Design Indulgence

Y'all I had the most relaxing weekend....up at Lake Burton with friends! Just 48 hours but damn I needed it......Saturday it rained ALL day .  I never got out of my jammies [taking a shower and putting them back on ha ha] I looked at design magazines, got on Pinterest....it was wonderful. We drank and laughed...so good for the soul right? As you can see by 6:30 I only had this many steps! Monday was tough. #reentry As I mentioned.....I am in the middle of 2 bath renovations. #1 before   Scary huh?   Here is the plan.  Take out the tub and make it a shower.  After it was gutted we managed to find 12" to make the ceilings 9 ft.  That was a miracle! Painting the vanity one of my favorites.....navy. Here is the tile from Renaissance Tile.  Bathroom #2 [before] is directly across the hall. We are taking out the wall separating the tub/toilet  with the vanity. Adding a window for some much needed light!  After I made this board I went out...

So much going on this week! Don't get me wrong..... I am aware that everyone's life is probably crazy also but the amount of things that went awry was epic .  Lost fabrics, fabrics being sent to the wrong place, back orders and so on. #decoratorproblems But..... I'm here to say that a few things went right.  I tried to order a coffee table but I couldn't find it on the website any more......so I did what any dogged designer would do and found it at an online store.   All good right?  Nope.  A few days later there was the dreaded email that it had been discontinued and they were sending me a full refund. What?  No!  Unacceptable . I couldn't let it go.....now I had convinced myself it was the perfect coffee table and it was this one or nothing. I happened to remember that this vendor has a local store here in Georgia.....so I placed a call to inquire if they had one on the floor.  She said no but a truck had just come in and she would call me ...

I have 2 bathrooms and 1.5 kitchens in the works.  The .5 is just new countertops and lights but that still counts right? The other kitchen is the subject today and it is one I did in 2006!  Actually it was a whole house renovation at the time.  Lisa Mowry remember this one? I think it's kind of amazing that it is still relevant today.....although they are ready for a new look! I had to take these from the magazine it was published in! White with subway tile and wood accents....along with shaker cabinet doors which are so popular now!  Damn how did I know all that....ha ha. The real problem was the columns which were purely for looks.....not structural..... not really sure why we did that!   It was time for them to go.   Here are some of the things we are addressing..... We are cutting the island down to counter height and bring it out 12" so it can be a functional place to dine.  Time for new countertops and painting out the island white. T...