A DAY IN THE LIFE...... OF BEAUTIFUL WEATHER....AT WORK.

EVERY DAY IN MY WORLD OF DESIGN IS DIFFERENT. TODAY I AM LOVING IT... IT'S SUNNY, 70 DEGREES.....SPRING IS ON IT'S WAY!  I'M SPENDING WAY TOO MUCH TIME THINKING ABOUT MY OWN HOUSE AND ITS DECOR.....BUT I CAN'T HELP IT-SO EXCITED ABOUT THE WEATHER!!!! SO, NOT THAT YOU ARE INTERESTED, BUT HERE'S TO A DAY IN THE LIFE!

 FINALLY ORDERED THIS FABRIC TO COVER MY PARENT'S 18TH CENTURY FRENCH SETTEE AFTER DELIBERATING FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS!!....MY MOM IS GOING TO KILL ME-SHE SAID I WASN'T ALLOWED TO EVER RECOVER IT-OOPS....BUT I SWEAR IT'S GOING TO LOOK SO MUCH BETTER!

 FINALLY ORDERED NEW WHITE PLEATHER FOR THESE DIRTY CHAIRS (MY CAMERA IS VERY FORGIVING)


PICKED UP NEW PILLOWS FOR CLIENT'S POOL HOUSE AND ANOTHER CLIENT'S FAMILY ROOM SOFA...I THINK THEY WILL LOVE-YAY!



DESPERATELY NEED TO RECOVER DIRTY BENCH!! DELIBERATING AND HAVE BEEN FOR ABOUT A YEAR....SUGGESTIONS WELCOME!!
PS-PUTTING SLIPPER CHAIRS ON EITHER SIDE ON BENCH SO I WANT 2 COORDINATING FABRICS

CORAL OR LAVENDER?????? I AM CLUELESS WHEN IT COMES TO DESIGNING MY OWN HOUSE.......



MY SORRY LITTLE MASKING TAPE FUTURE TRIM DETAIL...



IT'S NOT HARD SITTING HERE AT WORK WATCHING THE RIVER-OMG I LOVE SPRING TIME!!!


 WELL, I SHOULD BE GOING OVER A CUSTOMER'S LIVING ROOM PLAN, BUT ADHD NOW HAS ME OUTSIDE AND WONDERING HOW I SHOULD TACKLE THIS AREA ON FRIDAY WHEN I AM PLAYING HOOKIE.......CAN'T WAIT TO GARDEN!!!


SWITCHING GEARS AGAIN.....IS MY PAINTING FINISHED? STILL THINKING.....
OH IT'S HARD TO FOCUS WHEN IT'S THIS NICE OUTSIDE!!

I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE LOVING THIS DAY!!!


PS-IF YOU ARE A CLIENT READING THIS, I SWEAR I HAVE UNINTERUPTED FOCUS WHEN WORKING ON YOUR HOUSE!!

LIVING THRU AN ADDITION

LORD KNOWS, WHEN YOU BUY AN OLDER HOUSE YOU ALWAYS HAVE A PROJECT! IN 8.5 YEARS, WE'VE GONE THRU A KITCHEN REMODEL, BATHROOM REMODEL, AND NOW JUST RECENTLY FINISHED AN ADDITION....HERE'S A LOOK AT THE STAGES OF THE PROJECT AND 6 MONTHS OF HELL ON EARTH (BUT IT WAS TOTALLY WORTH IT)!! 


 






 UPSTAIRS MASTER / BATH / AND PARTY BALCONY!!

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YIPPEE!!!-DONT MIND THE DIRT





BACK PORCH THAT STILL NEEDS LOTS OF FINE TUNING!!



FRONT PORCH "BEFORE"


FRONT PORCH "AFTER"


AND TWO VERY HAPPY BOYS!!

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......
.http://pinterest.com/langandlucy/you-ve-gotta-be-kidding-me/

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..........