CURATING ART

If you are on Instagram then you know I had a busy weekend.....DK Gallery in Marietta, Georgia had an art opening where 20 or so designers picked a piece of art and then curated a small vignette to co-ordinate with our selection.

Of course I said yes 2 months ago and then I had to be prodded to actually go pick out my selection and after everyone promptly put their vignettes together..... I was knocking on the door at 4:00 with my table and flowers.....sliding in just under the opening at 5:00 pm.

Crikey.....

I picked a piece that was titled "Last Day Of Summer"....by Laura Surace

So I went down into my "collection room" commonly known as the basement and dug out this old table.

Grabbed a tray and threw some wallpaper and fabric together!  Of course these are my colors and now you can see the method behind my choice of art:)

Flew into Trader Joes for some greenery and there you go.  Old Target vase also from the "collection room" :)

Then of course I had to dress to match everything and I wore this Target number....which I can't find online anymore.  I actually got it on the sale rack for 22.00.  Score.

With these shoes that I got at the Nordstroms Sale

They were actually pretty comfortable but after 5 hours NO SHOE IS COMFY.....am I right?

It was a fun night to catch up with friends Lori May and Lisa Mowry below

Lori's selection

I also wore it last Thursday night with flats..... please excuse the sour look on my face...haha

And if you look closely you can see that I have to keep my LR sofa covered up so Cami doesn't lay there 24/7.

Buggerhead

While I was there networking I get this text from my husband.

He wanted to show me the empty dog food container.  

Crickets....

Meaning I should stop for dog food on my way home [25 minutes away]  after working all day.  Uh Huh....at 8:45 pm I had to go to Pet Smart.....

Yet.....he is retired and is less than a mile from PS.

Can you see where I'm going with this?

Irritated.

But who could resist this face....

I found this beautiful vase at HomeGoods....and threw in 9.00 worth of white gladiolus for impact!

Alrighty then....it's wedding week and of course I have a cold.  

Not happy about it.

Shaypissed

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HIGH POINT FURNITURE MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

Whew....well I am back from Market.  Crazy jam packed days but more fun than I can put in words:)

My partners in crime were Erika, Jennifer and Lori.  

Let me set the scene for you.....

Country Inn Suites

Here we are in the furniture capital of the country and this is our decor....but in all honesty they were so nice and the location was perfect....so you make concessions right?

Day one....we hit Lee Industries first.  I have been selling Lee for years and was excited to see some of their new designs.

Also how stoked was I to find out that I had been featured in their "Best of Instagram" along with Jennifer and Erika!

Kapow.  It's like Christmas:)

A few chairs that caught my eye.  Who else has a chair addiction?

Next up was Currey and Co.  I was looking for some light fixtures for a client [I feel like I am always looking for light fixtures!]

Some contenders for the DR

Then I got all crazy and thought what about this for over the long island.....just 2 on either side as the hood is in the middle..[the ceilings are tall]

For the foyer I was digging these 2

Kara Cox generously invited us over to her home along with some other designers on Friday night. I'm pretty sure she didn't know me but I was traveling in the cool crowd so that was a perk:)

What a treat.....Her home was featured in Domino recently.

It's a beauty huh?  Check out her website for more good stuff!

Here are a few I took....

Loved this carpet

Cute wallpaper in a small bath downstairs.

I took these shoes I had ordered from Nordstroms.

They were pretty comfy but definitely not all day.  

But.....I did see a cute pair on someone that is next on my list to buy.

Dr Scholl's!

OK you know I got more.  Pictures and funny stories.  There was major laughter.....like side splitting .....wake up in the middle of the night stuff.

Hope you guys have a great week.....it's back to the grind for me.

Shabettergetbusy

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AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL SHOW

It's the 25th year for the American Craft Council Show which is at the Cobb Galleria Center this weekend  [Friday through Saturday].  

The ACC show in Atlanta draws thousands of fine craft collectors around the Southeast [which include 240 of the country's top craft makers under one roof] showing jewelry, clothing, furniture and home decor.

One of the shows components is featuring some of Atlanta's top designers in an exhibition called Make Room, Modern Design Meets Craft-Let's Entertain.

Think White Box Challenge but instead of a roll of toilet paper and a bag of lettuce they each got a piece of craft for inspiration.

So much better.

I have 2 friends who participated and they sent me some images of their room.

Erika Ward [Erika Ward Interiors] 

Part of her inspiration was the Red Totem Quilt by Cindy Grisdela who has been quilting for 25 years.

I love how Erika used it on the chair.

The art by Aaron Henderson [Zucot Gallery] adds some more razzmatazz to her space.

Erika painted the walls Arctic Night by Glidden and Mitchell Gold & Bob Williams provided the chairs and the yellow lamp.

I'm ready for my martini [extra dirty with 3 olives] please:)

Lori May [Lori May Interiors] 

Lori and I did the Inspiration Show House last year together.  She had a few inspiration pieces in her room.

The wooden chair in the right corner is by Derek Hannigar from Columbus, Ga.

The art over the sofa is by Lynn Pollard who is local to Atlanta.

The vase is by Jim Whalen which pairs nicely with all of Steve Mckenzie's beautiful furniture and accessories!

Love the flowers.....

These are only 2 room and I believe there are 10 of them so there will be plenty of eye candy....

The hours are:

Friday 10am-8pm

Saturday 10am-6pm

Sunday 11am-5pm

Cobb Galleria Center

Hope y'all have a 5 star weekend!

Some changes are happening at Sherika's house...

That is all I can say right now.

Shaboom!

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