PREPPY YOUNG CUSTOMER: FINISHING THE LIVING ROOM

 MY CUTE YOUNG CUSTOMER CALLED ME IN A PANIC TO COME OVER AND MAKE SURE SHE DIDN'T MAKE AN UPHOLSTERY PURCHASE MISTAKE. SHE WAS READY TO TURN IN THE OLD COLLEGE FURNITURE (HUBBY WAS HESSITANT-THEY ALWAYS ARE!) FOR A MORE MATURE LOOK.

SO OF COURSE, SHE DID AN AMAZING JOB PICKING OUT THE PREPPY KHAKI SOFA AND NAVY BLUE CLUB CHAIR COMBO. THIS IS WHERE I CAME IN AND IT WAS TIME TO ACCESSSORIZE!!

MY HYPER ADHD BRAIN WENT NUTS WITH IDEAS WHEN I FIRST WALKED IN.....TIME TO FOCUS!
I WAS GOING FOR A GENDER NEUTRAL RALPH LAUREN-ISH LOOK TO TIE IN THE BLUE CLUB CHAIRS AND KHAKI SOFA.  GIANT BLUE AND WHITE GINGER JARS WERE THE PERFECT SOLUTION TO HIGHLIGHT THE FOCAL POINT OF THE ROOM BEING THE TV......I MEAN THE FIREPLACE!! (TV'S ARE VERY IMPORTANT IN MY WORLD!)

 THEN WE GOT A SEAGRASS IN THE HARRINGBONE DESIGN....EVEN THOUGH THE DESIGN IS SUBTLE, AT LEAST WE GET SOME MOTION IN THE RUG TO MAKE THINGS FEEL MORE SPACIOUS. 

THE 2 FLOOR LAMPS LOOK AMAZING AND AGAIN FRAME THE FOCAL POINT...... AND WE FINISHED IT OFF WITH CUSTOM OVERSIZED PILLOWS IN BRIGHT ORANGE VELVET AND GEOMETRIC NAVY AND KHAKI...PERFECT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA WAHOOS! OH, AND MY PREPPY YOUNG CUSTOMER DID AN AMAZING JOB FINDING A RUNNER WITH THE PERFECT COLORS!!

SIMPLE LITTLE THINGS REALLY DO THE TRICK!










YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME: CHAPTER 1


sometimes i have a bad habit of being a little immature-but it's SOOOOOO fun!! for example, my old college sidekick and i used to think up good material we could use for our future tv show titled "YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME"......well, the show never happened......however, today's blog is dedicated to the idea featuring BATHROOMS found on pinterest!



jewelry wall

i'm not kidding-here are some people's responses......
"The necklaces are a funky design touch"
" ......makes extra jewelry look cool."
"jewelry as wall art"



the happy homeowner's portrait




LED multicolored shower light.......not on my list!





this is ugly, right?
on PINTEREST, this bathroom got 518 repins and 68 likes!!!
and i'm not kidding, here is what a fan wrote,
" I love this! My husband would just die if he came home to this bathroom.".......

i guess i'm just high maintenance.
is there something wrong with me? this is ugly, right?

follow me on my board......

TOP 10 LIVING ROOMS

YAY.....ONE OF MY FAVORITE ROOMS IN THE HOUSE!

 WHEN I AM HELPING CLIENTS REDECORATE THEIR LIVING ROOMS, ALL OF THEM SAY THEY WANT A SPACE THAT IS INVITING, BUT ALSO FAMILY FRIENDLY. BASICALLY WE TRY TO CREATE A GREAT LOOK WITH LOTS OF "BULLET PROOF" FABRICS!!

FURNISHINGS THAT KIDS CAN BEAT UP AND STILL CLEAN UP NICELY WHEN GUESTS COME OVER IS WHAT WE ALL WANT, RIGHT?

 HERE ARE THE LIVING SPACES THAT RECEIVED THE MOST PINS FROM..........










MY FIRST POST



AT THE INSISTANCE OF A FRIEND, I AM STARTING A BLOG. 

 I'M A WIFE, MOTHER OF TWO YOUNG BOYS, AND A FULL TIME INTERIOR DESIGNER LIVING IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. MY PASSION FOR INTERIOR DESIGN STARTED WHEN I WAS 4 YEARS OLD....I USED TO BEG MY PARENTS TO REARRANGE MY ROOM ON SATURDAY MORNINGS!!! I AM A UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA GRADUATE (GO DAWGS!) AND STARTED MY PROFESSIONAL LIFE AT THE FOLLOWING:

SOTHEBY'S - NYC
KELLOGG COLLECTION - RICHMOND, VA
ACQUISITIONS -  CHARLESTON, SC
LEE JOFA - DENVER, CO

LIFE BROUGHT US BACK TO OUR HOME STATE OF VIRGINIA WHERE I HAVE BEEN DESIGNING SINCE 2003.



MY HOME - CLICK TO ENLARGE

I HOPE THIS BLOG WILL INSPIRE OTHERS TO SHARE THE SAME PASSIONS ABOUT LOVING FAMILY AND FRIENDS, LIVING LIFE TO THE FULLEST, AND OBSESSING ABOUT GREAT ART AND DESIGN!

OH, AND PLEASE EXCUSE ALL THE FUTURE TYPOS AND MISSPELLED WORDS AND ALL CAPS....NOT MY FORTE....