fast blogger. It takes me time to do this. And I love every single aspect of it. I only wish I were faster. So instead of trying to be faster, I’m going to post when I have the time. This will keep me from posting just any ol thing. It will also keep me from telling you all about Super Club, when what I really mean is Supper Club. That’s not to say that Supper Club isn’t super, because it is. But you get the picture, spell check doesn’t.
As much as I love being here, I also love being out there. I love working with people and I love interior design. It’s not as glamorous as one might think though. And I like it that way. I like the grittiness of it. I like the get ‘er done aspects. The deadlines, the ridiculous schedules and the compromises that turn out to be better than the original idea. I like to see the process from nothing turn into something. I meet with clients, architects and realtors. I meet with contractors, plumbers and electricians. I meet with the people who sell tile, sinks and hardware. I wear sneakers and old jeans some days and move dusty boxes. It’s never the same and I like it that way.
Photos: clockwise from top left: Wood and steel custom coffee table. Gallery Wall of cross stitched samplers. Siberian Elm re-purposed into a bathroom counter. View of a dining room.
The reason there has been so very little on here the past few weeks is because I’ve been out there. Since being booted from the nest eight months ago I’ve been busy. I’ve worked on the guts of a home for a hip snowboarding couple, I’ve remodeled a traditional home in Tennessee, paint, furniture, lighting, all along side my mom, I’ve styled a front entry from 1400 miles away, I’m in the process of taking the kitschy out of a kitchen in Boulder and am defining a style for a young working girl and her condo. As much as my projects range, my budgets range even more.
What I’m getting at with all this talk about me is, I want to work with you. I’ll come over to your place, your office, your restaurant, your back patio, whatevs and work with you. We can push furniture around, edit, discuss your style and where to source items that fit your budget. I’ll even pull together some inspiration for you. If you want drawings and sketches, I can do that. If you want to knock down walls or build things, I can arrange that to happen too. All the while, I’ll coach you through the process and select every last detail. I’m here to make your house feel like your home. And not your besties’ home. Your home. So when you get home, you feel really proud and happy to be there.
