Design Indulgence

Y'all I was up all night...no really....I'm not kidding.  My sweet little Cami had diarrhea.    At 12:36, 1:15, 2:30, 3:09, 4:15, 5:30.  I know this because I looked at my watch every time.  So I think it is safe to say that this will not be a productive day. I had big plans to get so much done but....oh well....I'm not sure my brain will be working at capacity. I have a few very small images of the HB project . I'm not kidding.... I'm afraid I may be shot or be-headed if I show more but I do want to peak your interest:) I had originally picked a light blue for the covered porch ceiling color...but this was NOT a time to  play it safe.  I went with BM Gumdrop and I'll admit it's one of my favorite things about the house! The master is all full of color.... My friend Blayne Beacham's art from Anne Irwin Gallery. This pillow from sponsor Ballard Designs sitting on a Lee Industries sofa covered in Duralee's Lulu DK fabric. This great rug we borrowed...

OK peeps.....I gotta knock this out so I can go to Orange Theory for the first time in 2 weeks..... I won't lie.....it's gonna hurt but as they say you just have to get back on that horse:) Had a quick trip to Chicago for 48 hours....left my house a complete mess [ which is hard to do right? ] but had no choice.  I figured it would still be there when I got back and guess what....it was. Ugh. Anyway I was doing one of a million returns yesterday at HomeGoods and ran into a friend...which is weird in itself because it's like the 5th time we have run into each other at HG's.  Hmmmmm.....[he's also a designer] and we have the same love of black, white, neutrals and texture so we gravitate towards the same merchandise. So far we have been very civil but there might come a day when we both have the same pillow in our cart....each looking for the mate:) Of course if that does happen I will distract him and swipe that puppy right out of his cart cause I'm nothing if no...

You might have noticed that I ghosted on Tuesday.....yeah I just didn't have it in me after a week of 12 hour days trying to get the House Beautiful concept house installed and photo ready.   It was like I was run over by a bus....then scraped back together....propped  up and run over again just to make it stick...ha ha   Believe me it took a village to get this baby photo ready and I have to say that everyone involved gave 100%!   I will be able to give you more details after it is in print which will be an exciting day for Sherika! Meanwhile....back at the farm.....I have a few answers for your questions about the Boulder Flip ! One question was "Do they ever push back on my ideas?" Um....heck yeah.  Even though I remind them that people pay me big bucks to tell them what to do....they are less than impressed and actually say "no" to me on a regular basis. The nerve.... The hardwood floors.....I do not know what product they use but they were r...