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Showing posts with label Nancy G's cafe. Show all posts

ONE ROOM CHALLENGE WEEK ONE









One Room Challenge.  ORC.  Marathon.  Stress.  Deadlines.

And....we all sign up for it.

20 Designers walking down this nerve-racking, unknowing....sometimes hair-raising road.  

But still we toss our hat in the ring.

This go around there is quite the talent. 


As usual I have all the same thoughts....WTH was I thinking a while back when Linda from Calling It Home sent me that email inviting me to join the ranks again.

Of course I said yes......it is quite the honor.....even though I had no idea who I was going to rope into this event!

Let's say you just moved to this country and while reading this you are scratching your head.  You might ask yourself "what is this ORC she is talking about?"  

One room in 6 weeks.  Hahahahahaha.  Insane right.

Yeah......pretty much.

Anyway as luck would have it I have another sister.  Yep.....and the word challenge really applies to this edition of the ORC.

How about we get to the before pictures so you can wipe that puzzled look off your face.


This is her family room/kitchen. Think we should keep that valance :)


Nothing....and I am sure I don't have to do much convincing about this.....has been done in over 15 years.


Pine floors, pine cabinets....pine bookshelves.


PINE everywhere.



So why has she not updated this joint in that long?  Because 10 years ago she decided to open a restaurant.  My little sister.  The one "Bunny" and I tortured as a child.  JK.  Not.



And guess what?  In Atlanta where there are almost more restaurants than designers :).....she is still open!  And that is where ALL her money goes!


Her signature desert is banana pudding....yum yum.

Now here is the difference between "Bunny" and Nancy.  If I say I want to do expensive grasscloth on the walls [see last ORC reveal here].....Bunny's eyes will grow large and she will say yes!  Order  it!  Budget be dammed.  

Nancy will say "how much?".  Meaning.....I am not sure how many "wow" moments I can squeeze out of her but you better believe I will put her on a payment plan if need be.

Lucky for me Linda has rounded up some great sponsors.  Thank God.  Mama might need to pull a rabbit out of somewhere:)

You must carve out some time today to see where everyone else is starting.


I hope you will return every Wednesday for the next 5 weeks [final reveal on Nov 11th] to see how I pull this off.

Shaymagician
















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MY WEEK




Oh it was busy alright.  When you are trying to get caught up before going on a vacation it almost seems not worth it....

Nah.....never mind.  That's crazy talk right?

I haven't really posted much about this project except for showing you the vintage map of Atlanta [1888] I recently bought at Scott's.



Here are some of the fabrics I am working with.

I headed out to find a frame for the map thinking I would just buy a ready made black one and have a mat cut.  Period.  Easy.  Cheap.


Black frame...khaki linen mat.

But then.....

Oh mommie.

Dying.  I mean what a difference right?
And this one.....

I mean....how can I go back to the ready made black one???
But the budget....
Also it's going over the mantel so it can't be wimpy.

Another gorgeous one.
Can you tell I am out of control now?

I got a price and went to another frame store.  I was on a roll. 
 
The quote from here was TWICE as much.

So now what to do.  Real life.  Budgets.  I just came home cause I was overwhelmed.  This is me.....agonizing.

More research.

I think I have mentioned before that one of my sisters owns a restaurant called Nancy G's.  Her hostess Kelly was in a play last night.....Grease and she played Frenchie.

It was at The Habima Theatre which is Georgia's only theatrical company directed and produced by professionals that feature actors with developmental disabilities.

    
Here is Kelly after her performance.

My sister and Kelly.

Y'all it was so darn cute!  If you live near Sandy Springs stop in to Nancy G's cafe and say Hi to Kelly:)

Ok...off to Scott's to torture myself some more.

Make it a great day....after all it is FRIDAY!

Shapam


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